The Westfield Farmers' Market is offering their Power of Produce (POP) club at this summer's markets. The market is open every Thursday, from 12pm-5pm until October 17, 2024. Rain or shine! Kids ages 4-12 are welcome to participate in POP Club, a fun, free program that encourages kids to discover the abundance of fresh local […]
Walk the spiral path with beautiful sunflowers! Open daily at Red Fire Farm in Granby, it's perfect for exploring, sunflower selfies, or just enjoying the flowering beauty of a late-summertime staple! Visitors are welcome during store hours (9-5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9-4:30 p.m. on Sunday)Admission will be $8 per person for the general […]
Kids in the Garden GFN Community Garden Thursdays, July 11 & 25, August 8 & 22 5:30 - 6:30 pm Come learn, explore, play, and help out on our community farm! Kids ages 0 - 7 are invited to join us on the farm with their caregivers for an evening of exploratory play, sensory engagement, tasty snacks, […]
Peaches are back and we couldn’t be more excited!Join Apex Farms for Peach Fest from 11am to 3pm on August 31st and September 1st. See below for different vendors each day! Saturday, August 31st - PYO PEACHESCooking Demo with the Diva of Deliciousness, Tinky Weisblat @11:00amPeach Recipe Contest @1:00pmWestern Mass Face Painting @10:00amCraft Vendors @10:00amLive Music […]
Join us on Saturday, September 7th for a delightful tour of Rooted Flowers Farm! You'll discover the art and science behind growing a diverse array of flower varieties from seed to harvest, as owner Becky Sadlowski shares her journey of operating a successful flower farm business. Activities include: Guided tours of the Rooted Flower […]
Join us on Thursday, September 12th for a tour of Diemand Farm! Learn how the family tends to their animals and processes their chickens and birds on-site. Along the way, you'll see chickens, turkeys, beef cattle, miniature donkeys, sheep, and goats! You'll also discover how this family farm got started in 1936 and […]
Enjoy an autumn day in the Hilltowns! Join Pause & Pivot Farm and Oliver’s Farmstand this September 14th to celebrate the season at an event featuring farmers, producers, and artisans from around the region. This free festival-like event features food trucks, face painting, a vendor lawn with locally made and grown goods, live music, children’s […]
Register here! This webinar will target farmers’ market managers and vendors and will provide examples of practices that will help reduce the impacts of extreme heat and climate change on farmers’ market operations. Join staff from CISA and Mass Farmers Markets as they provide an overview of how climate change can affect infrastructure, produce availability […]
Register here! Join one of the three upcoming webinars that provide an overview of the Climate-Smart Farming & Marketing Program, led by Pasa Sustainable Agriculture. Northeast regional project partners from Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA), NOFA-MA, NOFA-VT, Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust, and Maine Farmland Trust will explain the enrollment process and review the 26 climate-smart […]
Fall Fun for the Whole Family! Weekends end of September - October, plus Columbus Day Monday! Open Weekends 10am - 5:30pm Fall 2024 September 21st - October 27th. Pick out your favorite pumpkin and the most colorful Indian Corn from our pumpkin patch, or visit our farm stand for a cornucopia of pre-picked pumpkins and […]
Register here! Come join members of the volunteer management committee for the Fort River Community Garden for a tour of the garden space! You will learn how the sociocratic model is used to run the garden, and some history of how the garden came to be. It is situated on conservation land that was donated […]
Don't Miss The “Festival that Stinks” Sept 28/29 It's a fabulous family friendly destination held amid the fall foliage on a historic farm in Orange, MA. Wander among over 100 exhibitors: amazing art, farm-fresh products and food, healing arts, and community organizations. Three stages delight with music, performance, and spoken word. Travel the globe with […]
Big skies and soaring views beckon from Apex Orchards. CISA is heading to the beautiful Shelburne hills to join in Gathered Farms, at Apex Orchards, on Sunday, September 29th from 10am-noon for a morning of fun activities for families! Girls test apple varieties at Making Food Fun at the Farmers' Market at Forest Park. Photo […]