++ ABOUT THE FARM // WHAT TO EXPECT ++ Farmers Bill Braun and Dee Levanti grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers on about 5 acres at Ivory Silo Farm in Westport, MA. They grow only open-pollinated varieties, from which seed can be saved from season to season, while adhering to organic principles to regenerate the land. […]
Wash Station Design and FSMA Produce Safety At the Community Collaborative, 339 Eddy St, Providence RI Sunday, March 18th, 9am-1pm Registration is now open for this important event for produce growers! Join Cara Fraver of the National Young Farmers Coalition, along with a panel of your farming peers, to learn about and discuss wash station […]
The Freed Seed Federation and the Young Farmer Network are collaborating for an evening of plant sex! Heron Breen (Fedco Seeds) and Hannah Traggis (Massachusetts Horticultural Society) will be instructing participants in hand pollination for seed saving and plant breeding. This basic but crucial skill will empower folks to ensure varietal purity in seed growing, […]
In partnership with Land For Good, this year's YFNs will be land access themed. We'll be visiting farms demonstrating all different types of land situations (intergenerational, leasing from a land trust, private landowner lease, cooperative land use, private purchase, etc).Land access is consistently cited by farmers as their biggest hurdle, and we are all finding our […]
In partnership with Land For Good, this year's YFNs will be land access themed. We'll be visiting farms demonstrating all different types of land situations (intergenerational, leasing from a land trust, private landowner lease, cooperative land use, private purchase, etc).Land access is consistently cited by farmers as their biggest hurdle, and we are all finding our […]
In partnership with Land For Good, this year’s YFNs will be land access themed. We’ll be visiting farms demonstrating all different types of land situations (intergenerational, leasing from a land trust, private landowner lease, cooperative land use, private purchase, etc).Land access is consistently cited by farmers as their biggest hurdle, and we are all finding our own […]
The Young Farmer Network is hosting Landing on the Right Acre: a storytelling event for and by farmers in partnership with Land for Good on Thursday, January 30th, 6:30PM - 9:00PM. Join us at Machines with Magnets in Pawtucket to enjoy locally sourced food prepared by renowned chef Ben Sukle, drinks from the Machines with […]
The Eastern MA Young Farmers Coalition is continuing on with their recently-revived monthly chapter meetings. Monthly meetings occur on the first Thursday of every month. As they ease back in, they're hosting another social Zoom hangout to reacquaint local farmers with one another and the work at hand. Join via Zoom here or with the […]
Please join Young Farmer Network and SEMAP for our upcoming Young Farmer Night Saturday, October 28th at 4pm, at Old Earth Orchards, 692F Caswell Street East Taunton, MA 02718 . You are welcome to join for any and all of the event! As a group, we will take a tour of Old Earth Orchards and learn more […]
