Join us at Moonlight Rose Farm in Swansea for our second Twilight Series event of 2022, and an evening of connecting with local farmers, exchanging fiber skills, and getting answers to your questions! Farmer David Rose also runs a successful market garden. We’ll discuss fiber best practices, pasture & fencing maintenance, and more! Registration is encouraged […]
Join Plymouth County Conservation District for their third and final Manure Management workshop, and their first hybrid workshop on June 29 at 6 PM! The speaker, Ally Moreau grew up helping her family on their farm and at their farmers market, where she was inspired to pursue marketing. Since then, she’s built a diverse and […]
What can soil health do for a flower business? Talk with Phoebe Poole of Weatherlow Farms and hear from her how she has wandered away from conventional, chemical production of cut flowers to a growing system that is biologically centered and the rewards that have come from that shift. She will speak to no, or […]
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project are psyched to reunite IN PERSON this November in Washington! After two years of virtual conferences, it will be wonderful to meet new and long-time colleagues IRL (in real life) and deepen connections, network, learn, and visit inspiring projects! Keep an eye out for more details as the event comes together […]
Join NOFA/RI for an on-farm workshop, part of their summer series, with some of our neighbor farmers over the line in Rhode Island! Big Train Farm has been experimenting with no-till and low-till systems for nearly ten years. Owner John Kenney's approaches over the years have included remineralization, direct animal rotations, indirect animal rotations, solarizing, […]
Join NOFA/RI for their on-farm Workshop series, working with some of our neighbors over the line in Rhode Island! Mike and Kelli came to farming from engineering. They took a year after graduate school to work on an organic farm with the goal of learning how to grow food. They fell in love with farming, […]
Come join our neighbors from NOFA/RI as they discuss sustainable farming on the other side of the line in Rhode Island, all part of their on-farm workshop series! Join Monique Bosch as she takes us on a deep dive, zooming in 400X magnification, to check out the beneficial microbes that live in our healthy soils. […]
Learn more about Northeast SARE's Farmer Grant program and how to navigate the application process. Multiple Northeast SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) grant recipient Tommye Lou Rafes, of T.L. Fruits and Vegetables in West Virginia, is sharing her experiences to help other farmers experiment with new ideas through the Farmer Grant program. At noon on […]
Chris and Christy at White Barn Farm have been operating tractors since their beginning 13 years ago. The decision to do so was solely based on the fact that the farm came with a working kubota tractor and a working farmall cub. They currently use 4 tractors, all on the smaller side, with a 50 […]
Norfolk County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Date: Tuesday October 11th, 2022 Time: Social Hour starts at 6:30, buffet dinner at 7PM Location: Conrad's Walpolefa 905 Main Street Walpole, MA 02081 Price Per Person: $15, this can be paid at the door RSVP By October 1st to Nancy Lawton nancylawton56@gmail.com
Bristol County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Date: Thursday, October 13th, 2022 Time: Social Half hour starts 6 with dinner starting at 6:30pm Location: White's of Westport 66 State Rd Westport, MA 02790 Price per person: $45.00 Rsvp: October 1st to Peggy Lopes lopesfarm@comcast.net Or Call/Text 508-889-0738
The 2022 Twilight Grower Events Series continues this Fall with a return to soil health! Want to take a look at your own soil under a microscope, learn what value microorganisms offer, and connect with farmers & ag students? Join us at Norfolk Aggie to look under the scope with NOFA/Mass! John and Ruben join […]
Join Freight Farms for a live conversation with Derek and Brad, Owners & Operators of Ditto Foods, LLC. With a 20+ year-career in the hospitality industry, Derek knew his time with food wasn’t over when he was laid off from his role as a Food and Beverage Director at the beginning of the pandemic. […]
Join CISA, the NRCS, and UMass Extension for a hard look at using and maintaining agricultural ditches on commercial farms. Learn what can and can't be done when it comes to managing ditches and the water that fills them, and the kinds of support available to farm owners and managers from local organizations and agencies. […]
Are you a farmer or experienced gardener seeking to start or transition to no-till methods that use simple tools, build healthy soil, reduce labor and cost inputs, promote climate resilience and increase your connection to the land? You’ll learn and practice several no-till techniques- cardboard method, tarping, and cover crops- in this experiential, day-long workshop. […]
