Join Seeds of Solidarity to learn to use a variety of hand and power tools, and gain or expand your building skills, ever-helpful to farmers, artists, or anyone seeking to increase your own DIY resources. You’ll experience the basics of wall, roof and deck framing, insulation and sheet-rock. Proper tool use and building techniques can inspire […]
$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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
