Register here! Join us for our 2nd annual climate event to hear insights and lessons from our local farmers and regional experts. Optional farm tour of April Hill starts at 4pm, and the main speaker presentations start at 5pm. Main event will be followed with refreshments and conversation. Date: September 18th, 4-7pm Location: April Hill […]
UMass Dining will host a special event at Hampshire Dining Commons featuring a panel discussion on Local Agriculture and Climate Action, a cooking demonstration by our Executive Chef Bob Bankert at 6:00, and a special menu showcasing local ingredients. Date: September 18th, 5:30-8:00pm Location: Hampshire Dining Commons, 141 Southwest Circle, Amherst MA Entry into the […]
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 […]
Register here! Come tour the Hampshire College Farm! We are a small, diversified vegetable and livestock farm right on the Hampshire College Campus and we are trialing ways to build resiliency into our day to day farming practices. Come chat with the farm staff and students about projects we are working on to help diversify […]
Join Mount Holyoke College’s Miller Worley Center and Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture to celebrate their Climate Change and Farming Week for a showing of “Kiss the Ground” followed by a discussion led by Growing Vines. This film reveals that, by regenerating the world’s soils, we can completely and rapidly stabilize Earth’s climate, restore lost […]
Register here! Join Reed Farm for a look at their composting enterprise that adapts to climate change by diversifying income streams and reducing farm waste. Reed Farm received an adaptation grant from CISA in 2022 and used it to attend the Maine Compost School to learn about turning their farm's "waste" into compost and a […]
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 […]
Register here! As the climate changes, western Mass is expected to have more days with temperatures in the 90s, new pests, wetter springs, more intense rain events, and decreased soil moisture during the summer. We’re channeling our climate anxiety into efforts to build our soils and increase our biodiversity to make our farm more resilient–-join […]