Manchester Agriculture Preservation Association
The purpose of the Manchester Agriculture Preservation Association is to preserve and promote agriculture in Manchester so that farmers and gardeners can prosper,consumers are able to buy fresh, local food, and all residents can enjoy green spaces and celebrate the town’s rich farming heritage.
Dear Friends
Welcome to the MAPA blog site. We are a band of Manchester farmers, home gardeners, foodies, and lover of all stuff grown from the good earth. Our desire is to preserve the remaining farmland and promote growing fruits and vegetables in Manchester. As with any volunteer run organization, we are always on the look out for help. If you are passionate about growing, committed to open space and the greening of Manchester, and love hanging out with cool folks, you have come to the right place. Give me a call at (860) 432-9396 or email me at johnsweedon@yahoo.com. We have been looking for you.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Farmers Meeting
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Interesting Workshop
Tax Incentives to Protect Family FarmsWithout Breaking Your BudgetAn AGvocate WorkshopMonday, November 29, 20106:30 to 9 pmHampton Community Center(At the Little River Grange)178 Main Street (Rte 97)Hampton, CTLocal governments can make good use of tax tools to create a supportive businessenvironment for local farms. Are you an agricultural producer, agricultural basedbusiness, a municipal decision maker, or do you just have an interest in keepingConnecticut’s working lands viable? Join us on November 29 for a FREE workshop,sponsored by the AGvocate program, to learn about available tax reduction programs thatcan help retain farms and farmland in your community.This workshop will cover:• Public Act 490‐Ct land use value assessment law for farmland, forestland and open spaceland• State tax exemptions and abatements currently existing for farms and farmland• Optional tax exemptions and abatements your town can implement• Lessons learned from towns that have successfully implemented tax incentives Share Ideas, Gather Resources
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Manchester 2020 Southwest Quadrant Meeting
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Waddell School Garden
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Global Work Parties on 10-10-10 in Manchester
Join a Global Work Party in Manchester on Sunday 10-10-10. Be a part of of 350.org’s Day of Global Work Parties celebrating climate solutions, such as growing more food locally and organically. More than 6000 work parties in over 175 countries are happening this Sunday. See photographs and read all about it at 350.org. Two work parties are planned in Manchester.
The first is at the Unitarian Universalist Society:East at 153 West Vernon St. Members, friends and visitors are encouraged to walk, bike or carpool to 9:00a.m. or 11:00a.m. services at UUS:E on October 10th. After the service join the children, youth and adults to harvest root vegetables and other plants, clean up and care for parts of this organic garden and plant garlic for next season. Use the new bike rack made from recycled materials - railings from our old building and ski poles. Check out the newly renovated and enlarged "green" building now heated and cooled with ten geothermal wells.
Then move on after lunch (brown bag it) to the second work party: This work party will be held outside Manchester Community College from 2 to 4 in the afternoon. Come to help with an organic Community Garden that grows vegetables for the MACC Food Pantry and offers accessible raised beds for gardeners with disabilities. There is an accessible port-o-potty on site. This is a LEARN and WORK party. Clean up, prepare beds, and plant garlic, greens and other things that can overwinter. Bring a shovel or garden fork if you have one.
Park at far end of parking lot C across from the garden.
***participants can learn various ways they might get involved with the garden in the future***
For more details go to www.350.org or contact janet.heller@snet.net.