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Building Soil Health and Climate Resilience with No-till Practices

Simple Gifts Farm 1089 North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA, United States

In 2023, the Hampden-Hampshire Conservation District (HHCD) launched the Healthy Soils Program, which provides farmers with resources to encourage and facilitate the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices, with the goal of building soil health and mitigating issues caused by conventional practices. As part of the Healthy Soils Program, HHCD offers equipment rentals, no-till mentorships, soil analysis, and educational outreach.

Free

MDAR Climate and APR Farm Grants Showcase at Warner Farm

Warner Farm 23 South Main Street, Sunderland, MA, United States

Are you interested in MDAR’s Climate Smart (CSAP) grant programs? Are you an APR farmer wanting to see an APR Improvement Program (AIP) grant in action? Are you interested in the APR program for your land? Join us at Warner Farm in Sunderland, where Dave Wisseman will showcase how they used their AIP and CSAP grants. We’ll look at their photovoltaic array installations funded partially by CSAP, as well as their AIP-funded infrastructure projects.

Free

Reed Poultry Farm: Composting for Business Diversification and Climate Change Adaptation

Reed Farm 136 Russell Street, Sunderland, MA, United States

Farm Tour & Presentation @ 4:00 - 5:00 pm Join Reed Poultry Farm for a look at their new composting enterprise that adapts to climate change by diversifying income streams and reducing farm waste. Reed Poultry Farm received an adaptation grant from CISA last year and used it to attend the Maine Compost School to […]

Harvesting Hope: Building Climate-Resilient Farms in The Berkshire-Taconic Region

Berkshire Botanical Gardens Berkshire Botanical Gardens, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Regional experts and farmers will convene for a panel discussion addressing the impact of climate change on local agriculture, the adaptive measures adopted by Berkshire-Taconic farmers, and the contributions of Berkshire Agricultural Ventures to these efforts. This event is hosted by Berkshire Agricultural Ventures and the Roaring Brook Family Foundation.

Free

Farm Bill 2023 and Climate-Friendly Farming Letter Writing Campaign and Info Session

UMass Student Farmer's Market 140 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA, United States

Swing by the UMass Student Farmer's Market to learn about the most recent Farm Bill updates and the policies that would further support climate-friendly farming practices locally and nationally. We'll have a quick and easy online letter template available for individuals to customize with their personal story and send to their elected representatives to inform […]

Free

Nuestros Finqueros Training Enterprises: Perennial Crops

24 Jones Ferry Rd, Holyoke

Nuestras Raíces invites commercial producers, beginner farmers, gardeners, veterans, youth, and other interested community members to join our free farmer training program! In our September workshop, we will learn about various perennial crops!

Free

Native Plant Sale with Hampden-Hampshire Conservation District

Hadley Public Library 50 Middle St, Hadley

Welcome to our first ever Native Plant Sale! Location: Hadley Public Library, 50 Middle Street, Hadley 01035 Pickup Time: September 23, 10am-12pm Inside, you will find flowering perennials, beautiful grasses, shrubs, and trees that are right at home in your landscape where they do the important work of supporting pollinators! All plants are locally sourced […]

Wheel-View Farm Open House

Wheel-View Farm 212 Reynolds Road, Shelburne, MA, United States

Join us at Wheel-View Farm for an open house and barbecue meal on the farm! The event will celebrate Wheel-View and their recent honor, becoming recipient of the 2022 Leopold Conservation Award for New England. The event will include conversation with Ridge Shinn & Lynne Pledger, authors of Grass-Fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World, and with representatives from American Farmland Trust, to discuss their book No Farms, No Food. The event will also include tours of the farm store and museum, as well as tractor-drawn wagon rides to the top of the hill, overlooking a view across four states!