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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

UMass Student Farm: Approaches to Pest Management

UMass Student Farm 911 North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA

In our visit, we will tour the Agricultural Learning Center and discuss the Student Farm's approach to pest management. We will briefly discuss Integrated Pest Management, its meaning, and how it is applied on our farm. We will also discuss management roles on the farm, specifically around the role of our IPM management role taken […]

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

Berkshire-Taconic Grazing Tour with Sarah Flack

With generous funding from the National Grazing Lands Coalition, Berkshire Agricultural Ventures in partnership with Berkshire Grown will host a two-day Berkshire-Taconic Grazing Tour on July 15th & 16th with grazing expert Sarah Flack. Click here for more information. The goal of the grazing tour is to educate grazing land managers and new graziers about […]

$15 – $35

Tillage Reduction Systems and Equipment: Living Mulch and Strip-Till

Atlas Farm trial fields 595A River Rd, Deerfield, MA, United States

Register here! Come check out Atlas Farm's 3 acre experiment with strip-tilled winter squash in a perennial clover living mulch, and living clover/rye pathways in five acres of tomatoes. We'll look at a no-till drill, strip-till equipment, and strip-cultivation equipment. Atlas Farms' trials have implications for tillage reduction and soil health for conventional and organic […]

Free

Woven Roots Farm: Hand Scale Farming and Community Care

Woven Roots Farm 12 McCarty Road, Tyringham, MA, United States

Situated on 10 acres, our farm has 2.5 acres in cultivation in a permanent bed, hand-scale farming system. This system is managed by a dynamic team of 10 farmers that grow over 70 different crops throughout the year. Our produce, herbs, and flowers connect with over 250 families annually, mostly through our low/no-cost solidarity share […]

Free

We the Land: A Gathering For Indigenous, Black, Latinx, Asian, SWANA & PoC Earth Workers, Land Stewards & Farmers

Smith College Campus Center 100 Elm St, Northampton, MA, United States

We The Land! A Gathering For Indigenous, Black, Latinx, Asian, SWANA & PoC Earth Workers, Land Stewards & Farmers will take place on August 2nd-4th 2024 at Smith College in Northampton, MA.  We the Land! is an invitation to our community to join us for a weekend of knowledge exchange, grassroots organizing, celebration, and ceremony and marks the Northeast Farmers of […]

$15 – $550