Location: MA Green High Performance Computing Center, 100 Bigelow St., Holyoke This hands-on workshop will help identify your farm’s unique story, and explain the steps towards shaping it into a unique brand that will be the foundation of all your marketing efforts. We’ll talk about what makes a strong brand, the essential elements of branding, […]
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is offering 3 sessions of this workshop across the state for farmers to better understand what is involved in succession planning. Experts from Land for Good and MDAR will provide tools and resources - including the state's Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) Program - to help you identify the next owner of […]
Ancient grains are nutrient-rich and delicious! Join pastry chef Rachel Portnoy as she demystifies using the ancient grain einkorn in all types of baking both savory and sweet. Einkorn is one of the oldest and lesser known ancient grains, a relative of modern wheat with a more easily digested gluten. "Gluten-safe" einkorn can replace wheat […]
Monday, February 11, 2019 8:30 am to 1 pm (Snow Date: February 13, 2019) Improving existing pastures and establishing new pasture Topics: Pasture plants, soil, existing pasture care, reseeding new pasture Nutrition's Role in Sustainable Livestock Production Practices 2019 A new workshop series on pasture management and infrastructure and the nutritional needs of livestock raised […]
Description: Learn to make better disease management decisions by understanding how different types of pathogens behave and the conditions that favor disease. We will review new diseases like spinach downy mildew, dig deeper into perennial diseases like Alternaria in brassicas, and cover other major disease outbreaks from 2018. We will take a tour of UMass […]
What is a Cash Flow Projection? How do you use it to make sure you have good cash flow on a day to day basis? In this webinar, we will cover two aspects: creating annual cash flow projections and day-to-day management. First, we will work through creating a yearly cash flow projection using historical data to lay-out cash needs on a […]
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 […]
Come and learn about the solidarity economy, which seeks to build an economy that serves people and planet. It's a framework, a global movement, and a broad set of practices that align with its values of solidarity, democracy, equity, sustainability and pluralism (not a one size fits all model). A huge foundation of solidarity economy […]