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Events at Massaro Farm: 7/28/17

|Date: July 26, 2017

Events at Massaro Farm: 7/28/17

Fermenting at the Farm Thursday, August 24, 2017, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Come and learn healthy ways to store ...

Fermenting at the Farm Thursday, August 24, 2017, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Come and learn healthy ways to store and use up your abundance of local veggies from the farm! Expert fermenter, Sara Servin, will ...

July 26, 2017
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Kids Unplugged! After School on the Farm

|Date: March 08, 2017

Kids Unplugged! After School on the Farm

Get your child outside on the farm this spring! Explore farm fields, woods, and wetlands, plant and harv ...

Get your child outside on the farm this spring! Explore farm fields, woods, and wetlands, plant and harvest in our garden, care for our chickens and bees, and prepare and enjoy tasty farm snacks. A ...

March 08, 2017
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Paul Winter Consort: A Massaro Centennial Celebration

|Date: February 09, 2017

Paul Winter Consort: A Massaro Centennial Celebration

Massaro Community Farm will host the Paul Winter Consort for a benefit concert at the Church of th ...

Massaro Community Farm will host the Paul Winter Consort for a benefit concert at the Church of the Assumption in Ansonia, CT February 26, 2017. This concert will culminate the celebration of ...

February 09, 2017
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November Events at Massaro Farm

|Date: November 17, 2016

November Events at Massaro Farm

Monthly Education Meeting Second Wednesday of the month 6:00pm For those interested in volunteerin ...

Monthly Education Meeting Second Wednesday of the month 6:00pm For those interested in volunteering on the farm or for our farm based education activities, please attend the monthly education m ...

November 17, 2016
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Perkinelmer Employees Make Impact in Woodbridge

|Date: October 27, 2016

Perkinelmer Employees Make Impact in Woodbridge

On September 13, 2016, more than 120 employees from PerkinElmer, Inc. in Shelton participated in 6 ...

On September 13, 2016, more than 120 employees from PerkinElmer, Inc. in Shelton participated in 6 volunteer projects for local organizations as part of the Company’s Impact Day. More than 2,36 ...

October 27, 2016
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Massaro Community Farm Events For October

|Date: September 28, 2016

Massaro Community Farm Events For October

Monthly Education Meeting Second Wednesday of the month 7:00pm For those interested in volunteerin ...

Monthly Education Meeting Second Wednesday of the month 7:00pm For those interested in volunteering on the farm or for our farm based education activities, please attend the monthly education m ...

September 28, 2016
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Massaro Community Farm: The next 100 years – Special to the Woodbridge Town News

|Date: June 29, 2016

Massaro Community Farm: The next 100 years – Special to the Woodbridge Town News

A few years ago I was invited to a ‘dinner-on-the-farm’ in Woodbridge. Initially surprised that a Communi ...

A few years ago I was invited to a ‘dinner-on-the-farm’ in Woodbridge. Initially surprised that a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm even existed in town, I was quickly intrigued by the idea o ...

June 29, 2016
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Massaro Melonheads Hope to Make A Mark

|Date: April 07, 2016

Massaro Melonheads Hope to Make A Mark

Want to be a MelonHead? The Massaro Community Farm, 41 Ford Road, Woodbridge, CT is recruiting riders for ...

Want to be a MelonHead? The Massaro Community Farm, 41 Ford Road, Woodbridge, CT is recruiting riders for its Rock to Rock bike team. They call themselves the Magnificent Massaro MelonHeads because of ...

April 07, 2016
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Responsible Stewardship Needed of Our Financial & Natural Resources

|Date: March 09, 2016

Responsible Stewardship Needed of Our Financial & Natural Resources

The recent Massaro Community Farm (MCF) “Plan to Enlarge Parking Lot” sounds benign. However, it portends ...

The recent Massaro Community Farm (MCF) “Plan to Enlarge Parking Lot” sounds benign. However, it portends major changes, and marks a turn from the original farm plan approved by the Board of Selectmen ...

