Cranberry Harvest Celebration
A.D. Makepeace 158 Tihonet Rd, Wareham, MA, United StatesThe Cranberry Harvest Celebration is a great way to see and learn about the picturesque cranberry harvest while enjoying some old fashioned family fun. Watch as we harvest the crimson berries continuously each day. You can even put on a pair of waders and step into a corral of berries! Visit educational and historical displays, […]
SEMAP Storage Crops Twilight Workshop
Freedom Food Farm 471 Leonard St, Raynham, MA, United StatesStorage crops are an essential part of a four-season farm. We'll take a walk through the vegetable fields at Freedom Food Farm and look at some of their production methods for storage crops. We'll also tour their crop storage areas and winter wash station. Storage varieties, harvest tips, and different storage methods and conditions for different […]
Bristol Aggie Fall Show 2017
Bristol County Agricultural High School 135 Center St., Dighton, MA, United StatesThe 2017 Bristol Aggie Fall Show promises to be bigger & better than ever! The event will run from Friday, October 20th - Sunday, October 22nd from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. We will welcome back Jake the Cat & the entire team from Cat County 98.1 on Saturday from 11-1! In addition to the impressive […]
Seed Sovereignty Field Day at Round the Bend Farm
Round the Bend Farm 92 Allen Neck Rd., Dartmouth, MA, United StatesThose who control the seed system, control the food system. And yet, over the past 50 years, as we’ve lost the majority of our plant breeds and seed companies, we’ve also divorced plants from their place. Cultivars are no longer bred to thrive in a certain bioregion or soil type. Rarely are they developed for […]
Film & Potluck at Dartmouth Grange
The Dartmouth Grange 162 is hosting their Film & Potluck series again. It'll all start with a film co-sponsored by the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 'Finest Kind: The New Bedford Fishing Industry'. This is a potluck event! Please bring a food item to share! Potluck starts at 6pm, film at 6:30pm. The schedule for […]
SEMAP Annual Meeting
Groundwork! New Bedford 1213 Purchase St., New Bedford, MA, United StatesNetwork with others engaged in the local southeastern Massachusetts food system, learn about the progress SEMAP has made over the last year, help us to steer the course of 2018 with SEMAP Board elections, enjoy local food and drink! Please pre-register below so we know how many attendees to prepare for, thank you! 5:30 - 6:30pm - […]
Massachusetts Food System Forum
DoubleTree Hotel, Leominster 99 Erdman Way, Leominster, MA, United StatesThe Massachusetts Food System is full of activity, energy, and innovation – from the growth in urban agriculture, to increased access to healthy foods, to innovative education and supports for food system entrepreneurs, to efforts to reduce food waste, to schools integrating nutrition and farming into their curricula, and much more. Much has been accomplished, […]
Animal Science Child Enrichment Workshop at Bristol Aggie
Bristol County Agricultural High School 135 Center St., Dighton, MA, United StatesDoes your child love animals and want a hands-on learning experience? Let the staff and students of Bristol Aggie teach your child all about different species of animals. Children will be amazed at all the different opportunities they will have in these hands-on educational workshops. Each workshop will run from 8:30-12:30 on selected dates. Space […]
NOFA/RI Advanced Growers Seminar With Roger Swain & Lee Reich
Hope & Main 691 main St., Warren, RI, United StatesJoin NOFA/RI on Sunday, December 3rd for this special event with two nationally known experts sharing experience, techniques, and humor in backyard and small farm growing at Hope & Main (691 Main Street, Warren, RI). Roger Swain, always informative and entertaining, will impart practical advice for backyard and small farms in the larger context of how […]
Northeast SARE Farmer Grant Applications Due Dec. 5th
Farmer Grants are for commercial producers who have an innovative idea they want to test using a field trial, on-farm demonstration, marketing initiative, or other technique. A technical advisor--often an extension agent, crop consultant, or other service professional--must also be involved. Projects should seek results other farmers can use, and all projects must have the […]
Community Food Systems Conference
Boston Park Plaza Hotel 50 Park Plaza, Boston, MA, United StatesNew Entry Sustainable Farming Project’s Community Food Systems Conference will address common underlying themes between food security, social justice and sustainable agriculture including obstacles in urban and rural environments and fostering community empowerment to create and sustain resilient local food systems. We will provide space for conversations around promoting, facilitating, and supporting self-reliance; breaking down […]
Eastern Mass CRAFT Annual Varieties Discussion & Potluck
Hosted at Newton Community Farm, which is non-profit community farm located on the historic Angino farmstead in Newton, MA. Time: 4-6pm Address: 303 Nahanton Street, Newton Parking: Park on Winchester Street The discussion will be on annual varieties. Bring food to share. Learn more about Eastern Mass Craft here.
‘Tis The Season For…Wreath Decorating! – Powisset Farm
Powisset Farm 37 Powisset Street, Dover, MA, United StatesJoin host Ferriss Buck Donham to make an early winter-inspired wreath at the farm. Ferriss will provide the class with the fundamentals of wreath making and ideas to get started, allowing participants to create a unique wreath according to their tastes. Each participant will bring home a finished wreath full of beautiful local and seasonal […]
New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference
This conference will include more than 25 educational sessions over 3 days, covering major vegetable, berry and tree fruit crops as well as various special topics. A Farmer to Farmer meeting after each morning and afternoon session will bring speakers and farmers together for informal, in-depth discussion on certain issues. There is also an extensive […]