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Berkshire Backyard Beekeepers

Berkshire Botanical Garden Route 102 and 183, Stockbridge, MA

Join local beekeepers on the second Tuesday of each month at 6pm on the grounds of Berkshire Botanical Garden. Each month’s meeting, will involve season-appropriate discussions and demonstrations using the BBG apiary, weather permitting. Berkshire Botanical Garden 5 West Stockbridge Road Stockbridge, MA 01262 For more information visit our website: http://www.berkshirebotanical.org/ Or Phone: 413-298-3926 Or […]

Tips and Techniques for Healthy Seedling Starts

Nasami Farm Nursery 128 North Street, Whately, MA

Healthy plants and gardens begin with healthy seedlings. Come learn some basic yet critical propagation techniques for successful seedling starts. We begin with a brief overview of propagation terminology and science and continue in the greenhouse with hands-on demonstrations and experience. Plan to get your hands dirty and leave with some healthy native seedling starts! […]

CISA Workshop: Serving Social and Economic Justice on the Farm

Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA

We're sorry! This event is full for the general public. We have some reserved spaces left for farmers. Please email Stevie for more information, with questions, or to RSVP: stevie@buylocalfood.org   How can we contribute to economic and social justice? Many farmers have asked some version of this question before. We are, by nature of […]

Managing People: Skill-building for Supervisors and Crew Leaders

North Hadley Sugar Shack 181 River Drive, Hadley, MA, United States

(Para Español, haga click aquí.) Get the best out of your farm team in 2019! Managing people is a skill that can be learned, much like operating equipment or growing crops. Farmers often expect themselves or their employees to learn such skills on their own, but most of us are not born with people management […]

Nutritional management of pasture raised animals

Monday, April 29, 2019 8:30 am to 1 pm | Nutritional management of pasture raised animals Topics: Pasturing versus confinement systems, nutritional challenges of raising animals on pasture, multi species grazing, forage quality A certificate of participation from University of Connecticut Extension will be awarded to each person who completes the three classroom workshops and […]

Conservation workshop

Conservation workshop for Hampden/Hampshire Counties farmers and forest land owners planned The Hampden/Hampshire Counties Conservation Districts will host a workshop where farmers and forest land owners can learn about programs that offer technical and financial assistance to help them address natural resource concerns on their land. The workshop, titled Conservation Planning, Practices and Programs, will […]

Public Hearing on APR Regulations

John W. Olver Transit Center, Allen Meeting Room 12 Olive St, Greenfield, MA

The Department of Agricultural Resources will hold a public hearing on amendment of 330 CMR 22.00. The Department is proposing changes to address the transfer and sale of a parcel protected by an APR. The revised regulations will provide APR landowners with a clearer understanding of their requirements at the time of transfer, the Department’s process […]

Gardening the Community’s Plant Sale & Gardener’s Gathering

Gardening the Community 200 Walnut Street, Springfield, MA, United States

Join GTC and the Springfield Food Policy Council on Saturday, May 11 for an annual Plant Sale and Gardener's Gathering. There will be a wide selection of healthy vegetable and fruit starts (young plants ready to go in the ground) available, along with many herbs and flowers. Prices range from $2.00 - $4.00 for seedlings, […]