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- EIN 22-3086686
- info@agstationfriends.org
- Po Box 6093 Wallingford CT 06492 USA
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Causes: General Science, Science & Technology, Technology
Mission: The Experiment Station Associates is a 501(c)(3) friends group that supports the work of The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES). CAES is a world-class research facility that directly benefits Connecticut. They disseminate scientific knowledge that improves agriculture, horticulture, the environment, food safety, public health and our quality of life. James G. Horsfall, director of CAES from 1948-1971, said “The station was an invention for making inventions.” The Experiment Station was the first of its kind in the nation and served as the model for the many that followed. Established in 1875, primarily through the efforts of Samuel W. Johnson, the Station was founded to “put science to work for society.” Johnson believed that agriculture could be advanced by scientific investigation performed in conjunction with practical experimentation. The Board of Directors meets four times a year. We hold an annual meeting in the early spring in the Jones Auditorium at CAES in New Haven. The annual meeting is open to the public and features a guest speaker from CAES. There are also occasional tours and workshops. To contact us, email info@agstationfriends.org
Results: Since 1990 the ESA has raised thousands and thousands of dollars as the work of the scientist at the station grows, but the state cuts back its funding.
Target demographics: The green industry of farming, landscaping, communal environments.
Direct beneficiaries per year: The CAES by raising thousands of dollars to off set the state budget cuts.
Geographic areas served: Connecticut and raise funds and awarness for the CT Agricultural Experiment Station
Programs: Scientific research, public education and green industry training.