May 19, 2019

It is our pleasure to introduce Dawn Dufault as SEMAP’s new Program Coordinator. Dawn comes to SEMAP with an array of nonprofit management & horticultural experience – including her own small cut flower farm, Bayberry Farm & Flower Co. in North Dighton. Dawn will be your point of contact if you are seeking business technical assistance for your farm – which you qualify for if you are a beginning farmer or a farmer marketing direct to consumers.

SEMAP has funding to put towards business and marketing improvements for your farm business, and Dawn can help you connect with experts on a range of topics including, but not limited to business plan development, web & graphic design, e-commerce, Quickbooks training, LLC legal advice, finding farmer-to-farmer mentorships, and more!

Dawn will help you find the information and expertise necessary to get the job done. SEMAP has funding to pay for, or subsidize the cost of, working with designers, consultants, and other experts. Act quickly – funding resources end in August, so fill out this form and Dawn will be in touch soon. Dawn can also be reached at ddufault@semaponline.org.

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April 16, 2019

SEMAP has its own version of spring planting. Each spring one of the ways we grow demand for local food in Southeastern Massachusetts is by publishing our Local Food Guide of the region’s farmers, growers, fishermen, aquaculturists, and value-added producers. In a world where demand for a customer’s attention is at a premium, we fill aunique role with the Local Food Guide where you can both peruse the offerings at leisure or zero in on a specific geographic area and type of local food. The Local Food Guide focuses solely on businesses that are part of our local food industry: farms, farmers markets, restaurants, and food establishments. We also highlight fairs and festivals to promote our agricultural heritage, and we work hard to be certain that as many people as possible learn about the options to engage with local food in our area.

April 16, 2019

Ventura Grain seeking fulltime Millworker. Immediate employment opportunity. This position is weekdays, 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. & Saturdays 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. with overtime during our busy season.

Tuesday, April 16th, 2019

Apponagansett Farm is a small family farm founded in 2012 by Susan Murray and Tony Wood. We rent and grow on several different fields in South Dartmouth. Our farm stand, CSA distribution, greenhouses and the CSA pick-your-own garden are located at the historic Merrylegs Farm on Elm St. We also rent 6 acres of land on Bakerville Rd. in South Dartmouth, where we grow vegetables and house our flock of free range chickens.