Meet Ups at Farms:
Date: Sunday, September 8th
Time: 10am-2pm
Location: Gunther Farm, 24 Hyde Rd. Vernon, CT
Date: Sunday, September 15th
Time: 10am-3pm
Location: Off Center Farm, 48 Center Rd. Woodbridge, CT and
Beets and Blooms Farm, 6 Oakum Dock Rd, Cobalt, CT
Description of Skill Share: For folks that are still looking for land, whether to lease or purchase. Learn how to evaluate potential properties for agricultural use. Explore three different properties with Solid Ground soil, conservation, and land use consultant Kip Kolesinskas. We will evaluate the major soil properties to consider for different types of agriculture, evaluate the location and condition of existing infrastructure, including potential water sources, impact of wetlands, neighbors and wildlife, land restoration, topography, and local microclimates. Learn how to use the Web Soil Survey and other Connecticut and municipal maps as tools in the process, and where to find information on a property’s history, town zoning ag restrictions, setbacks, and more.
Sign up here: s.uconn.edu/landeval&access
Explore your city or town website and start to familiarize yourself with the local committees, taskforces, etc. there that are important to local farming and agriculture! Different towns/cities have different names or acronyms for offices that do similar things. Use the website's search option to look for keywords like "sustainability" or "zoning" if you're not sure what the exact names of the committees or offices are.
Use this form to add links for the offices inside your municipality.
Can't wait to share and see what everyone has been doing.