“Organic” Urban Farming Incubator Program Info Session | NESAWG

August 21, 2016 10:00am to 1:45pm

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

12:00 – 12:30 Break / Evaluation

12:30 – 1:15 Tour of KNOX’s Hartford Grown Headquarters