Proposed New Milford Agricultural Zoning Regulation Public Hearing Tuesday, March 25
Greetings,
The continued Public Hearing on the draft agricultural zoning regulations is scheduled for Tuesday evening at 7 PM at Town Hall. The attached document represents the changes discussed between the Committee and the community members present at the Committee meetings on February 10th and February 26th.
If there are any questions, please reach out to me at steven.kleppin3@gmail.com
Steve Kleppin
See changes below:
Solid Ground Ag Mechanics Training March 15, March 22, March 29, April 9
Click here for more information or to register.
UConn Extension Biosecurity Workshops for Livestock and Poultry March 20 and March 22
Register here.
NASDA Foundation and Regional Business Centers Northeast Business Builder Sub-Award Applications deadline April 7
Click here for more information.
CT Compost Alliance 2025 Compost Tour Long Table Farm, Lyme CT March 27, 2025
UConn Extension Climate Mitigation Field Days April 15 and April 16
Big E Agricultural Booth Space Applications Due March 28
The Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT DoAg) is now accepting vendor applications for the agricultural booth spaces inside the Connecticut Building at The Big E in 2025. The Connecticut Building is one of six New England buildings on the Avenue of the States at The Big E in West Springfield, MA. The 17-day annual event will take place September 12-28, 2025, offering farms, small agricultural businesses, and agricultural non-profit organizations based in Connecticut the opportunity to market their products and promote their services. In 2024, The Big E attracted more than 1.6 million visitors, setting an overall historic attendance record and seven single-day attendance records.
Eligible entities include agricultural businesses, non-profits, and other entities with an agricultural mission to showcase the diversity of Connecticut agriculture to over one million attendees who come through the Connecticut Building. Connecticut Day will take place on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, and Harvest New England Day will be held on Friday, September 26, 2025.
In 2024, the Connecticut Building at The Big E featured 30 businesses highlighting CT Grown farm products and the producers who make them possible, including farm wine, dairy, honey, maple syrup, and fiber products, plus jams, jellies, sauces, and goat milk products.
The application deadline for the agricultural spaces is Friday, March 28, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. Visit www.ctgrown.gov for more information or click here to apply. For questions regarding this opportunity, please contact Erin Windham at Erin.Windham@ct.gov.
Licensed Connecticut farm wineries wishing to sell wine by the glass are encouraged to apply here for consideration. Those applications are due by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 11, 2025. Farm winery inquiries should be directed to Ally Hughes at Allison.Hughes@ct.gov.
See application here.
