2018 PVGrows Forum (Pioneer Valley Grows) Saturday, April 7, 9:15am-4:15pm Gateway City Arts, Holyoke Join the PVGrows Network to learn from local and regional efforts and craft strategies for action on the urgent and timely topics of immigration, food access, and land access through a series of speakers and discussions. Keynote speakers from Vermont's […]
Maintaining living plant cover is one of the essential practices of building soil health. This workshop provides practical guidance on using cover crops in a small-scale, non-mechanized, no-till context to improve soil health both for growing more nutritious food and for sequestering atmospheric carbon into the soil. Sharon Gensler-homesteader, organic grower, educator, NE Organic Farming […]
Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) Suspension: Streamlining Communication Regional Meetings RSVP Here. Held at Umass Dartmouth School of Law, Room 117 333 Faunce Corner Rd. Dartmouth, MA 02747 Tentative Agenda: o Welcome and Introductions o Tools/Resources to communicate the HIP suspension effectively o Best practices you or your agency have developed to assist you […]
Marketing can help you decide what to grow or produce, choose where and how you want to sell it, differentiate yourself from other farmers, and make effective use of social media and other marketing tools. Learn the basics to doing your own marketing or supervising someone else. This series of 4 workshops is designed as […]
April 11. Spring Potluck & Discussion “Why We Farm” @ Newton Community Farm in Newton, 6:00-8:00 pm Host: Greg Maslowe, Farm Manager, Newton Community Farm Address & Parking: 303 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA. Please park on Winchester Street and walk down the path past the greenhouse to the upper level of the barn. Please check the […]
The Urban Farming Institute and NOFA/Mass are co-hosting this workshop exploring how the right combination of biological and regenerative farming approaches can steadily improve your crop quality - especially in urban and small garden settings. You will take away from this workshop new skills, including: Knowing how to detect and understand the unique advantages and […]
April 25. Greenhouse (Propagation) Management @ Upswing Farm in Ashland, 4:00-6:00 pm Hosts: Brittany and Kevin Overshiner, farmers & owners, Upswing Farm Address & Parking: 28 South St, Ashland, MA. Please pull in and park along the driveway in front of the greenhouse. Please check the CRAFT Visits schedule (linked below) for the most up […]
Kathleen DiChiara is a former Fortune 500 corporate executive and triathlete whose health took a sudden debilitating turn toward chronic pain and disease at the same time as her son was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. After learning and experimenting with nutrition-based approaches to her illness, Kathleen was able to heal herself and her family […]
Coastal Foodshed & SEMAP are excited to bring you a super useful social media marketing workshop with help from The Branding Edit. This workshop is designed to help farmers, farmers market vendors and managers leverage their social media accounts to grow their farm, business, and brand. This is a free workshop. It will be held Monday April 30th, […]
Highlights include the BA Grows Farmer's Market & Vendor Expo, Live Animal Exhibits, Gourmet Food Truck, Live Entertainment, and more! Just in time for Mother's Day, check out the Bristol Aggie Plant Sale hosted by the BA Floriculture & Landscape Design & Construction students. Prospective Student tour for 6th and 7th graders will run from […]
May 9. Tractor & Equipment Safety @ Medway Community Farm in Medway, 4:00-6:00 pm Host: Seth Terramane, Farm Manager, Medway Community Farm Presenter: Brian Huckins, Huckins Forge Address & Parking: 50 Winthrop Street, Medway, MA. You’ll see our round, white MCF sign and our natural wood farm stand/shed. Once you pull into the parking area, […]
Join New Entry, Mass. Dept. of Transitional Assistance, Mass Dept. of Agricultural Resources, and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture to learn about accepting SNAP benefits, WIC coupons, and Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) coupons at your stand or mobile market. Registration will be open all day for your on-the-spot USDA SNAP vendor license. These services are available for farmers in both MA and RI. This event […]
May 23. Crop Planning & Micro Greens @ Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, 4:00-6:00 pm Host: Matt Celona, Farm Manager, Drumlin Farm Presenters: Elena Colman, Lexington Community Farm and Andrew Rodgers, Clark Farm Address & Parking: 208 S Great Rd, Lincoln, MA Please check the CRAFT Visits schedule (linked below) for the most up to date information […]
June 6. Growing Infrastructure @ Farmer Dave’s in Dracut, 4:00-6:00pm Host: Dave Dumaresq, owner and farmer, Farmer Dave’s Address & Parking: 437 Parker Rd, Dracut, MA Please check the CRAFT Visits schedule (linked below) for the most up to date information regarding the farm visits, and to check for any reschedules or cancelations.
Read more about the Wool Pool here. Bring your sheep wool here and get paid for it!
