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Climate Smart Adaptation Strategies logo and UConn Extension logo. https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2024/12/Baylee-and-Luca-Vertical-787x1024.jpgBaylee Drown https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/05/Kip-Kolesinskas-profile-photo.jpgKip Kolesinskas profile photo https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/05/Shuresh-Ghimire-profile-photo.jpgShuresh Ghimire profile photo https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/05/Jacqueline-Kowalski-profile-pic.jpgJacqueline Kowalski profile photo https://solidground.extension.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2023/11/DoAg_color_horiz-website-1.pngCT Department of Agriculture Logo and website https://solidground.extension.uconn.edu/farmer-trainings/finding-farmland/ 2026-05-29T12:00:36+00:00 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https://solidground.extension.uconn.edu/farmer-trainings/business-of-farming/ 2026-05-29T11:40:21+00:00 https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2025/12/SG-banners-5-scaled.pnga group of farmers of different ages sitting at a table listening to a class https://solidground.extension.uconn.edu/farmer-trainings/land-ownership-readiness-course/ 2026-05-29T11:42:18+00:00 https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2024/11/NEW-NEWSLETTER-BANNER-banana-6.jpgMan walking an overgrown field https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/03/Solid-Ground-Logo-brown-text.pngSolid Ground Logo https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2023/11/DoAg_color_horiz-website-1.pngCT Department of Agriculture logo https://solidground.extension.uconn.edu/free-consultations/ 2026-09-10T17:49:13+00:00 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https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-11.45.37-AM.pngFour lunch trays from local school districts filled with food from local farms https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-10.55.40-AM-1024x576.pngPostcard advertising UConn Extension's Ready to Sell cohort opportunity. It's an 11 month technical assistance program for farm businesses to build sales relationships with school districts https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/07/ctgrownorganic-1024x737.pngCT grown organic logo https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/08/Untitled-design-3-edited.pngCollard greens growing in a raised bed with pest netting and a hoop above it. https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2024/10/VFI-33-01-2-1024x374.pngThe Venture Farming Institute https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/03/Solid-Ground-Logo-brown-text.pngSolid Ground Logo https://solidground.extension.uconn.edu/monthly-newsletter/newsletter-july-2026/ 2026-10-05T16:40:27+00:00 https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/07/Sweet-Acre-Farm.jpgperson bending over between two rows of tomatoes in high tunnel 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https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-11.57.13-AM-1.pngClose up of shovel touching soil pile https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/04/7865757411780170636.jpgtables filled with vegetable seedlings inside greenhouse https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/03/Solid-Ground-Logo-brown-text.pngSolid Ground Logo https://solidground.extension.uconn.edu/monthly-newsletter/newsletter-may-2026/ 2026-10-06T10:31:21+00:00 https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/06/Banner-Caterpillar-Tunnel-Build-May-2026-1024x400.jpga group of people outside building a greenhouse framework. https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/06/farmers-market-selling-vegetables.jpggroup of people under a tent buying vegetables at a farmers market. https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/06/students-stand-around-corn-kernal-cleaner-e1782428996985.jpgStudents stand around corn kernel cleaner built for Sepe Farm. https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/06/Tschiegg_OMDG_May-26_graphic.jpggreen graphic with the words Social Media, branding, file management, paid media, and advanced tools. https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/04/extension-educator-standing-in-a-garden.jpgman in a Uconn shirt standing in a field of cabbage and pointing behind him https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/06/three-people-in-a-greenhouse-1024x323.jpgThree people standing in a greenhouse. https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/06/Land-assessment-demonstration-at-Ives-Farm-Cheshire.jpgParticipants at April's Farmland Seeking Skill Share review soil maps all standing in a field. https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/03/Solid-Ground-Logo-brown-text.pngSolid Ground Logo https://solidground.extension.uconn.edu/contact/ 2026-10-06T14:56:22+00:00 https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/05/Jiff-Martin.jpgJiff Martin profile photo https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/05/Robert-Chang-profile-photo.jpgRobert Chang profile photo https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/05/Melanie-Desch.jpgMelanie Desch profile photo https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/05/Megan-Herbert-profile-photo.jpgMegan Herbert profile photo https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/05/Shannon-Raider.jpgShannon