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Workshop: Health Care Practices for our Food Animals

University of Rhode Island, East Farm, Building 7 2163 Kingstown Rd. (Route 108), Kingston, RI, United States

A SARE Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative Workshop - a project to improve environmental quality by reducing drugs in meat production; enhance economic viability by reducing off-farm inputs and meeting increased consumer demand for local foods free of antibiotics and drugs; and respond to immediate public social concerns about the effects on humans of antibiotics in food […]

Free

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SEMAP Storage Crops Twilight Workshop

Freedom Food Farm 471 Leonard St, Raynham, MA, United States

Storage crops are an essential part of a four-season farm. We'll take a walk through the vegetable fields at Freedom Food Farm and look at some of their production methods for storage crops. We'll also tour their crop storage areas and winter wash station. Storage varieties, harvest tips, and different storage methods and conditions for different […]

$5 – $20

Bristol Aggie Fall Show 2017

Bristol County Agricultural High School 135 Center St., Dighton, MA, United States

The 2017 Bristol Aggie Fall Show promises to be bigger & better than ever! The event will run from Friday, October 20th - Sunday, October 22nd from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. We will welcome back Jake the Cat & the entire team from Cat County 98.1 on Saturday from 11-1! In addition to the impressive […]

Free

Seed Sovereignty Field Day at Round the Bend Farm

Round the Bend Farm 92 Allen Neck Rd., Dartmouth, MA, United States

Those who control the seed system, control the food system. And yet, over the past 50 years, as we’ve lost the majority of our plant breeds and seed companies, we’ve also divorced plants from their place. Cultivars are no longer bred to thrive in a certain bioregion or soil type. Rarely are they developed for […]

$60 – $77

Film & Potluck at Dartmouth Grange

The Dartmouth Grange 162 is hosting their Film & Potluck series again. It'll all start with a film co-sponsored by the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 'Finest Kind: The New Bedford Fishing Industry'. This is a potluck event! Please bring a food item to share! Potluck starts at 6pm, film at 6:30pm. The schedule for […]

Massachusetts Food System Forum

DoubleTree Hotel, Leominster 99 Erdman Way, Leominster, MA, United States

The Massachusetts Food System is full of activity, energy, and innovation – from the growth in urban agriculture, to increased access to healthy foods, to innovative education and supports for food system entrepreneurs, to efforts to reduce food waste, to schools integrating nutrition and farming into their curricula, and much more. Much has been accomplished, […]

Animal Science Child Enrichment Workshop at Bristol Aggie

Bristol County Agricultural High School 135 Center St., Dighton, MA, United States

Does your child love animals and want a hands-on learning experience? Let the staff and students of Bristol Aggie teach your child all about different species of animals. Children will be amazed at all the different opportunities they will have in these hands-on educational workshops. Each workshop will run from 8:30-12:30 on selected dates. Space […]

$25 – $35

NOFA/RI Advanced Growers Seminar With Roger Swain & Lee Reich

Hope & Main 691 main St., Warren, RI, United States

Join NOFA/RI on Sunday, December 3rd for this special event with two nationally known experts sharing experience, techniques, and humor in backyard and small farm growing at Hope & Main (691 Main Street, Warren, RI). Roger Swain, always informative and entertaining, will impart practical advice for backyard and small farms in the larger context of how […]

$45 – $65

Northeast SARE Farmer Grant Applications Due Dec. 5th

Farmer Grants are for commercial producers who have an innovative idea they want to test using a field trial, on-farm demonstration, marketing initiative, or other technique. A technical advisor--often an extension agent, crop consultant, or other service professional--must also be involved. Projects should seek results other farmers can use, and all projects must have the […]

Community Food Systems Conference

Boston Park Plaza Hotel 50 Park Plaza, Boston, MA, United States

New Entry Sustainable Farming Project’s Community Food Systems Conference will address common underlying themes between food security, social justice and sustainable agriculture including obstacles in urban and rural environments and fostering community empowerment to create and sustain resilient local food systems. We will provide space for conversations around promoting, facilitating, and supporting self-reliance; breaking down […]

Eastern Mass CRAFT Annual Varieties Discussion & Potluck

Hosted at Newton Community Farm, which is non-profit community farm located on the historic Angino farmstead in Newton, MA. Time: 4-6pm Address: 303 Nahanton Street, Newton Parking: Park on Winchester Street The discussion will be on annual varieties. Bring food to share. Learn more about Eastern Mass Craft here.  

‘Tis The Season For…Wreath Decorating! – Powisset Farm

Powisset Farm 37 Powisset Street, Dover, MA, United States

Join host Ferriss Buck Donham to make an early winter-inspired wreath at the farm. Ferriss will provide the class with the fundamentals of wreath making and ideas to get started, allowing participants to create a unique wreath according to their tastes. Each participant will bring home a finished wreath full of beautiful local and seasonal […]

$52 – $65

Agriculture, Labor, and the Law Workshop at UMass Dartmouth

UMass Dartmouth Law School 333 Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, MA, United States

Join presenter Mary O'Neal, Partner at Conn Kavanaugh Law Firm and employment law expert, for a workshop that will provide an overview of key employment issues that farmers need to know. From apprenticeships to agricultural minimum wage, the workshop will cover key topics that come up on the farm and provide attendees with an agricultural […]

Free

Southeastern MA Food Security Network Quarterly Meeting

UMass Dartmouth Law School 333 Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, MA, United States

The Southeastern Massachusetts Food Security Network holds quarterly meetings and it is here that the Network comes together to discuss issues revolving around food security in our Southeastern MA region. These meetings are open to the public, and we encourage anyone to join who is interested in nutrition education, public health, sustainable and local agriculture, emergency […]

Massachusetts Food Policy Council Meeting

MA Division of Fisheries & Wildlife 1 Rabbit Hill Rd., Westbourough, MA, United States

The purpose of the Massachusetts Food Policy Council shall be to develop recommendations to advance the following food system goals for the commonwealth: (A) increased production, sales and consumption of Massachusetts-grown foods; (B) the development and promotion of programs that deliver healthy Massachusetts-grown foods to Massachusetts residents, through programs such as: (i) targeted state subsidies; […]

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