ABOUT THE TWILIGHT SERIES
SEMAP’s Twilight Grower Series offers farmers and food producers the chance to connect with and learn from one another. This farmer-to-farmer educational workshop series takes place on farms across the region, allowing hands-on learning and networking opportunities. While this series is open to everyone, it is particularly geared towards commercial growers. Unless otherwise noted, all our Twilight events are FREE.
Previous topics for the Twilight Grower Series have included pest management, alpaca basics, high tunnel winter growing, soil health, and more! View highlights from the 2022 series here.
2023 TWILIGHTS
May 4 – Apple Orchard Pruning, Pests and Management
E.L. Silvia Farm, Dighton
Join us for another event in our Twilight Grower Series, this time at E.L. Silvia Farms in Dighton! Together with RI Cooperative Extension, Ed Silvia will demonstrate apple orchard pruning, then talk through pests, diseases, and orchard best practices. We hope to see you at this FREE hands-on workshop! All are welcome, regardless of experience.
June 8 – Wash-Pack Facility Best Practices
Langwater Farm, Easton
Join us for our Twilight Grower Series, this time at Langwater Farm in Easton! Together with MDAR’s Produce Safety Team, Langwater staff will walk us through their facilities, talk about how they got there, and identify what works & what doesn’t. We hope to see you at this FREE workshop! All are welcome; commercial farmers are especially invited.
July 20 – Pastured Poultry, Cattle, and Pork
Bogside Acres, Plympton Poultry & Revival Farm, Plympton
Join us at our Twilight Grower Series, this time about pastured livestock! Led by farmers Kathryn Shepard & Erin Williams, we’ll check out the hogs at Revival Farm, cattle at Bogside Acres, and broiler chickens at Plympton Poultry. They’ll lead us in discussing best practices & do’s & don’ts. All are welcome; commercial farmers especially invited.
