The Carrot Project is very pleased to announce that we have developed a free, accelerated online version of our Making It Happen: Profitability and Success farm financial management training. Participants will learn and apply financial management tools to their business that will help them answer questions such as: “Can I pay my bills?", “Is a […]
This workshop fulfills the FSMA Requirement for Farm Supervisor Produce Safety Training. Event date/time: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 - 9:00am to 5:00pm Event location: UMass Cranberry Station Library Instructors: Lisa McKeag, UMass Extension Educator & Michael Botelho, MDAR Commonwealth Quality Program Director Cost is $40 Co-sponsored by UMass Extension, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) and […]
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 […]
8 Week Class Offered on the Fundamentals of Shellfish Farming WHAT: An 8-week course on the Fundamentals of Shellfish Farming is being offered by the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, Southeastern MA Aquaculture Center & Woods Hole Sea Grant. Course topics include shellfish biology, clam and oyster culture techniques, predator control, permitting, safety, and an intro […]
Farmers! Legislators! Organizations! Local Food Purveyors! From buy-local campaigns and Farmer’s Markets to CSA’s and farmland preservation as pieces and parts of what constitutes a healthy agricultural sector, Ag day marks a celebration of everything related to agriculture in the Commonwealth. The beauty of this event is the friendly atmosphere that pervades throughout the day. Legislators, […]
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 […]
Webinar - Simple Greenhouse and Hoophouse Improvements March 27, 2018 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm Online Cost: Free Presenter: Andrew Mefferd, Editor and Publisher of Growing for Market Magazine As you think about gearing up for this coming season, there are many fairly simple changes you can make in the greenhouse or hoophouse that can help you […]
This free two-hour workshop and discussion is designed to help you start thinking about farming and how you can get involved in the local food system. We will discuss the basics of starting a farm business - and whether or not it is right for you. We will also talk about alternative roles that people can play […]
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 […]
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 […]
