When: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 from 5 pm to 7 pm Where: UMass Agricultural Learning Center, 911 North Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01003 Packhouse pests, including birds and rodents, affect produce quality and pose food safety risks. They can also be hard to get rid of! New food safety regulations require that covered farms have […]
"Keeping the Light Alive Ancient Ponies Farm, Amherst, MA Sunday, Oct 13th, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM This workshop dives into the practical and gritty details of reliably keeping green food crops alive, “against the calendar” (with no fossil fuel), using cold-hardy crops protected by high and low tunnel (unheated) hoophouses, through the harsh New […]
Farm Business Planning Course October 15 to December 3: Every Tuesday from 6:00pm - 9:00pm (includes remote online classes) New Entry Farmer Training Center: 733 Cabot Street, Moraine Farm, Beverly, MA Instructors: Kevin Cody and Ben Zoba What to Expect Over the eight-week course, you will create a plan to start or grow your farm […]
Announcing the 4th Annual Producer and Buyer Forum With Keynote Speaker Dan Horan of Five Acre Farms Discussing the Rewards and Risks of Growth MIDDLEBURY, VT – All growers, food producers, retail and institutional buyers and distributors are invited to attend the 2019 Producer and Buyer Forum. Hosted in partnership with the Vermont Agency of […]
Although we tend to associate climate change with transportation and coal, the food we eat is one of the greatest contributors to the crisis. Which means that just by changing the way you eat, you can have a significant impact on the future of our planet. Focusing on the work of Project Drawdown this special […]
Saturday Oct 19, 2019 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Free - $90.00 For more information and to register, click here. Hemp production is on the rise nationally, as is demand for locally sourced hemp flower-derived products. With that in mind, Massachusetts farmers are diversifying their crop plans. Come learn how hemp fits into your […]
On behalf of Franklin Community Co-op, you're enthusiastically invited to our co-op month celebration, Saturday, October 19, noon-3P, downtown Greenfield. An array of local co-ops--and one of our new co-op partners, the Argentina-based, La Riojana--will be part of our small-scale expo, "Miles of Co-operation". Featuring Equal Exchange, Artisan Beverage, PVSquared, Our Family Farms, and the […]
Come visit Carr's Ciderhouse on Preservation Orchard for tastings, tours, pours, and sales! Saturday, November 2, 2019 – Sunday, November 3, 2019 12:00pm - 4:00pm For important details about the orchard road and your car, parking, and wagon rides from the North Hadley Sugar Shack, please visit our website events page at http://www.carrsciderhouse.com/events-1