Join NOFA/Mass for an upcoming soil compaction workshop! Are you looking to optimize your on-farm cover cropping systems and identify opportunities to decrease the compaction of your soil? Planting garlic or a variety of other foods into your cover crop is a great way to optimize your fields, decrease the compaction levels of your soil, and […]
Sept 27, Wed, 4-6pm Potluck & Small Scale Market Farming, Zeigler's Market Garden, Norfolk Address: 241 Main St. Norfolk, MA. Depending on group size, we can carpool over to our other field locations in town. https://zmg.farm Hosts: Zachary Zeigler and Sarah Visnick, Farmers and Owners CRAFT Liaison: Chris Kantlehner, White Barn Farm, Zeigler’s Market Garden […]
The Black Farmer Fund & Black Land Stewardship program of Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust (NEFOC) are working to address the systemic barriers to land, capital and market access faced by Black farmers. They are committed to ensuring that Black farmers have the resources and support they need to thrive. They would love for […]
This is the third event in the Night Owl Farm Workshop Series Join flower specialist, Laurene Hulbig, at the farm for some fall fun! Set the pumpkin spice mood with some homemade dried wreaths! Class will start with a grapevine wreath and adorning it with an assortment of dried flowers and hydrangeas. All flowers were locally […]
Light the signal fires, Sound the conch, Shout it from Beacon, Blue and Bunker Hills, Paint it on a Mass Pike overpass, Hang a banner over the green monster, Call in and make a plug on WBUR, Ride a tractor from the Old North Church to Concord saying... 6th Annual Eastern Mass Farmer Open Mic Night […]
Join NOFA/Mass in their journey of diving deep into the world of compost and mushroom substrate. Throughout the day, they’ll be looking into the living world of soil and mycelium and sensing how to integrate spent mushroom substrate into home and small-scale farm composting systems. Learn about Woven Roots Farm’s no-till, hand-scale, growing, composting, mulching, […]
Join Tiverton Farmers Market on October 15, 2023, from 10am-2pm for the 1st Inaugural Garlic Roast. Join them for all things garlic and to celebrate the season's harvest! Come, see and eat everything garlic. From fresh garlic bulbs for eating and planting to garlic specialty pizzas, breads and empanadas, sauces, jerky and more. Vendors will […]
Wednesday, October 18th at 7pm at the Westport Grange 181 931 Main Road, Westport MA Workshop for Landowners, Land Managers and Hunters Our Herd will be offering a workshop for landowners, land managers and hunters on safe, regulated hunting practices, to provide a clearer understanding about this method of restoring a healthier-sized white-tailed deer population. […]
MA School districts have an additional $3.5 million to spend on local food in school meals this year! Come learn more from MA Farm to School and MDAR about the unique aspects of school sales, how to connect with school buyers, and additional support available to you to help you respond to requests for quotes […]
Join us at our Twilight Grower Series, this time at Holly Hill Farm in Cohasset! Together with NOFA-MA, Holly Hill will walk us through their compost production, show us their new compost sifter, and discuss the successes & challenges of producing their own compost for the farm. We'll also talk about barriers to implementing this […]
Mike Perry, a 3rd generation sheepdog trainer and the owner and trainer of Sheepdog Junction, will host a special dog demonstration at Soule Homestead October 21st at 2pm. At this demo Mike will talk through how he trains the dogs and we can see the dogs work with the sheep. Snacks and refreshments will available for […]
Autumn is a season of harvest - of plants and animals alike. If you’re a meat eater and haven’t participated in an animal slaughter, you are invited to partake in this intimate, empowering and transformative rite that awakens us to the circle of life. Join Turtle Bend Farm, in Montgomery MA, for a number of […]
National Organic Coalition will be hosting the Fall 2023 Pre-NOSB Meeting, in Providence, Rhode Island. This will be an in-person event! The Pre-NOSB Meeting takes place in advance of the National Organic Standards Board meeting each spring and fall. This meeting provides a space for information-sharing and dialogue and is open to all organic stakeholders. […]
Please join Young Farmer Network and SEMAP for our upcoming Young Farmer Night Saturday, October 28th at 4pm, at Old Earth Orchards, 692F Caswell Street East Taunton, MA 02718 . You are welcome to join for any and all of the event! As a group, we will take a tour of Old Earth Orchards and learn more […]
Rich and Healthy: No-till for Successful Farms and Gardens. Sunday Oct 29th, 10am to 5PM, Seeds of Solidarity, Orange MA If you a farmer or experienced gardener seeking to start, transition to, or advance no-till methods this inspiring day is for you! Simple tools and no-till techniques build healthy soil, reduce labor and cost inputs, […]
