Summer
Member-Only Programs
Tour of Ekonk
Hill Turkey Farm and Corn Maze, Sterling,
CT
Wednesday,
July 27th, 2011, 6:00
p.m.
Join us as we travel to
Sterling, CT, to
visit with Rick and Elena Hermonot and
their family.
Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm is a family
farm, the largest pasture-raised turkey farm in
the state of
Connecticut.
The Hermonot family has been
long-term supporters and members of The Last
Green Valley and we are delighted that they have
agreed to provide TLGV members with a private
tour of the farm, including the corn maze as
well as visiting with the turkeys,
geese, chickens and Blue, the Ekonk Hill Turkey
Farm guardian dog.
Ekonk Hill
Turkey Farm also has a large farm store with
tasty homemade bake goods, ice cream, and many
products from The Last Green Valley
region. The
tour is free to TLGV
Members.
To RSVP for the Ekonk Hill Turkey
Farm, please call 860-774-3300 or e-mail Bill
Reid at bill@tlgv.org.
Tastes of the Valley, The
Golden Lamb Buttery, Brooklyn
CT
Sunday, August 21st
2011, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Tastes of the Valley is TLGV's
signature annual fundraising event.
It features the finest chefs in the
region preparing foods raised and grown in The
Last Green Valley. A silent
and live auction will be held as part of the
evening. This year we return
to The Golden Lamb Buttery in Brooklyn, CT, a
perfect and beautiful setting.
Tastes of the Valley has nine restaurants
participating, eight beverage providers
including local vineyards, and up to twenty area
farms providing locally raised
products. Members will
receive a special invitation, but space is
limited so RSVP as soon as you can.
Tickets are $65 per person and all
proceeds go to support the work of The Last
Green Valley, Inc. For more
information, call 860-774-3300.
Tour of the new Killingly
Agriculture Education Center at Killingly High
School, Killingly CT
Wednesday, September
21st 2011, 6:00 - 7:30
p.m.
Join us as we tour the new Killingly,
CT, High School, and learn about the
state-of-the-art Agriculture Education Program,
curriculum and facilities. Built in 2010, the
new facility includes instruction in animal
science, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry and
natural resources. TLGV
Members have a unique opportunity to tour the
new facilities as well as meet students
participating in the Ag. Ed.
program. Come meet The Last
Green Valley's future farmers.
There is no charge for the
program. Registration is
required by calling Bill Reid, Director of
Outreach Programs at 860-774-3300 or e-mailing
bill@tlgv.org.
We are going to auction off
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