Spreadsheets have many uses on-farm: financial record-keeping, crop planning, payroll, and more. But they can also be so confusing! Join us in problem-solving common problems and discovering the full potential of spreadsheet software like Excel and Google Sheets. This session is geared towards farmers with a basic understanding of spreadsheet uses. This is for farmers/fishers […]
UMass Extension will be hosting a soil health mini school on March 24, 2023. A perfect way to celebrate the first week of spring! Our core audience is agriculture professionals and technical service providers. Farmers and researchers are always welcome. We'll hear from the director of Indiana's Urban Soil Health program on the unique needs of […]
Nuestras Raíces is launching our second year of the Nuestros Finqueros Training Enterprises this month! Our first workshop, where we will learn about seed starting indoors, will take place on March 25th from 10 - 11:30 AM at la Finca on 24 Jones Ferry Rd., Holyoke. Below is the full workshop calendar for the 2023 […]
Complete Cow Butchering Workshop and Cow-share! Sat 3/11: 10-4 AND Sat 3/25: 10-4 Learn how to slaughter, dress, quarter and butcher a cow using traditional methods, with a pastured, grass-fed beef meat-share option! In this workshop, we'll take apart a noble Jersey bull at Turtle Bend Farm in Montgomery, MA. We’ll learn about butchering, charcuterie […]
Thursdays January 26, March 2, and March 30, 2023 Thursdays 10:00am – 4:00pm Boyden Library, Foxborough MDAR is hosting Land For Good’s Farm Succession School for Massachusetts farmers again this winter! This is an opportunity for senior generation farmers to talk with peers, learn from advisors, and get support on the challenging process of farm succession […]
Join MDAR's Produce Safety Team and UMass Extension for this local training session on FSMA. Everyone who attends gets to take home a PSA manual as well. Registration closes Friday, 4/7. FSMA training is mandatory for farms covered under the PSR but it’s a great course for anybody serious about produce farming. Who Should Attend […]
Does your Massachusetts farm stand or farmers' market accept SNAP? Make sure your staff are ready to accept SNAP this summer by having them attend either of these SNAP employee trainings from CISA! Employees will learn SNAP basics including what EBT cards look like, what items are SNAP eligible, how to run a SNAP transaction, […]
Looking for a fun, easy, and compact way to recycle your fruit and vegetable waste at home? Start a worm composting bin! Join Friends of Holly Hill Farm Educator and worm-composting guru Janice McPhillips, alongside guest vermicomposters Astrid Peisch, President of the Community Garden Club in Cohasset, and Christine Becker, author of Staying Down-to Earth: A Guide […]
Does your Massachusetts farm stand or farmers' market accept SNAP? Make sure your staff are ready to accept SNAP this summer by having them attend either of these SNAP employee trainings from CISA! Employees will learn SNAP basics including what EBT cards look like, what items are SNAP eligible, how to run a SNAP transaction, […]
Join us for our first Twilight Grower Series event of 2023 at E.L. Silvia Farms in Dighton! Together with RI Cooperative Extension, Ed Silvia will demonstrate apple orchard pruning, then talk through pests, diseases, and orchard best practices. We hope to see you at this FREE hands-on workshop! All are welcome, regardless of experience. Check […]
Are you a beginning or small farmer in eastern MA? Do you need help registering your farm with the USDA Farm Service Agency? Do you want to accept Senior Farmers Market Nutrition and WIC Coupons at your local farmers market? What about SNAP and HIP? Do you have questions for Extension or MDAR representatives? If you answered “yes!” to any of these questions, register and […]
Join Middlesex Conservation District for this informative event with Grisha Maziya of Shady Corner Farm to discuss the basics of composting: from how to, to types of setups, to fun facts and myths. This will be an interactive event, so please bring your compost questions. This event is FREE to anyone interested in attending. This […]
47th Annual Massachusetts Sheep & Woolcraft Fair, Cummington Fairgrounds, Cummington, MA. Fiber and woolcraft vendors, sheep shearing demonstrations, sheep dog trials, fiber and woolcraft workshops for adults and children, sheep shows, fleece show and sale, fleece to shawl competition, and food booths. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday (May 27 and 28). For more information and map, go to www.MASHEEPWOOL.org.
June 7, Wed, 4-6pm, Irrigation Systems, Tangerini’s Spring Street Farm, 139 Spring Street, Millis, MA. Host: Steve Chiarizio, Farm Manager, Owner CRAFT Liaison: Chris Yoder, Vanguarden CSA, Dover. https://www.tangerinisfarm.com/about
Join us for our Twilight Grower Series, this time at Langwater Farm in Easton! Together with MDAR's Produce Safety Team, Langwater staff will walk us through their facilities, talk about how they got there, and identify what works & what doesn't. Then we'll gather around Langwater's pizza oven and share in some delicious food & […]
