Sun, April 7, 2019 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT Register on-line here. Windmist Farm, 71 Weeden Lane, Jamestown, RI 02835 Martha Neale, Windmist Farm owner and winner of the 2019 Edible Rhody Local Hero Award for Farmer/ Farm, will discuss the importance of diversified livestock farming, or the production of a variety of livestock […]
Thur, April 11, 2019 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM A free event, Register here. Little River Farm 125 William Reynolds Road, Exeter, RI 02822 Join us as we learn all about growing in caterpillar tunnels from farm owners, Bob Payne and Camille Abdel-Nabi. Caterpillar tunnels are easy to build structures that provide great protection from […]
Farm owners, Mike and Kelli Roberts, will demonstrate how to grow and cultivate a variety of crops on a year-round basis with the use of unheated, moveable high tunnels and low tunnels. The workshop will focus on winter growing, with a discussion of optimizing planting dates and varieties for the winter, preparation of 30-inch beds, […]
SEMAP Member Event! Weed without a Tractor - Learn more about "flame weeding" and "solarization!" Mike and Kelli Roberts of Roots Farm will demonstrate new weeding tools and techniques such as “flame weeding” for maximizing production without a tractor in an intensive small plot. Innovative techniques include “occultation”, “solarization”, “flame weeding”, and “stale seed […]
Bill Braun from the Freed Seed Federation will join us to discuss vegetable variety selection and the importance of growers selecting, saving, and breeding crops that are better adapted to their locations than what is available commercially. Bill has championed local MA/RI varieties like the Macomber turnip and local corn varieties like the Rhode Island […]
John Kenny of Big Train Farm in North Scituate is the owner and manager, with over 20 years of experience as an organic farmer. He also has a biology and chemistry background. He periodically teaches a course in “Soil, Plant and Organic Methods.” He also teaches tractor operations to farmers. His special skill includes soil […]
In this workshop Bob will discuss transitioning from summer to winter in a no-till system. He will also touch upon efficiencies on the farm from No Till, High Tunnels, putting up greenhouses, their wash pack set up and their digital marketing strategy. Their goal with regenerative agriculture is to mimic nature and disturb the land […]
Organics and the Restaurant Business, Gleaning and Why Certify Why is “Organic” branding useful for restaurants? Perry Raso, owner of Matunuck Oyster Bar will give an introduction about organics and the restaurant business. Tim Cheng, a 10+ year certification specialist from California and manager, will talk about why the “organic” brand matters especially now with […]
Regenerative Agriculture claims to offer the solutions to our agricultural and landcare problems, such as soil erosion and depletion, weed and pest abundance and pesticide tolerance, nutrient supply and availability, proper ecological roles for farm animals and so on. Through these regenerative methods Regenerative Ag also offers solutions to our wider, global crises such as […]
The eleventh annual (2022) spring course for farmers, gardeners, and others interested in the world of soil and plant health and function. This course covers foundational and current soil science, crop science, and soil maintenance principles with a focus on organic/regenerative/sustainable farming methodology. For Who? This material will be accessible and stimulating for any kind of […]
Join NOFA/RI for an on-farm workshop, part of their summer series, with some of our neighbor farmers over the line in Rhode Island! Big Train Farm has been experimenting with no-till and low-till systems for nearly ten years. Owner John Kenney's approaches over the years have included remineralization, direct animal rotations, indirect animal rotations, solarizing, […]
Join NOFA/RI for their on-farm Workshop series, working with some of our neighbors over the line in Rhode Island! Mike and Kelli came to farming from engineering. They took a year after graduate school to work on an organic farm with the goal of learning how to grow food. They fell in love with farming, […]
Come join our neighbors from NOFA/RI as they discuss sustainable farming on the other side of the line in Rhode Island, all part of their on-farm workshop series! Join Monique Bosch as she takes us on a deep dive, zooming in 400X magnification, to check out the beneficial microbes that live in our healthy soils. […]
Join NOFA-RI at Historic Casey Farm in Saunderstown, Rhode Island, for an enlightening one-hour workshop on bees. Hosted by NOFA RI and facilitated by Cindy Holt, an Eastern Apiculture Society certified Master Beekeeper, this event aims to broaden your perspective beyond honey bees and into the fascinating realm of solitary bees. Cindy will share her […]
Join NOFA-RI for their last on-farm workshop of the year on December 18th, offering a unique opportunity to learn about the RI Farm Incubator’s latest community-driven project. This project is at the forefront of disseminating and sharing new and cutting-edge integrated cropping techniques specifically tailored to the region’s small-scale, organic, and beginning growers. This conversational […]
