Anawan Farm, Route 118 in Rehoboth, MA has 1 open work-share slot for anyone interested in earning 1 FULL share for their family. We require 4 hours per week of work which will earn you one full share. A minimum of 4 weeks must be worked in order to earn 4 weeks of full shares. This is a great opportunity for an agricultural student to learn the basics of starting and maintaining a small 2-3 acre farm.

MEET YOUR FARMER, YOUR FARMER’S FAMILY, AND TOUR OUR SMALL FARM…
We are holding a meet & greet for our CSA participants & customers on June 10 @ 10am-12pm! Feel free to come to the farm to join us for coffee, and a few light snacks. We will show you around, answer your questions, and gather to meet new folks in our community.

Our Farmstand will be opening in mid-June. Date is still TBA. Keep an eye out for the announcement on facebook and for the 2 yellow tents this year!

We are looking for LOCAL farmers interested in highlighting as well as offering, some specialty products (especially in the area of seafood, meats, dairy, jams, fruit, preserves, and bread) at our farm stand. Refrigerated items must be presented via promotional item such as an informational flyer or brochure, be accompanied with contact information, and order forms.
ALL ITEMS MUST BE PRODUCED LOCALLY WITHIN NEW ENGLAND. PREFERABLY MA & RI!

Inquiries in regards to all of the above please contact pam@anawanfarm.com.

We hope everyone has a happy, healthy, productive farm season!!! Pam, Gabi and Family

When:
Thursday, May 25th, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Where:
New England Alpaca Fiber Pool, 115 N 7th St, Fall River, MA 02720

Price:
FREE – SEMAP Members
$5  – General Public

What:
Interested in Natural Fibers, Alpacas, or just Textiles in general? Well, you are in luck as the New England Alpaca Fiber Pool (NEAFP) is opening its doors to educate the local community on all things alpaca, the fiber & products they produce, and how the growing U.S. Alpaca Fiber industry has had its roots planted in the Southcoast for the last 20 years! Learn what makes alpaca one of the best natural fibers in the world, how it’s helping spur growth in U.S. based textile mills, and how alpaca farms across the country are working together to service the growing Slow Fashion Movement.

ATTENTION FARMERS

The Brockton Downtown Farmers Market is considering some changes for this coming year.

Proposed Location: Brockton Area Transit Transportation Center – 10 Commercial Street

Proposed Day: Wednesday or Thursday

Proposed Time: 4 pm to 7 pm

The highly visible proposed location is on a two-way street with over 13,000 vehicles passing on a typical day. The BAT Center serves both the regional bus network and MBTA Commuter Rail. MBTA data shows that over 280 people arrive by train in Brockton between the hours of 4 and 7 pm. The BAT Center will offer free parking for both vendors and customers, and is considering running a shuttle from local senior housing developments.

We would like to hear from our existing and potential new vendors what they think of the proposed location, days and hours.

If you are interested in becoming a Brockton Downtown Farmers Market vendor, please email the Market Manager, Jon Van Kuiken, at jon@brocktonfarmersmarket.com

When:
Thursday, May 11th, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Where:
Langwater Farm, 209 Washington St, North Easton, MA

Price:
$5 Beginning Farmer (10 years or less managing a farm)
$15 SEMAP Member
$20 General Public

What:
Please join us at Langwater Farm on May 11th at 5:30pm to discuss pushing early Spring crops in the field. We’ll meet at our home farm at 209 Washington St. in North Easton and tour our plant propagation facility and then we’ll carpool across town to our other location at 520 Bay Rd. in South Easton to see the crops in the field.  One of our yearly goals is to have as much produce ready as possible for the first weekend in May when we open our farmstand. To do this we’ve been timing our greenhouse seeding dates to ensure we have plants ready to transplant as soon as the weather permits in early April. Then we cover with acres of row cover, some with hoops for support and some on bare ground, depending on the crop. For some crops we’ll push the early season by planting on black plastic. In some cases the beds are made the previous Fall to expedite things even further in the Spring. Come and learn about our greenhouse seeding schedules, our specific cultures for all the early season veggies, and our techniques applying and securing row covers.

When:
Saturday, May 6th, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Where:
Marshfield Fairgrounds, 140 Main St, Marshfield, MA
The workshop is held  in the Admin Building (a Cape). Please enter the Fairgrounds at the gate closest to S. River St.

Price:
$5 Beginning Farmer
$15 SEMAP Member
$20 General Public

What:
Love the local food movement? Ever thought you might like to try keeping your own chickens? Come join “The Chickeness”, Khrysti Smyth, of Yardbirds Backyard Chickens for a rundown of popular breeds, housing needs and design, feeding and care, health, laws and zoning, info on how to effortlessly mix chickens and neighbors, and everything else you might want to know about keeping your own backyard chickens.  Course materials will be provided, and each attendee will receive a signed Certificate of Course Completion.  Come find out whether keeping chickens might be a good addition to your garden, your kitchen, and your family’s overall health and wellbeing, and meet a few of her feathered Chicken Ambassadors too!