CTRC&D supports grassroots community and rural business development, including agriculture-based business in both rural and urban Connecticut. CTRC&D programs are designed to support residents, land trusts, small business entrepreneurs, grassroots non-profits, and municipalities who are seeking to find ways to balance natural resource protection, enhancement of community character, and economic growth. We have a network of partners who can find the solution for your town or resource based business.

CTRC&D Council members and professional staff are specialists in the issues facing rural communities, agriculture, and critical resource areas in Connecticut.   CTRC&D encourages communities to match their unique strengths and character with conservation and economic management that celebrates economic value of natural resources, farms and working lands.

CTRC&D can assist with developing land use policies and resource inventories to help identify and each town’s role in making Connecticut a vibrant and exciting place to work and live.