An expert mechanic with over 40 years of troubleshooting and repairing everything from weed whackers to wide-body aircraft will share his expertise to help you keep your farm machinery in tip-top shape! You will walk away knowing how to identify basic but important components of your equipment motorized and non-motorized, what basic tools must be in […]
The special event for August 4th: Cross Stitch instruction and sampler viewing. Sharon Martin, a Martin family descendent will be instructing beginner cross-stitchers and our Martin House sample collection will be highlighted for those participating. Cross stitch kits available for purchase. Admission is $5, children under 12- free. We are Blue Star Museum- active military […]
Lobster War is an award-winning feature film about a climate-fueled conflict between the United States and Canada over waters that both countries have claimed since the end of the Revolutionary War. Learn more.
The special event for August 11th: Quilting Day, come join the Swansea Quilt Club and learn the colonial craft of quilting. Quilts will be on display and crafts for sale. Admission is $5, children under 12- free. We are Blue Star Museum- active military and families admitted free. Location: 22 Stoney Hill Road at […]
The Value of Using Social Media for Your Business. An Online Social Media Workshop for Farmers. The Branding Edit is so excited to host this 90-minute webinar designed specifically to share the importance of utilizing social media to build your business— and the ways to do just that! Together, we’ll help you identify your brand […]
Farmers Bill Braun and Dee Levanti grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers on about 5 acres at Ivory Silo Farm in Westport, MA Farmer Bill Braun from the Ivory Silo Farm in Westport, MA has been successful in selling his produce to several award-winning restaurants in MA including Cafe DuPay and Guilia Restaurants in Cambridge and […]
Come learn how Urban Farming Institute is using Fowler Clark Epstein Farm to create healthy places and healthy people through training, education, research, and development. After the tour, you will be able to taste produce grown fresh from the farm! 5:30pm for casual networking with UFI, SBN members, and others engaged in the local food […]
What does "eating local" really mean? Join the Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts for a tour of the Boston Organics facility and warehouse, and let's talk about what "eating local" really means and how Boston Organics is working to build a healthy local food system. Tuesday, August 20, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Boston Organics, […]
The special event for August 25th: Wampanoag Native American Cultural Day
QuickBooks Troubleshooting with Julia Shanks of The Farmer's Office August 27, 2019 at 6:00 pm Description: While the concepts of QuickBooks may be clear, the implementation can get tricky; especially since each farm has its own unique systems. In this session, we will go over common challenges (and solutions!), and provide an open forum to […]
The special event for September 1st: Colonial Chore Day - View colonial tools in our barn including a shingle horse demo by Phil Szenher. Learn about farming, preserving food, making butter and drying herbs. See our well and imagine gathering water. Watch Nan Szenher on the loom weaving and spinning wool on our spinning wheels. […]
The special event for September 8th: Mini Pumpkin Hunt. Admission is $5, children under 12- free. We are Blue Star Museum- active military and families admitted free. Location: 22 Stoney Hill Road at Route 6 ~ North Swansea, MA 027772019 Martin House Farm Hours: Open Sundays weekly from 1-4 pm Opening Day July 7, 2019 […]
This unique annual event promises to engage and foster partnerships between the diverse professionals and volunteers that play a collaborative role in the management of community forests, including foresters, planners, arborists, conservation commission members, land trusts, non-profit organizations, forest landowners, and many more. Pre-registration required to receive FREE LUNCH.
Vendors can register at this link: http://sbnmass.formstack.com/forms/blffvendorapp For one spectacular day each year, SBN transforms the Rose Kennedy Greenway and the City of Boston into the nation's largest local & sustainable food hub! The 10th Annual Boston Local Food Festival is a FREE outdoor festival that showcases farmers, local restaurants, food trucks, specialty food […]
In partnership with Land For Good, this year's YFNs will be land access themed. We'll be visiting farms demonstrating all different types of land situations (intergenerational, leasing from a land trust, private landowner lease, cooperative land use, private purchase, etc).Land access is consistently cited by farmers as their biggest hurdle, and we are all finding our […]