Raider Ginsburg profile photo https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/05/Nicole-Davidow.jpgNicole Davidow profile photo https://solidground.extension.uconn.edu/farmer-trainings/ 2026-10-08T10:36:26+00:00 https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/05/Solid-Ground-farmers-training-chainsaw.jpgFive women in chainsaw gear posing for a photo in the woods holding their chainsaws. https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/05/Solid-Ground-skill-share-high-tunnel-build.jpgfarmers installing ground posts for high tunnels with a group of other farmers looking on https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/05/Solid-Ground-skill-share-gardens.jpgA group of people looking at a garden. https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/10/ready_to_sell_image_1.pngFarmer talks to two children at his farm stand surrounded by fresh produce https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/04/climate-smart-adaptation-strategies-logo.jpgClimate Smart Adaptation Strategies logo https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/05/business-planning-paperwork.jpgpaperwork on a desk while someone uses a calculator and pen. https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/04/participants-in-a-field.jpgthree participants of a farmers training class in a field of tall grass. https://solidground.extension.uconn.edu/monthly-newsletter/ 2026-10-08T12:25:41+00:00 https://solidground.extension.uconn.edu/farmer-trainings/ready-to-sell/ 2026-10-20T11:22:11+00:00 https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/10/Copy-of-tastetest1_web-1-1024x283.pngFarmer stands behind their produce that was prepared for taste testing with school children. https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/10/Shannon-Raider-profile-photo.jpgPhoto of Training Coordinator Shannon Raider Ginsburg https://solidground.extension.uconn.edu/farmer-trainings/skill-share-workshops/ 2026-10-20T12:26:55+00:00 https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/05/Solid-Ground-skill-share-high-tunnel-build.jpgfarmers installing ground posts for high tunnels with a group of other farmers looking on https://solidground.extension.uconn.edu/farmer-trainings/climate-smart-farming/climate-smart-micro-grant-recipients/ 2026-10-21T13:23:49+00:00 https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2023/11/DoAg_color_horiz-website-1.pngCT Department of Agriculture logo https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2025/12/Untitled-design-5.pngWoman holding a broadfork in front of her growing space https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2025/12/Untitled-design-7.pnga high tunnel without the plastic on that has rows of spinach with row cover on top https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2025/12/Untitled-design-3.pnga raised bed of collard greens with hoops and fencing connected to the hoops, that go down the entire row https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2025/12/Untitled-design-4.pngwoman holding a large bag of clover seed on top of other seed bags https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2025/12/Untitled-design-6.pngImage of dripline set up between rows of dahlias growing on top of woodchips https://solidground.extension.uconn.edu/monthly-newsletter/newsletter-september-2026/ 2026-10-23T16:03:32+00:00 https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/09/cows-in-field-1024x498.pnggreen grassy field with cows grazing https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-10.55.40-AM-1024x576.pngPostcard advertising UConn Extension's Ready to Sell cohort opportunity. It's an 11 month technical assistance program for farm businesses to build sales relationships with school districts https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/07/ctgrownorganic-1024x737.pngCT grown organic logo https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-09-at-3.48.11-PM-819x1024.pngFlyer for the Connecticut Agricultural Composting Program, offering education, technical assistance, and grant opportunities for farmers and agricultural producers. Learn more at ctrcd.org/connecticut agricultural composting program. Background images show a pair of hands holding rich compost soil and a wooden compost bin structure on a farm. Logos for partner organizations are displayed: CT RC&D, Connecticut Department of Agriculture, UConn Extension, Long Table Farm, and Peels & Wheels Composting. Text notes the project is funded in part by the Connecticut Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Enhancement Grant, established by the Community Investment Act (C.G.S. Sec. 22 26j). https://draft-solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/03/Solid-Ground-Logo-brown-text.pngSolid Ground Logo https://solidground.extension.uconn.edu/events/ 2026-10-26T10:42:36+00:00 https://solidground.extension.uconn.edu/monthly-newsletter/newsletter-november-2026/ 2026-10-26T15:32:15+00:00 https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/10/20250409_111812-1024x461.jpgOne person is driving a walk behind tractor while others look on https://solidground-extension.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4179/2026/10/Screenshot-2026-10-08-at-11.54.36-AM-1024x340.pngLeft image shows group of people sitting in chairs in a circle and talking together. 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