Introduction to Permaculture Course at BCC
in Education Opportunities / by SEMAP
July 24, 2017
Bristol Community College presents:
AGR 124: Permaculture: Design for Regeneration, Designing Your Backyard Homestead
Fall River Campus, Fall 2017, 3 Credits
- Create a regenerative landscape design plan utilizing permaculture design principles.
- Develop ways to assess your family’s food needs and build community resilience.
- Discover nutrient dense, low maintenance perennial food crops that return year after year.
WEDNESDAYS 6:00-8:50 pm
To Register online, Go to www.bristolcc.edu
Course Search: Sustainable Agriculture
Heart Beets Farm Seeking New Land
in Press Release / by SEMAP
July 17, 2017
Heart Beets Farm, located in Berkley, is looking for a new home. They are currently farming on 5 rented acres across 2 sites, but are looking for another site. They already have all the tractors, equipment, tunnels and tools. They are open to ideas, if you have any leads sent them to heartbeetsfarm@gmail.com
BCC Seeking Instructor for Organic Pest & Disease Management
in Jobs & Opportunities / by SEMAP
July 11, 2017
Bristol Community College is seeking an instructor for the fall 2017 semester course in Organic Pest & Disease Management (AGR 123). The course is a 2 credit elective in our Sustainable Agriculture program and is directed towards agriculture students, pest management professionals, farmers, landscapers, and gardeners.. The course meets every Monday from 6 – 8:50 pm from Sept. 11 until Dec. 18. The successful candidate for this position will have at least a Master’s Degree in Agriculture, Entomology, Plant Pathology, Biology or related field or a similar Bachelor’s Degree with relevant professional experience in teaching and field work. Compensation is based on our contractual rate for adjunct faculty ($2,132 for a 2 credit course)
Course description: “This course focuses on the prevention, detection, and organic controls of plant pests and diseases. Content includes a survey or principle plant pests and diseases, their biology and life cycles, impacts, disease symptoms, and controls. An introduction to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is included. Control methods will include cultural practices as well as biological and organic chemical methods.”
Contact Dr. Jim Corven (james.corven@bristolcc.edu) for application procedures or for further information.
SEMAP Seeking Auction Items
in Press Release / by SEMAP
June 22, 2017
Hello all,
Are you excited about Farm to Tapas yet? We sure are! One of the biggest aspects of our fundraiser is our live and silent auctions. We have a few great items that will be up for bid, but we would certainly welcome a few more! If there is anything you are willing to donate to help our organization, please reach out and let me know!
Potential Items:
- Gift baskets (preferably filled with local items)
- Sports Tickets
- Restaurant Gift Certificates
- Home goods
- Vacation home
- Many more!
If you have a good idea or good item, please email me (kmurray@semaponline.org) with the subject AUCTION ITEM and I’ll let you know if our event committee feels if it is appropriate for our event!
Thanks for supporting SEMAP!
Cheers,
Kendra
