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 […]
All this talk about growing our gardens and lawns without chemicals . . . why? For one, it’s better for you and your family to have less chemical exposures in your lives. It’s also considerably better for our planet. Using nutrients supplied by nature works to build a healthy ecology throughout your plantings and your […]
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 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.
July 7. Livestock @ Freedom Food Farm in Raynham, SATURDAY July 7, 5:00-7:00 pm Host: Chuck Currie, farmer and owner, Freedom Food Farm Address & Parking: 471 Leonard St. in Raynham, MA. Look for the blue Mass Grown signs on Rt. 44. Please park in the gravel lot behind the greenhouse at the farm (to […]
July 18. Weed Control @ Waltham Fields Community Farm, Waltham, 4:00-6:00 pm Host: Erinn Roberts, Farm Manager, WFCF and Tim Cook Address & Parking: 240 Beaver St, Waltham, MA. Park in the side lot adjacent to the unskinned greenhouse frames; we will meet at the small pole barn on the west side of the property. Please […]
Aug 1. Irrigation Systems @ Appleton Farm in Ipswich, 4:00-6:00 pm Host: Andrew Lawson, Farm Manager Address & Parking: 219 County Road, Ipswich. Come down the main road, stay to the left at the fork and park in the lot adjacent to the big barn that houses our Dairy Store. Please check the CRAFT Visits […]
SEMAP and The Livestock Institute of Southern New England (TLI) will once again be hosting a twist on the traditional farm to table dinner, our 4th Annual Farm to Tapas. Over a dozen local restaurants and caterers (all sourcing local ingredients, of course) prepare their own tapas station. Guests are able to sample gourmet local […]
Aug 15. Discussion about U-Pick Fruit @ Sunshine Farm in Sherborn, 4:00-6:00pm Hosts: Jim and Roberta Geoghegan, farmers and owners Address & Parking: 41 Kendall Ave, Sherborn, MA Park in the overflow parking area for the farm stand and carpool if possible. Grab some ice cream on the way out! Please check the CRAFT Visits […]
Aug 29. Permaculture @ ifarm in Boxford, 4:00-6:00pm Hosts: Christine Barensfeld, Owner and General Manager; Jeremy Bennett, Assistant Manager; Debby Richards, Head Permaculturist Address & Parking: 55 Towne Road, Boxford, 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 […]
Sept 12. Fertility & Cover Crops @ Langwater Farm in North Easton, 4:00-6:00pm Host: Kevin O’Dwyer, farmer and owner, Langwater Farm Address & Parking: 209 Washington St. North Easton (rt. 138). Please park in the employee lot, which is to the left of the farm stand closer to the barn as you pull down the […]
Join SEMAP for the latest installment of our Twilight Grower Series on September 13th, 6-8pm at Freedom Food Farm in Raynham, MA Freedom Food Farm is an 88-acre diversified and holistic farm. Farmers Chuck Currie and Marie Kaziunas have been at their current location since 2014 and are now in their sixth growing season. They […]
For one spectacular day each year, SBN transforms the Rose Kennedy Greenway and the City of Boston into the nation's largest local & sustainable food hub! Boston Local Food Festival is a free outdoor festival that showcases farmers, local restaurants, food trucks, specialty food producers, fisher folks, and organizations focusing on healthy food and fitness from New […]
