Earth Day highlights CT grant with big demand, but no more money

Earth Day highlights CT grant with big demand, but no more money

The rows of hanging flower baskets stretched towards the back of an automated Kurtz Farms greenhouse in Cheshire that seemed to have no end. Beneath them sat colorful flats of impatiens, pansies, petunias and marigolds. Watering booms pass over the flats, Bluetooth sensors directing how long a drink they require. Above, the baskets move on an automated line, briefly pausing at a device that weighs and waters them by need. Gov. Ned Lamont toured …

Grant-Funded Tech On Display As Lamont Celebrates Earth Day At Cheshire’s Kurtz Farms

CHESHIRE, CT — Gov. Ned Lamont marked Earth Day 2025 with a visit to Kurtz Farms, a third-generation, family-run greenhouse in Cheshire. While ther, he highlighted the role of advanced technology — and strategic state investment — in supporting a more sustainable and resilient agricultural future for Connecticut.