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SUMMARY:Climate Adaptive Gardening Series: No-till Practices for Soil Health
DESCRIPTION:Join local GFN farmer and educator Rose Cherneff at Grow Food Northampton’s Organic Community Garden to learn about all things soil! Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out\, this event is perfect for anyone figuring out how to grow food in the time of climate change. \n\nThis hands-on workshop will begin with an introduction to soil health – learning how to assess our soil using both our innate senses and carbon-proxy tests\, as well as how to interpret chemical soil test results from the UMASS soil lab.  We will then move into learning about no-till gardening techniques to enhance soil health such as planting\, tarping\, and crimping cover crops\, lasagna gardening\, and living mulches! This workshop is offered on a sliding scale fee of $0-20. \n\nSign up for the Saturday\, April 13 workshop here\n(Please save Sunday\, April 14 as a rain date!)\n\nAnd…if you are looking for more in-depth learning about no-till gardening\, Rose Cherneff teaches a 9-month long course on climate resilient gardening through their school “Gardening for the Future.” The course covers a range of topics to help gardeners grow food during this time of climate change\, and is offered on a sliding scale.  The course began in February\, but gardeners are invited to join now!  Learn more and sign up for the course here!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/no-till-practices-for-soil-health/
LOCATION:Grow Food Northampton Organic Community Garden\, 140 Meadow St\, Florence\, MA\, 01062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Events,Community Events
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SUMMARY:Soil Carbon Amendment Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Have you been growing cover crops year after year and still aren’t seeing soil organic matter increase? Are you tired of soil moisture swings\, seeing water puddle on your fields and watching your crops and pastures dry up a few weeks later? Do you worry that you’re not getting the most out of your fertilizer investments? If the answer to any of these questions is yes\, you may be interested in the Soil Carbon Amendment (SCA) webinar\, hosted by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Soil Health Subcommittee and American Farmland Trust (AFT). Click here for more information. \n\nArthur Siller\, Soil Health Specialist and Olivia Golden\, Urban Agriculture Educator of UMass Extension will discuss compost application rates\, the effect of compost on soil organic matter and other soil properties and the differences between manure and compost.\nDeborah Aller\, Extension Associate\, Cornell University will present on her research with biochar and its positive effects on soil health.\nKate Parsons\, Resource Conservationist\, NRCS will cover the financial assistance that is available for eligible agricultural producers to apply compost\, biochar or other soil carbon amendments using NRCS’ new Conservation Practice Code 336 (SCA).\n\nAnd of course\, no soil health webinar is complete without a very brief review of the soil health principles. This webinar is designed for both farmers and technical service providers. Please register by Monday April 15th to learn how Soil Carbon Amendment can help you advance towards your soil organic matter goals. \nDATE: April 18\, 2024 \nTIME: 5:30 – 7:30 pm EST \nLOCATION: Online Event\, meeting link sent by email \n\nQuestions? Contact Caro Roszell at croszell@farmland.org\, (413)-206-7169
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/soil-carbon-amendment-webinar/
LOCATION:Remote
CATEGORIES:Climate Events,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T130000
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SUMMARY:Climate Adaptive Gardening Series: Adaptations for your own garden
DESCRIPTION:April 28 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm \nJoin climate scientist and community gardener Laura Hilberg of EcoAdapt to explore the realities of climate change in western Massachusetts and the impact on farmers and gardeners in our local landscape. \nClimate change is already affecting our community in the form of frequent\, severe flooding\, heat waves\, and unseasonably warm winters\, and these impacts are likely to become even more extreme over the coming decades. Although it is difficult to predict what will happen and challenging to cope with climate change on top of all of the existing stressors we are all dealing with\, there is a lot we can do to prepare for and respond to the changes that are happening – and hopefully build a better\, stronger community in the process! \nThis workshop will introduce community gardeners and other interested participants to climate change adaptation\, which focuses on how to cope with and respond to climate change. We will also outline the changes that we are most likely to experience in western Massachusetts and how they might impact our community garden\, and provide some resources for participants who are interested in exploring these topics in greater detail. Finally\, we will leave ample time for questions. We encourage you to ask questions in the registration form ahead of time\, so that we have the information to answer them at the workshop! \nFREE\, donations accepted  \nPlease register\, and submit questions here \n(Rain date: Sunday\, May 5)
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/climate-adaptive-gardening-series-adaptation-for-your-own-garden/
LOCATION:Grow Food Northampton Organic Community Garden\, 140 Meadow St\, Florence\, MA\, 01062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Events,Community Events
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SUMMARY:No-till Gardens and Farms: Healthy Soil\, Heal Climate
DESCRIPTION:An experiential learning packed afternoon suitable to farmers or enthusiastic gardeners seeking to learn and use no-till methods that use simple tools\, build healthy soil\, reduce labor and cost inputs\, and promote climate resilience. A perfect time of year to learn and introduce several techniques that build healthy soil. Led by Seeds of Solidarity farmer\, co-founder Ricky Baruc\, known for his no-till farming successes and invigorating teaching style. Pre-registration required. Sliding scale: $35 to $60. Proceeds will be donated to 1for3.org to support their school and community gardening programs for Palestinians in the West Bank. Email deb@seedsofsolidarity.org to register. \nSunday April 28\, 1-4PM \nVisit Seeds of Solidarity’s website for more information.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/no-till-gardens-and-farms-healthy-soil-heal-climate/
LOCATION:Seeds of Solidarity Education Center\, 165 Chestnut Hill Road\, Orange\, MA
CATEGORIES:Climate Events,Community Events,Farmer Events
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