Open House for Volunteer Educators – New Garden Society

Crystal Spring Farm 76 Everett Skinner Road, Plainville, MA, United States

Calling all Green Industry professionals! Would you like to share your horticultural and agricultural know-how with our incarcerated community? If you are intrigued by the idea of teaching once a month in a prison garden in 2019, please swing by to meet with our team of Educators and find out if the experience is for […]

Soil, Plant, and Farm Methodology Course – NOFA/RI

Providence, RI

Course for farmers, gardeners, and others interested in the world of soil and plant health and function. This course covers foundational and current soil science, crop science, and soil maintenance principles with a focus on organic-farming methodology.

$75 – $150

Garden Planning: Annual Vegetables & Cut Flowers

Marshfield Fairgrounds 140 Main St, Marshfield, MA

The Marshfield Agricultural and Horticultural Society is offering a garden planning workshop. In this participatory workshop, you’ll learn organic strategies for small-scale gardening from succession planting to season extension. Bring your garden dimensions as the class will also sketch garden plans and create planting schedules for your specific site. Gardeners of all experience levels are […]

$30

Southside Community Land Trust Urban Agriculture Kickoff

Providence, RI

  The Southside Community Land Trust annual spring gardening event is when they reconnect with members, share info about sustainable growing practices, and offer free seeds and low-cost (locally sourced!) organic fertilizer. Urban Ag Kick-off is also one of the two times per year when SCLT members can pick up their 50 gallons of free, […]

Free

Ivory Silo Farm’s Extra Early Spring Plant Sale

Ivory Silo Farm Corner of Hixbridge & Horseneck Rd, Westport, MA, United States

Ivory Silo Farm is holding an Extra Early Plant Sale with cold-hardy crops to get your garden started.  The sale will be held right on Hixbridge Road in Westport (west of the intersection with Horseneck Road) on Saturday, April 27th from 10am –2pm.  We will be accepting cash, check, or card at the sale, and […]

Bristol Aggie Spring Expo

Bristol County Agricultural High School 135 Center St., Dighton, MA, United States

Bristol Aggie’s Fall Show which draws over 3,000 visitors annually will be Sunday, May 5th, 2019

Free

Adopt-a-Seedling at the Marshfield Farmers Market

Marshfield Fairgrounds 140 Main St, Marshfield, MA

The Marshfield Agricultural Commission will hold their popular annual Adopt-a-Seedling event at the Marshfield Farmers’ Market on Saturday, May 18, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Marshfield Fair Grounds. Commission members start and nurture seedlings using organic materials and methods and then offer them for adoption. This year will feature over twenty-five varieties […]

Free

Workshop on Hand Pollination

Ivory Silo Farm Corner of Hixbridge & Horseneck Rd, Westport, MA, United States

The Freed Seed Federation and the Young Farmer Network are collaborating for an evening of plant sex! Heron Breen (Fedco Seeds) and Hannah Traggis (Massachusetts Horticultural Society) will be instructing participants in hand pollination for seed saving and plant breeding. This basic but crucial skill will empower folks to ensure varietal purity in seed growing, […]

Free

45th Annual NOFA Summer Conference

Hampshire College 900 West St, Amherst, MA, United States

Nutrition Matters | Soil Health Builds Human Health Keynote speaker, Sandor Katz. Wide-range of seminars, workshops and other educational opportunities. Immerse yourself in a community of like-minded practitioners and curious learners eager to share inspiration and ideas for organic food, farming, health, activism, and beyond. Always a family-friendly event, you can bring the whole family […]

$5 – $195

UMass Extension: Pruning Grapes – a Hands-on Workshop

UMass Cold Spring Orchard 391 Sabin St, Belchertown, MA, United States

For full details go to UMassGarden.com. Grapes are one of the most universally enjoyed fruits available. Many of the new varieties have excellent taste, are winter hardy, and can make excellent wine. Grapes are fun to grow but present some challenges. One of the biggest challenges is knowing how to correctly prune them. Participants will […]

$50

Growing Mushrooms: Developing the Northeast’s Specialty Mushroom Industry

A Research and Education project funded by Northeast SARE to help more farmers with growing mushrooms JOIN US FOR A 3 WEEK ONLINE WEBINAR SERIES STARTING FEB 5TH Click the link below to join the webinar: https://cornell.zoom.us/j/639543081 The attendees of this online series can apply for ongoing mentoring as they develop and implement a business […]

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