Farmer mixer and pizza social, 6 to 8:30 p.m., $5.
Designed for young and/or beginning farmers who are currently farming, either operating their own business or as employees of a farm (the USDA defines new farmers as farming less than 10 years and young farmer as 35 years old or younger), participants should have at least two seasons full-time farm experience and plan to be mostly employed as a farmer in the future.
Registration is required by Feb. 1. Call (860) 318-6813.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so apply early.
Online registration is available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CT_New_Farmer_Summit Limited to 50 people.
This summit is sponsored by UCONN Extension, Connecticut Farm Bureau Young Farmer Committee, CT Northeast Organic Farming Association, Jones Family Farm, Sepe Farm, Farm Credit East, Holcomb Farm CSA, Massaro Farm, Hurricane Farm, and others.
