SEMAP | SEMAP - Part 66

A Bad Winter Has Large Impact on Massachusetts Agriculture

(EASTON) – After a particularly cruel winter, with snowfall totaling over 100 inches in many regions of Massachusetts, local farmers and growers are digging out, assessing the damaging and asking for help. After a spate of barn and greenhouse collapses, both in Southeastern Massachusetts and across the Commonwealth, local organizations supporting agriculture are reaching out […]

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Ag and Food Conference Recap

Events / SEMAP

The threat of a late day snowstorm couldn’t damper the spirits of those in attendance at the SEMAP’s 8th Annual Agriculture and Food Conference, with over 200 attendees enjoying a day chock full of interesting programming, speakers and exhibitors at Bristol County Agricultural High School. In partnership with the Bristol County Conservation District (BCCD), SEMAP

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Vegetable Farming – March 2015

Blogs / SEMAP

BY DEREK CHRISTIANSON Hard to imagine amid the spring thaw and abundance of moisture from the melt that our minds turned toward irrigation on the farm this past week. We spent the early part of this past Thursday bringing surface irrigation lines to our recently reassembled field house. Although we typically run mini-wobblers in the

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Director’s Message – February 2015

Blogs / SEMAP

From time to time, I’ve been asked by friends, family members, and others along my travels about how they can best support local agriculture. Naturally, buying local is a big part of that. I’ve said it many times, and it seems that the philosophy is really starting to permeate the lives of everyday folks. We

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Vegetable Farming – February 2015

Blogs / SEMAP

BY DEREK CHRISTIANSON In southern Bristol County we’ve dodged the worst of the snowfall the past few weeks, at least in comparison to the folks north of us. We’ve taken quite a break from fieldwork on the farm and I’ve been appreciating our decision to delay winter CSA distributions originally scheduled for late January/early February.

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