March 09, 2016
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Upcoming Events at Massaro Community Farm

|Date: March 09, 2016

Upcoming Events at Massaro Community Farm

March 13 2pm: Massaro Community Farm Annual Meeting. Meet farm manager Steve Munno and Executive Director ...

March 13 2pm: Massaro Community Farm Annual Meeting. Meet farm manager Steve Munno and Executive Director Caty Poole. Hear about volunteer opportunities and what you can expect at the farm during 2016 ...

March 09, 2016
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Massaro Community Farm Marks 100 Years of Farming

|Date: February 11, 2016

Massaro Community Farm Marks 100 Years of Farming

Farming operations have changed drastically over the last 100 years: mechanization, scale, specialized ma ...

Farming operations have changed drastically over the last 100 years: mechanization, scale, specialized markets, and modified crops. But while acres of farmland under production across the nation conti ...

February 11, 2016
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Coming Up at Massaro Farm

|Date: October 07, 2015

Coming Up at Massaro Farm

All events take place at the Farm, 41 Ford Road, Woodbridge (203) 736-8618 Fall Session of Kids Dig Farms ...

All events take place at the Farm, 41 Ford Road, Woodbridge (203) 736-8618 Fall Session of Kids Dig Farms Get your child unplugged and outdoors through this hands-on farm program. Kids will learn fall ...

October 07, 2015
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September Events at Massaro Community Farm

|Date: August 26, 2015

September Events at Massaro Community Farm

September 1, 2:30 -5:30 pm every other Tues & Friday: Open Farm Days in the Learning Garden. Drop in ...

September 1, 2:30 -5:30 pm every other Tues & Friday: Open Farm Days in the Learning Garden. Drop in for some planting, weeding, watering, or harvesting in the farm’s garden. These informal sessio ...

August 26, 2015
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Former First Selectman Marrella – Dismayed at Grotheer’s Letter

|Date: April 28, 2015

Former First Selectman Marrella – Dismayed at Grotheer’s Letter

I was dismayed to read Laurence Grotheer’s letter concerning Massaro Community Farm (“MCF”) in the April ...

I was dismayed to read Laurence Grotheer’s letter concerning Massaro Community Farm (“MCF”) in the April 3 edition of the Woodbridge Town News. I wasn’t worried about the misleading insinuations – as ...

April 28, 2015
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Massaro Farm Presidents Clarify Grotheer Letter

|Date: April 28, 2015

Massaro Farm Presidents Clarify Grotheer Letter

As the Presidents of Massaro Community Farm, Inc. (MCF) and Massaro Farm CSA, Inc. (CSA), we are respondi ...

As the Presidents of Massaro Community Farm, Inc. (MCF) and Massaro Farm CSA, Inc. (CSA), we are responding to a letter from Laurence Grotheer (author), as published in the April 3, 2015 edition of th ...

April 28, 2015
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Town Needs to be a “No Spin Zone”

|Date: April 28, 2015

Town Needs to be a “No Spin Zone”

Does the practice of “politics” excuse dishonesty? Toeing the party line should never justify shading the ...

Does the practice of “politics” excuse dishonesty? Toeing the party line should never justify shading the truth, but it does in Woodbridge: The Democratic head of Town Plan and Zoning writes that Repu ...

April 28, 2015
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Ride in the 7th Annual Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride

|Date: January 14, 2015

Ride in the 7th Annual Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride

On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 from 6:00-8:00pm, Massaro Community Farm will hold an Open House event at ...

On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 from 6:00-8:00pm, Massaro Community Farm will hold an Open House event at the Woodbridge Town Library. This event will serve as an advance registration for those who wis ...

January 14, 2015
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Fall News From Massaro Community Farm

|Date: October 31, 2014

Fall News From Massaro Community Farm

As the fifth successful growing season at Massaro Community Farm draws to a close, we’d like to share sev ...

As the fifth successful growing season at Massaro Community Farm draws to a close, we’d like to share several exciting and important updates with you. In our upcoming Annual Report, you will read abou ...

October 31, 2014
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