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No-till Gardens and Farms: Healthy Soil, Heal Climate

Seeds of Solidarity Education Center 165 Chestnut Hill Road, Orange, MA

An experiential learning packed afternoon suitable to farmers or enthusiastic gardeners seeking to learn and use no-till methods that use simple tools, build healthy soil, reduce labor and cost inputs, and promote climate resilience. A perfect time of year to learn and introduce several techniques that build healthy soil. Led by Seeds of Solidarity farmer, […]

$35 – $60

Climate Adaptive Gardening Series: Philosophy of Permaculture

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

This workshop will offer reflections on the principles and philosophy of permaculture from Claudia Murray, a graduating senior in the Sustainable Food and Farming program at UMass. We will look at the relationship between farming and European colonization, and learn how permaculture offers a shift in perspective to address these crises. We hope to think […]

Free

Impacts of Increasing Annual Temperatures for New England Farms

Remote

Register here!  Join CISA and Sara Kelemen from the USDA Northeast Climate Hub on Monday, May 13th, 4-5:30pm for the annual Adapt Your Farm to Climate Change webinar and workshop series kick-off event. The 2024 series focuses on the impacts of increasing temperatures throughout the year on specific parts of our food system, including soils, […]

Free

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