Attention farmers, ranchers, forest managers, and conservation stewards: What are the natural resource issues in your region? How can we all take steps to improve the situation? Make your voice heard! This will be your chance to influence the programs and funding delivered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, as well as to forge […]
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, […]
Get out of the greenhouse and enjoy some good food and good company at SEMAP’s Farmer Social Events! Connect with fellow farmers, learn what folks are looking forward to growing and share your goals for the season ahead. This is a great opportunity to gather while there’s still time before farming really kicks off. Our […]
Join Western Massachusetts Fibershed and CISA for a statewide, remote networking event aimed at fiber farmers, artisans, and other stakeholders in the fiber community. This space will allow participants to share the challenges they face working with fiber in Massachusetts and share new ideas and collaborative solutions. This call will offer both full group and small group […]
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 & […]
Please join The Livestock Institute of Southern New England for their in person (and virtual) Summer Networking Meetings, June thru August 2023. Since opening in 2018, Meatworks has strived to offer our small farm customers a consistent, affordable and safe product. Working with customers to better operations is essential to the future of our regional plant. Your input […]
Join Tiverton Farmers' Market Saturday, June 17th from 10am - 3pm in the Historic Tiverton Four Corners area for a curated outdoor Art & Garden event. Find such things as pottery, block printing, photography, paintings, metal works, sculpture, bird baths & misters, select clothing, kitchen goods, textiles, linens, jewelry, herbals and a book mobile. Live […]
34th ANNUAL STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL! ASSONET, MASSACHUSETTS JUNE 18, 2023 SUNDAY FROM 11AM TILL 4PM RAIN OR SHINE! Homemade Strawberry Shortcake Hot dogs and Lemonade, Crafter’s Raffle Live music from Midnight Sun Country Band A great assortment of Crafters Fun for the whole family! Please come and join us at The Bandstand South Main Street Assonet, […]
