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Farm and Food Workers Relief Program Application Assistance

South Congregational Church 45 Maple Street, Springfield, MA, United States

$600 relief payments are available for farm workers who worked during the Covid-19 pandemic. Click here for more information on the FFWRP relief program. Application assistance is available in person today and tomorrow in Springfield. Please spread the word to eligible farm employees. ***LOCATION AND TIME CHANGE*** The event on Thursday, August 24th will now be held […]

2023 Farm Disasters: Free Dinner, Info, and Farmer Discussion

Plainville Farm 135 Mount Warner Rd, Hadley, MA

Register here! Pre-registering will help us make sure there is plenty of food. Join CISA, Plainville Farm’s Wally Czajkowski, and other farmers for information about disaster relief options, help with applications, dinner, and time to talk to other farmers about how this year’s weather disasters have impacted your farm and how you are planning for […]

Free

Advocating for a More Humane Food System: Farmers & the 2023 Farm Bill

Remote

For decades, federal and state policy has been used as a tool to prop up the harmful industrial agriculture system, providing billions of dollars in subsidies and funding that leaves more humane and responsible farmers at a severe disadvantage in the marketplace. Join us for this webinar to learn how higher-welfare farmers can play a […]

Free

(Nearly) Fall Meadow Stroll 

(Nearly) Fall Meadow Stroll  Sunday, September 17, 12:00 - 2:00 pm Checkerspot Farm 30 Jacksonville Rd., Colrain Franklin Conservation District announces the last outdoor event of the year in our Native Plants education series. Join Jocelyn Demuth of Checkerspot Farm in Colrain for a stroll around her former dairy pasture turned native plants meadow, which is still abuzz […]

Local Farming in the Climate Crisis – Panel and Action Circle

Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew 8 Church St, Greenfield, MA, United States

On September 17, 2023, the Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew and CISA are hosting a panel to discuss the challenges of farming in the climate crisis, the Massachusetts government response, and visions for the future. The event will discuss recent climate events affecting Massachusetts, including intense cold and hard frosts damaging peach and […]

Free

Conservation Stewardship Program Practices for Grazing Lands

Remote

Join Chris and Burnell Muse to learn how a small farm in Louisiana -Muse 3 Farm - has implemented several NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program practices  to help  fund and improve enhancements to their pastures to enrich the welfare of their soil, grazing animals and wildlife. There is so much to learn from these two knowledgeable […]

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Building Soil Health and Climate Resilience with No-till Practices

Simple Gifts Farm 1089 North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA, United States

In 2023, the Hampden-Hampshire Conservation District (HHCD) launched the Healthy Soils Program, which provides farmers with resources to encourage and facilitate the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices, with the goal of building soil health and mitigating issues caused by conventional practices. As part of the Healthy Soils Program, HHCD offers equipment rentals, no-till mentorships, soil analysis, and educational outreach.

Free

MDAR Climate and APR Farm Grants Showcase at Warner Farm

Warner Farm 23 South Main Street, Sunderland, MA, United States

Are you interested in MDAR’s Climate Smart (CSAP) grant programs? Are you an APR farmer wanting to see an APR Improvement Program (AIP) grant in action? Are you interested in the APR program for your land? Join us at Warner Farm in Sunderland, where Dave Wisseman will showcase how they used their AIP and CSAP grants. We’ll look at their photovoltaic array installations funded partially by CSAP, as well as their AIP-funded infrastructure projects.

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