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Climate Adaptive Gardening Series: Mill River Floods, Past & Present

Grow Food Northampton Organic Community Garden 140 Meadow St, Florence, MA, United States

On the 150th Anniversary of the Mill River Flood of 1874, join local historian John Sinton and Smith College Botany professor Gaby Immerman, co-founders of the Mill River Greenway Initiative, for a presentation on the history and current state of Mill River floods and the relationship of flooding with the Grow Food Northampton Community Garden. […]

Free – $30

Climate Adaptive Gardening Series: Good Bug, Bad Bug

Grow Food Northampton Organic Community Garden 140 Meadow St, Florence, MA, United States

Learn the ins and outs of which insects live in our gardens, why, and how they affect our crops from Master Gardener Ken Conway! Free Please Register here 

Free

Maintaining Agricultural Ditches: What to Know About the Agricultural Exemption and Best Practices from NRCS

Hadley Senior Center 46 Middle St, Hadley, MA, United States

Register here! Please join us on Wednesday June 26th at 6pm at the Hadley Senior Center for a workshop on ditches and storm water management in agricultural settings. This workshop is intended for farmers and members of conservation and agricultural commissions. We will hear from the MA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on the agricultural […]

Free

Agroforestry & Climate Adaptation: A Tour of Big River Chestnuts

Big River Chestnuts 195 River Rd, Sunderland, MA

Register here! With each year that passes, extreme weather events become more frequent and erratic, and it becomes harder and harder to make a living as a farmer. In response to climate change, many farmers are experimenting with a range of ‘climate-smart’ practices that increase the diversity, resilience, and adaptability of their operation. Some particularly […]

Free

Hazelnut Agroforestry Field Tour

Nutwood Farm 76 Porter Hill Rd, Cummington, MA, United States

Register here! Are you excited about the possibility of growing climate resilient tree crops for our local food system?  Do you have dreams of a perennial, climate resilient, dynamic agroforestry farm, but are struggling to take the steps to put your aspirations into action? Join Nutwood Farm and NOFA/Mass to explore a small commercial hazelnut […]

$30 – $50

Tillage Reduction Systems and Equipment: Living Mulch and Strip-Till

Atlas Farm trial fields 595A River Rd, Deerfield, MA, United States

Register here! Come check out Atlas Farm's 3 acre experiment with strip-tilled winter squash in a perennial clover living mulch, and living clover/rye pathways in five acres of tomatoes. We'll look at a no-till drill, strip-till equipment, and strip-cultivation equipment. Atlas Farms' trials have implications for tillage reduction and soil health for conventional and organic […]

Free

Water & Climate Change Twilight Meeting at Bardwell Farm

Bardwell Farm 49 Main St, Hatfield, MA, United States

Register here! Join UMass Extension and CISA for a climate-themed twilight meeting at Bardwell Farm in Hatfield, MA! Lisa McKeag will share findings from her recent water quality survey of farms around MA and discuss potential impacts of weather and climate change on ag water quality. Harrison Bardwell will show off his new automated irrigation […]

Free

Building Healthy Soil in Urban Growing Areas

Tapley Court Apartment 221 Bay St, Springfield, MA, United States

Ver la pagina en español Click here for more information. Calling all members of the Bay Street community, Springfield gardeners and community organizers, and housing or social service coordinators! Come and visit the organic community garden at Tapley Court Apartment. The Tapley Youth Agricultural Scientists invite you to experience the garden and learn how they […]

Free