Join us at Smiarowski Farmstand for the 5th Annual Potato Festival! In addition to our award winning Polish Food, the festival will feature a spread of potato based dishes, as well as a number of homemade soups. Bring the whole family to enjoy games for the little ones, meet Mr. Potato Head, and great food! […]
Join us for the Figtorium Open House and Farm Friends’ Market! This event celebrates the completion of our new, large, “Figtorium” greenhouse. October 5th, from noon to 5, enjoy a marketplace of local goods including Ed Johnson’s maple syrup, Cheshire Garden jams and vinegars, Leyden Glen Farm’s lamb, Kristin Nicholas’ art and pottery, Rhonda Wainshilbaum’s […]
Join us at Smiarowski Farmstand for the 5th Annual Potato Festival! In addition to our award winning Polish Food, the festival will feature a spread of potato based dishes, as well as a number of homemade soups. Bring the whole family to enjoy games for the little ones, meet Mr. Potato Head, and great food! […]
Hawley’s quinquennial Pudding Hollow Pudding Festival Sunday, October 6, beginning at 11 a.m. Hawley Meeting House and Grove on East Hawley Road In addition to the pudding contest, the festival will include a cider tasting, a tasty lunch, a pudding parade, homespun Hawley entertainment, and the crowning of the pudding head. The day is a […]
Sunday, October 6 1-3PM Yoga Center Amherst 17 Kellogg Avenue, 2nd floor Amherst, MA How can we use more fresh local produce year round to create healthy and delicious meals? New England has a bounty of local farms providing the freshest ingredients that naturally support our bodies as we transition from season to season. But […]
Food Safety Course: Preventive Controls for Human Food Certification Training - Blended Online/In-person Course This course is especially suited for food processing businesses. Online portion must be completed before in-person portion on October 7. COURSE DESCRIPTION: The Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-based Preventive Controls for Human Food FDA regulation is intended to ensure […]
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 […]