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Maximizing MDAR Funding Opportunities and Navigating Climate Conditions –  A Tour at the Food Bank Farm 

The Food Bank Farm 32 Shattuck Rd, Hadley, MA, United States

Register here!  At this event you will learn about MDAR's new succession planning opportunity, MDAR grants and the MDAR APR Program. We will tour the Food Bank Farm and hear about their experience putting the land into APR, obtaining APR approvals for farm projects and grants and resources used for infrastructure on the farm as […]

FREE

Farming in a Changing Climate with Berkshire Agricultural Ventures

April Hill Farm 62 Undermountain Rd, South Egremont, MA

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 […]

$10

Climate-Smart Farming and Marketing Program Informational Webinar

Remote

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 […]

Free

“Kiss the Ground” Showing with CISA and Miller Worley Center for the Environment

Mount Holyoke College 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA, United States

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 […]

FREE

Reed Farm: Composting for Business Diversification and Climate Change Adaptation

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

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 […]

FREE

Stony Hill Farm Tour: Planning for Climate Resilience

Stony Hill Farm 899 Stony Hill Rd, Wilbraham, MA

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 […]

FREE

Brookfield Farm: Business Management and Tractor Cultivation

Brookfield Farm Hulst Rd, Amherst, MA

This visit will be an overview of the major areas of business management that we rely on to make our farm economically functional. We will cover planning (including budgeting), bookkeeping & accounting, marketing, insurance & administration, communication (website, email, and database). We will consider this a “survey” and give lots of information on all of […]

Free

Twilight Meeting: Climate Impacts on Weed Management and Soil Health

UMass Crop & Livestock Research & Education Farm 89 River Rd, South Deerfield, MA, United States

Register here! How are climate change and hotter temperatures affecting our soils? Often, practices like reducing tillage and cover cropping are recommended to improve soil health, reduce risk of topsoil loss and enhance resilience to drought and flood—practices that can also affect weed management. UMass Extension will discuss general impacts of climate change on soil […]

Free