Tuesday, September 28, 6-7:30pm Location: Remote Join Kelly Coleman, CISA’s Program Director and one of CISA’s grant writers, as she shares her extensive experience in grant writing and how you can write an effective grant application for the currently open Food Security Infrastructure Grant (FSIG) opportunity. Attendees will come away with a better understanding of […]
Hosted by Quonquont Farm: 9 North St., Whately Connor Stedman from Appleseed Permaculture and Farm Manager Leslie Harris will share insights and practices from Quontquont Farm's efforts to innovate new IPM and organic pest management strategies. Participants will engage in activity with their own current growing challenges or circumstances. The farm tour portion of the […]
Hosted by Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery: 172 Hockanum Rd., Hadley You are raising and selling local meat, but are you making a profit? Learn to use the new and improved Cornell Meat Price Calculator to develop prices that deliver a profit in every channel. We'll demo the new tool and talk about early […]
Hosted by Red Fire Farm: 184 Meadow St., Montague Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) will spend time going over the conservation planning process and how to apply for financial assistance conservation programs. Farm Service Agency (FSA) will cover the first step in the whole process – registering your agricultural operation in the USDA database. NRCS […]
Hosted by Song Sparrow Farm: 140 Meadow St., Northampton This workshop will provide information on how to select the right equipment for a small acreage farm. It will explore the relationship(s) between hand tools and mechanized equipment as related to different scales of production, with emphasis on walk-behind tractors. Farmers will share strategies for decision-making […]
Thursday, October 14, 6-7pm Online Do you need funding to make food safety-related equipment or facility upgrades on your farm? This grant offers money to make capital improvements in fruit, vegetable and aquaculture operations to help you improve food safety, access new markets, and meet regulatory requirements. Join Kristen Wilmer, Program Manager at CISA, as […]
(Rain Date October 20) Hosted by Simple Gifts Farm: 1089 N Pleasant St, Amherst The Massachusetts Farm Energy Program (MFEP) will present on how to identify, plan for, fund, and implement both short and longer-term energy projects. This includes energy savings projects, such as upgrading lighting, and energy generating projects, such as solar. Plus, […]
Contact / Persona de contacto: Zoraia de Jesus Barros, CISA Program Coordinator Schedule / Horario: Monday, October 25th, 2021, 11am-4:30pm / Lunes 25 de octubre 2021, 11am-4:30pm Tuesday, October 26th, 2021, 11am-4:30pm / Martes 26 de octubre 2021, 11am-4:30pm Location / Lugar: Virtual on Zoom / Plataforma virtual en Zoom Cost / Costa: Free for […]