Local Food Events
Visit the SEMAP Calendar for more local food events!
Local food is more than a gimick or a trend, it’s a way of life! Connect yourself and your family with the natural cycles and seasons that make New England such a special place, especially for raising food. Enjoy the many local food traditions our region provides from apple picking to lobster harvest Southeastern Mass with the many fun events, tastings and local food discussions you’re hungry for!
**= Visit SEMAP at these fun food events!
November:
Nov. 4th – SEMAP Annual Meeting @ Gallery X – Public Welcome – RSVP required**
Nov. 30th, 2010 FREE EVENT** – Intro to Nutrient Dense Crops and Agriculture
Tuesday, November 30th 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Friends Academy, Commons Building 1088 Tucker Road, Dartmouth, MA
DARTMOUTH, MA – A new trend in farming and vegetable gardening is managing the biology, mineralogy, and energetic dimensions of soils to help grow more nutritious, more abundant, and tastier foods to nurture healthier human lives.
On Tuesday, November 30, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at Friends Academy in the Commons Building at 1088 Tucker Road in North Dartmouth, professional organic farmer and director of the Real Food …Campaign, Dan Kittredge, will give a free public lecture, addressing methods of building vitality in soils and crops and understanding the complex relationship between soil conditions, crop nutrition, and human health. The event is co-sponsored by the Real Food Campaign, Northeast Organic Farming Association/ Massachusetts Chapter (NOFA/Mass), and Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP).
The talk is an introduction to a five-session course on Nutrient Dense Crop Production with classroom instruction that will be held at Friends Academy with field demonstrations one mile away at Brix Bounty Farm.
January:
Jan. 13th – Annual Winter Networking Event – invitation only
February:
TBA – Lobster Lovers! Learn from a your Local Lobsterman and chefs the ways of this unique species.
March:
Saturday, March 5th – Annual SEMAP/BCCD One-Day Farm Conference New in 2011 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC**