News - Connecticut Resource Conservation and Development

65 Main Street Thompson Planning Workshop Kickoff

65 Main Street Thompson Planning Workshop Kickoff The Town of Thompson Department of Planning and Development has been awarded funding from the USDA Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) grant program to develop a Small Business Support Center with a focus on food system and agriculture start-ups at the Town-owned building located at 65 Main…

Established, New, & Prospective Farmer Veterans: CT RC&D Needs Your Feedback

CT Veteran Grown Survey Established, new, and prospective Farmer Veterans: The CT Resource Conservation and Development (CT RC&D) needs your feedback to help guide the trajectory of the CT Farmer Veteran Resource Hub and Marketing Initiative, funded through a grant with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Please take this survey to promote your farm on…

Congratulations 2023 Scholarship Recipient!

Congratulations to the 2023 Scholarship Recipient! Amy Wiknik grew up on a 120 acre farm in Higganum and helped her family with responsibilities from a young age. She has been involved with 4H since middle school, competing at local fairs and competitions across New England. Following in her late father’s footsteps she attended the agriculture…

Congratulations Award Recipients!

Congratulations to the 2023 Norma O’Leary Award for Excellence in Agriculture Innovation & Linda B. Krause Award for Excellence in Conservation Collaboration Recipients! 2023 Norma O’Leary Award for Excellence in Agriculture Innovation The CT RC&D Excellence in Agriculture Innovation Award is given in honor of Norma O’Leary, an active and dynamic longtime dairy farmer, tireless…

CT RC&D Awarded U.S. Small Business Administration Grant

Muddy Roots Farm Hosted Senator Blumenthal & Guests to the Announcement of the U.S. Small Business Administration Grant to Connecticut Resource Conservation & Development At 1:30 p.m. on Monday, July 31, 2023, Veteran Owned & Operated Muddy Roots Farm hosted a press conference given by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal with invited guests in Wallingford, CT.…

CT RC&D Awarded 2023 Climate Smart Agriculture & Forestry Grant

CT RC&D Awarded 2023 Climate Smart Agriculture & Forestry Grant In late March at Grower Direct Farms, Inc. in Somers, CT, the Connecticut Department of Agriculture along with Lt. Governor Bysiewicz announced the names of 12 grant recipients receiving a total of nearly $7 million in grant funding through the Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry…

Tour des Farms on Break

Tour des Farms – Back in 2023 Tour des Farms is taking a break this year as we “gear up” for an in-person ride (location TBD) in 2023. We encourage everyone to ride, walk, or roll around the state to visit and support Connecticut farms just the same. We’ll see you on the road next…

Connecticut Compost Webinar Series

Special thanks to our sponsors! Individual Donors https://www.patronicity.com/ConnecticutCompost Webinar Series Info & Recordings MARCH 23 | 3-6 PM | TRACK 1: COMPOST BASICS AND SCIENCE OF COMPOST Come learn about composting basics. Food and yard wastes can be turned into a nourishing and free soil amendment. Discover the drivers of the decomposition process, find…

Connecticut Hemp Webinar Series

CONNECTICUT HEMP FEST 2022 CONTACT EMAIL: OUTREACH@CTRCD.ORG 2022 CT HEMP FEST Online Program Guide (PDF) Schedule of Events 3-5 pm: Updates from the Field & Greenhouse Grower Panel Discussions 3:00 pm: Hemp IPM Mike Goodenough, Sweet Heal Farm Ryan Plante, Lovewell Farm Becky Goetsch, Running Brook Farms …

CT River Aquatic Invasives Webinar Series

Connecticut River Hydrilla Collaborative You may have traveled the Connecticut River by boat or kayak on a summer’s day and stepped out toward the boat launch or beach… Before you know it, your motor/paddle becomes snared in a sludge of green matted vegetation or thorny vined large leafed aquatic plants. These invaders cling to the propellors or bottom…