As a landowner, when you make land available for farming you help secure a future for farming in your community. Farmers are looking for land—from a small vegetable plot to livestock or crops. Productive, sustainable uses for all or parts of your property can bring many rewards! Farming and non-farming private landowners and their representatives […]
Making a Livelihood on the Land: A live, on-site workshop for new or aspiring farmers Friday April 22, 2022 9am to 5PM At Seeds of Solidarity Farm and Education Center, Orange MA Application required, read on for link (due 4/1 or sooner!) Sliding scale (powered by generosity) Seeds of Solidarity is excited to host this […]
You are invited to attend a Listening Session on the Massachusetts Farmland Action Plan. All who are interested in supporting farming and access to farmland in Massachusetts are encouraged to register and attend. This session will be conducted by two Spanish-speaking facilitators. The purpose of the MA Farmland Action plan is to develop state level […]
Por medio de la presente le invitamos a asistir a una sesión de información sobre el Plan de Acción de Tierras Agrícolas de Massachusetts el martes 3 de mayo, de 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM. Esperamos que todas las personas interesadas en apoyar la agricultura y el acceso a las tierras de cultivo en Massachusetts […]
Make sure your farm stand and farmers' market staff are ready to accept SNAP this summer by having them attend this SNAP employee training. Employees will learn SNAP basics including what EBT cards look like, what items are SNAP eligible, and how to run a SNAP transaction. Attendees will come away knowing how SNAP works […]
Workshop: Drainage & Irrigation Adaptations at Kitchen Garden Farm Part of the Adapting Your Farm to Climate Change Annual Workshop Series 2022 Wednesday, June 15, 5:30-7:30pm Click here to register. Join Sunderland MA's Kitchen Garden Farm and Joshua Faulkner of the University of Vermont's Climate Change and Farming program for an inside look at tile […]
Virtual Course: Successful Food Product Development for New Food Businesses: Managing Food Quality & Safety Event date/time: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 - 9:00am to 3:00pm EDT Thursday, June 23, 2022 - 9:00am to 3:00pm EDT ---------------- Are you an entrepreneur developing new and exciting products? Do you have questions about ensuring the safety of your […]
On-farm Workshop: Irrigation Systems and Management at Warner Farm POSTPONED, future date TBD Warner Farm, 23 South Main Street Sunderland, MA Register Here Warner Farm, a CSA and wholesale farm as well as the home of Mike’s Corn Maze, located in Sunderland, MA, has been developing its irrigation capacity since the late 1970s. The farm’s […]