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Can Direct-Market Vegetable Farmers Make a Middle Class Income?

Online MA, United States

Vegetable farms that sell their produce through farmers markets, CSA programs, on-farm stores, and other direct-market channels are the foundation of local food movements everywhere. Yet there is surprisingly little information available to help answer a basic question: Can farmers make a middle-class income selling vegetables through direct-market outlets? Pasa Sustainable Agriculture launched an ongoing study […]

NEVBGA Six Hundred Second Meeting

virtual

The New England Vegetable and Berry Growers Association and New England Cooperative Extension present an all-day educational session for veg and fruit growers, this Friday January 7th from 9:30-3:15pm. Due to the current surge in COVID-19 cases, we are moving the January 7th meeting online. You can register at the link below. There are three […]

Freed Seed Federation Seed School

Westport Grange 931 Main Rd, Westport, MA, United States

Westport Grange and Freed Seed Federation are excited to offer their first-ever Seed School. The seven-week course is free, and drop-in style, so that as many are able to come as are interested, for as much or as little as they are interested in.  This will be a crash course in the nuts and bolts […]

Funding Your Farm: Strategies to Boost Grant Success

virtual

Join New Entry Sustainable Farming Project for an informative discussion about finding funding and financial capital needed to start, expand, and grow your farm. Hear from four farmers who have successfully navigated state, local, and federal grant and Farm Bill programs: Chris Grant - Grant Family Farm, West Newbury Brittany Overshiner - Upswing Farm, Pepperell […]

Solar Punk Farmhacks Climate Control System Workshop

Revive the Roots 347 Farnum Pike, Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States

Revive the Roots is hosting an on-farm workshop where you will learn to build an Arduino-powered climate control system for greenhouse production. Measure temperature and light levels and control any number of heaters, grow lights, pumps, etc. This workshop will be taught by: Andy from Nuts and Bolts Nursery Bradford from Revive the Roots The address listed […]

$5

Be Prepared for Shearing Season Webinar

virtual

To help fiber farmers prepare for the upcoming shearing season, the Animal Fiber subgroup of the CCE Livestock Program Work Team is hosting a “Preparing for Shearing Day” webinar scheduled for Tuesday February 1st from 7:00 – 8:30 pm on Zoom. There are so many to-do boxes that need to be checked when it comes […]

UMass Amherst Mass Aggie Series

virtual

Join UMass Extension for their annual series of workshops for homeowners and small scale farmers to help participants gain new skills to use in their own gardens and landscapes. Workshops will be hosted via zoom through February and March. All sessions will be recorded and available for paying registrants for two months following each workshop. […]

$35

How To Sell Your Wool to the Wool Pool

virtual

Once your sheep have been shorn, your next step is to market the wool. One option is to sell it raw to a wool pool, but just exactly how do you do that? Join members of the Animal Fiber Subgroup of Cornell’s Livestock Program Work Team for the “Preparing for and Accessing Wool Pools in […]

Soil Management in Response to Climate Change

virtual

Berkshire Grown is hosting another set of online Winter Workshops in 2022. The series runs from late January through March. All workshops are remote, presented on the Zoom platform. Advance registration required.  Zoom links to the workshops will be emailed the day before for each workshop. To register for one or more of the workshops, scroll […]

$10 – $15

UMass Amherst Mass Aggie Series

virtual

Join UMass Extension for their annual series of workshops for homeowners and small scale farmers to help participants gain new skills to use in their own gardens and landscapes. Workshops will be hosted via zoom through February and March. All sessions will be recorded and available for paying registrants for two months following each workshop. […]

$35

Farm Succession School for Massachusetts Farmers

John W. Oliver Transit Center 12 Olive St, Greenfield, MA, United States

MDAR is hosting Land For Good’s Farm Succession School for Massachusetts farmers this winter! This is an opportunity for senior generation farmers to talk with peers, learn from advisors, and get support on the challenging process of farm succession and transfer planning. Are you unsure who will take over your farm? Feel like your family needs to start talking, but […]

$100

Innovative Ways to Sell Agricultural Products

virtual

Join UVM Extension and the International Workshop on Agritourism for an insightful and wide ranging discussion on agritourism topics with a global appeal. Agritourism experts from Ontario, southern Quebec and the Aube region of France will discuss innovative ways to promote agri-food products in local markets, purchase locally sourced supplies and sell direct to consumers. […]

MA Farmland Action Plan Listening Sessions

virtual

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) has begun the process of developing a Massachusetts Farmland Action Plan to address the farmland needs and goals of the Commonwealth.   To preserve the resilience of our agricultural economy and food system in a changing climate, there is a pressing need to expand the number of farms […]

Getting More for Your Milk

virtual

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is launching a new initiative to connect dairy farmers with small-scale dairy processors. Ever think about starting your own brand of cheese, yogurt or butter? Do you need help finding a co-packer to make the product for you and don’t know where to start? Or, are you seeking […]

UMass Amherst Mass Aggie Series

virtual

Join UMass Extension for their annual series of workshops for homeowners and small scale farmers to help participants gain new skills to use in their own gardens and landscapes. Workshops will be hosted via zoom through February and March. All sessions will be recorded and available for paying registrants for two months following each workshop. […]

$35
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