Healthy forests are important for clean water, wildlife habitat, wood products, and providing climate benefits. Join us for a forest tour in the Berkshire Foothills to learn from foresters and biologists how forest planning and management can build a resilient landscape. We will have the chance to see several different forest treatments that were completed […]
Photo from Fantastic Fungi website Join CISA for a movie screening and panel discussion of Fantastic Fungi! Tuesday, December 5th at 7:30pm Buy tickets here! https://tinyurl.com/3z6xk989 Presented in partnership with Amherst Cinema. Featuring a post-screening panel discussion with: Julia Coffey, Mycoterra Farm Hunter Linscott, Livingstone Mycology Paul Lagrèze, New England Wild Edibles Moderator: Claire Morenon, CISA FANTASTIC FUNGI is a […]
Register here! Agroforestry crops and practices have the potential to help farmers manage the land they are farming in different ways, providing new opportunities to grow emerging crops that can be incorporated into existing markets, or help boost ecological and financial resiliency. Attendees will hear from Jono Neiger of Regenerative Design Group (RDG) and Big […]
The Massachusetts Farm Energy Program will provide an overview of the application process and requirements for MDAR's energy grant, as well as the USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Grant. The webinar will be held via Microsoft Teams on February 8 from 11:00am to 12:00pm. To register, please visit this page. For more information, […]
Friday, February 9 at 12 p.m.: When Damaging Weather Strikes – a presentation on the disaster programs available from FSA to help farmers recover from damaging weather, including information on the Emergency Conservation Program which was recently expanded to include snow removal. REGISTER HERE FSA provides programs and loans to help farmers provide food, fuel, […]
Instructor Evan Abramson will discuss the critical role that plant selection plays in designing biodiverse landscapes. Understand why pollinator habitat is the single most important factor to consider in creating resilient terrestrial ecosystems. An interdisciplinary presentation on plant-pollinator interactions and their intersections with science, design, climate resilience, ecological health and food security will be followed […]
Apply here! Longtime valley farmer and educator, Rose Cherneff of Gardening for the Future, is running a monthly course from February - October 2024 about growing food for social and climate resilience. What are the concrete gardening skills needed to grow food in the face of climate change? How do we build a resilient community while […]
Many in the New England region and beyond continue to reckon with the tragic history of what has been done to Indigenous peoples through the process of colonization and economic greed. Amidst genocide and cultural devastation, many tribes have been remarkably resilient and continue to hold on to their traditional teachings to guide them through […]