Open House for year-long Organic Urban Farming Incubator Program with UCONN Extension | NESAWG

August 21, 2016 10:00am to 1:15pm

KNOX, Inc., 75 Laurel St., Hartford, CT 06106

Join Sven Pihl, Farm and Grounds Manager at KNOX, Inc. and UConn Extension’s German Cutz for an open house/informative discussion about our collaborative year long “Organic” Urban Farming Incubator Program on August 21, from 10am to 1:15pm.  Program begins in November. In addition, Joe Bonelli of UConn Extension will speak on USDA programs to manage farm risk. 10:00 – 10:45 KNOX Hartford’s Urban Farming Incubator Program overview, Sven Pihl, Farm and Grounds Manager 10:45 – 11:30 UConn Extension Urban Agriculture Program, German Cutz, Associate Extension Educator, UConn Extension 11:30 – 12:00 USDA Crop Insurance option to manage Farm Risk, Joe Bonelli, Associate Extension Educator, UConn Extension 12:12:30 Break / Evaluation 12:30 – 1:15 Tour of KNOX’s Hartford Grown Headquarters

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