PUBLISHED ON July 15, 2020 from CT NOFA by Jeremy Pelletier
On June 6th and 7th, the Aspetuck Land Trust hosted their first native plant sale pickup at Gilbertie’s Organic Farm in Easton, Connecticut. This sale marks the culmination of two years worth of partnership and careful curating among botanists, farmers, nursery growers, and conservationists. The Ecotype Project of CT NOFA (The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut) is delighted to announce that their first round of “wild-collected seed, locally grown plants” was sold out at this event in just five days. Many thanks go to Ecotype Project partners, Planter’s Choice Nursery and Highstead Arboretum.*
This plant sale directly supported the efforts of the Green Corridor Initiative of the Aspetuck Land Trust, which is creating “a 40,000-acre Green Corridor that will extend through Fairfield, Westport, Weston, Easton, Wilton, and Redding. “The Green Corridor will protect, connect, and improve the ecological health of our region for all people and wildlife.” To all that purchased plants at this sale, thank you for helping to fortify our collective ecological corridor!