As posted in Litchfield.bz - 01-31-16, The first-ever Litchfield Hills Farmers Forum was held at Wamogo Regional High School on Saturday. More than 100 attendees, most of them farmers from northwest Connecticut, came to learn more about issues facing farmers and producers. The event was hosted by The Farmer’s Table, a program of the non-profit Partners for Sustainable Healthy Communities. For the past five years the annual Farmer’s Table dinners have been held throughout northwest Connecticut to raise funds to support regional farmers. Local producers began to identify multiple areas of concern and topics of interest. Saturday’s event was a chance for area farmers and producers to attend breakout sessions specifically targeted to them. Visit bz website for rest of article
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March 19, 2016
6 PM – 10 PM Litchfield Community Center Executive Chef Samantha Tilley, Mockingbird Kitchen and Bar Event styling: Barbara Gugnoni & Sarah Worden Dinner ingredients provided by our vendors and other local CT producers It’s a fund raising event supporting the education programs delivered through the Litchfield Hills Farm-Fresh Market. Come learn and enjoy what delicacies are available at this time of year – fresh, cold stored and put up. Click HERE for ticket purchase As posted by Taylor Rapalyea, Republican-American - 10/9/2015: East School students were able to eat the fruits and vegetables of their labor during their first Harvest Day. Victoria Vargas, 10, gives a tour of East School's community garden during a harvest festival in Torrington on Thursday. The event featured food items produced by the school's garden, something that students and parents worked on over the summer. As posted by Caleb Bedillion, Republican American: BETHLEHEM — Students, teachers and administrators at Bethlehem Elementary School stepped out of their classrooms and offices on a pleasant fall day Tuesday to officially name the school's new garden.The three raised beds that currently constitute the garden are now dubbed the BES Bulldog Garden. Students at Bethlehem Elementary School listen to Principal Susan Ruddock on Tuesday during a program to name the school's garden, which was dubbed The BES Bulldog Garden. Photo: Steven Valenti |
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