Plant Disease Management Workshop August 5

August 5 | 5:00pm- 7:00pm

Community Farm of Simsbury

73 Walcott Rd | Simsbury, CT

Join the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut (CT NOFA) and Joan Allen, the Assistant Extension Educator atUConn's Home and Garden Education Center, at the Community Farm of Simsbury for an evening workshop on Plant Disease Management. Joan will be teaching about pest and disease identification and how to organically manage your plants and vegetables in the late summer months. Following an indoor presentation, attendees will go out and see some examples of diseases in the field. The workshop is for gardeners, farmers of all levels or anyone interested in keeping their plants healthy.

The workshop is made possible by a grant from the National Institute for Food and Agriculture through the USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. Workshop registration is $20 for members and $30 for non-members.  Please register in advance by calling the CT NOFA office at 203-888-5146 or by visiting www.ctnofa.org. 

CT NOFA is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the practices of ecologically sound farming and gardening, and to the development of local sustainable agriculture. CT NOFA is a growing community of farmers, gardeners, land care professionals, businesses and consumers that encourages a healthy relationship to the natural world.