SEMAP | SEMAP - Part 29

Southside Community Land Trust Hiring Director of Farmland Access and Education

Organization Overview – For 36 years, Southside Community Land Trust has been building a fair and sustainable local food system in Rhode Island by: • offering access to land in community gardens, urban farms and rural farms • providing training and technical assistance to beginning farmers • educating people of all ages about diet and […]

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Director’s Message – December 2017

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December is full of traditions – wreaths, lights, trees and cookies. We hope you do include buying local as part of your holidays. Our updated Winter Farmers Market Guide is available to help you and you can find a complete list of local buying options in our Local Food Guide –on paper at a farmstand

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BCC Announces Open Enrollment for 3 Courses in Sustainable Agriculture

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Bristol Community College in Fall River announces open enrollment in the following courses for the Winter/Spring 2018 semester. Senior citizens (60+) and veterans may be eligible for a waiver of tuition for credit courses. Non-credit registration is available for ½ tuition. Full details, costs, and registration for all courses are available at www.bristolcc.edu, see Sustainable

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Norwell Farms is seeking an experienced, organic vegetable farmer

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Our History Norwell Farms is a 501c(3) non-profit community farm in Norwell, MA, a small town located about 25 miles south of Boston. We have a license from the Town of Norwell to farm on 7 acres at the Historic Jacobs Farm, and we are in our 8th year of operation. The nonprofit organization of

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Director’s Message – November 2017

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We hope you will join us for our Annual Meeting on November 16th. It will be held at Groundwork in New Bedford starting at 5:30pm and will give you a chance to network with farmers, farm businesses, our supportive SEMAP members, and the broader agricultural community. For our keynote, we will hear from Shelley Cardoos

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