Farmer Trainings

Farmer Trainings

Welcome to Solid Ground Farmer Trainings, a program of UConn CAHNR Extension. We are so excited to be offering another season of trainings including our Agro-Ecology and Ag-Mechanics trainings! Find out more information about learning opportunities below. Please note: These trainings are intended for production farmers in Connecticut, if you have a a hobby farm or are gardening, please reference this other wonderful UConn Extension program here: https://homegarden.cahnr.uconn.edu/ 

If you have suggestions as to what kind of trainings you would like to see, please email our communications staff.

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Farmer Workshops

Accessing Grant Funding for Your Farm
Learn about the range of grants that are available for farmers to pursue and how to write a grant that is competitive for these funds. (Includes free consultations!)

Sign Up Here: https://s.uconn.edu/grantfunding

Date: December 19th, 2025
Time: 8:30am-12:00pm
Location: Hartford County Extension Office, 270 Farmington Avenue, Bldg #4, Suite #262, Farmington
Price:$20.00 (Light refreshments will be provided) 

Farm Managers Summit

We know that managing a farm, a crew and a work/life balance is hard. Join us for the third annual Farm Managers Summit where we will help you foster the conversations and community, with experts in the field, to make managing a farm easier.

Sign up here: secure.touchnet.com/C21646_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=6610

Date: January 14th (snow date January 15th)
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Location: Chrysalis Center, 255 Homestead Ave, Hartford, CT 06112
Cost: $40 and each additional member registration cost is $25.

To see all of our Winter 25-26 Offerings, check out the flyer HERE

Please contact us if cost is prohibitive and we will work with you to make this affordable

Please contact us 2 weeks in advance with special needs (dietary, translation, accessibility, etc.) We'll do our best to accommodate you.

FOR ALL WORKSHOPS THAT INCLUDE TRAVEL: If the cost is prohibitive, Travel Stipends will be made available to participants at any event where travel is required to attend 

Please do not attend if you are not feeling well - you will receive a refund.