Copicut Farms in Dartmouth raises pigs and chickens for both meat and eggs. Our SEMAP Twilight workshop will focus primarily on their poultry growing operation, including considerations and best practices for others who would like to start raising meat chickens or egg layers on their farm.
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 […]
Bristol Aggie Grows is an innovative program where students are involved in every aspect of growing, harvesting, and selling crops, from starting seedlings to operating a small mobile farm stand on campus. Join SEMAP for a tour of their current growing operation, the farm stand, and much more on this unique and historic campus on […]
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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 […]
Date: July 19, 2018, 9:30 – 12:30 (Thursday) MA Food Policy Council Meeting, Location: Richard Cronin Building of the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Room 108, Westborough Draft Agenda: Call to Order Acceptance of Minutes Officers Reports Old Business: HIP Update, Department of Transitional Assistance Program: Deep dive into food waste II […]
The Martin House Farm is a rare example of an 18th and early 19th century farm which still retains the character of its original setting. It consists of the house, two barns and cultivated fields surrounded by dry stone walls and woodlands. From 1-4pm, George Whitley from Grays Grist Mill will be in the barn […]
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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 […]
The Martin House Farm is a rare example of an 18th and early 19th-century farm which still retains the character of its original setting. It consists of the house, two barns and cultivated fields surrounded by dry stone walls and woodlands. From 1-4pm - Carol Gafford from Swansea Free Public Library will be Colonial storytelling […]
The Northeast Organic Farming Association’s Summer Conference is the community learning hub of the NOFA universe. We learn, we play, and we enjoy a weekend of skill-building, inspiration, and entertainment. It is our opportunity to get together and inspire one another during a family-friendly weekend with people living the same lifestyle, holding the same vision […]
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 […]
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REGISTER HERE Friday, August 17, 1:30 to 5:00 Matching livestock numbers to land base to increase farm income The first part of this session will include a farm visit and discussion of land base assessment. We'll review how different grazing management methods can increase, or decrease the number of acres needed for the herd. We’ll […]
