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SUMMARY:Dave’s Natural Garden: Farm Walk & Farmer Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:Register here! \nJoin CISA and farmers Meghan Hastings and Dave Kaskeski for a farm walk at Dave’s Natural Garden in Granby\, MA\, where a combined strategy of income stream diversification\, forward-thinking adaptations to climate change\, and a lot of hard work have led to a thriving farm business and neighborhood food hub.  \nThe event starts with a walk around the farm to have a look at and discuss the different components of the business including a farm store\, CSA\, seasonal flower and vegetable starts\, eggs\, and others. As we go\, we will also have a look at innovative practices used by the farmers to adapt to increasing weather variability such as no-till soil management\, indoor growing\, growing more food on less land\, and greenhouse production in bulb crates.  \nAfter the farm walk CISA will host a casual networking event with dinner where participants can talk further with Meghan and Dave as well as learn about some of the support CISA offers to area farm and food businesses. Members of CISA’s technical assistance team will be available to discuss farm business support programs.  \n\nDate: Thursday\, September 18\, 5-7pm\nLocation: Dave’s Natural Garden\, 35 Amherst St\, Granby MA 01033 (Directions: Dave’s Natural Garden)\n\nContact Stephen at stephen@buylocalfood.org with questions.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/daves-natural-garden-farm-walk-farmer-networking-event/
LOCATION:Dave’s Natural Garden\, 35 Amherst St\, Granby\, MA\, 01033
CATEGORIES:Climate Events,CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T170000
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SUMMARY:Big River Chestnuts Farm Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a tour of Big River Chestnuts agroforestry farm\, cohosted with Sowing Solutions Permaculture. We’ll talk about growing and caring for chestnuts\, soil health\, alley cropping\, grazing sheep under the trees\, and the future of a chestnut industry in New England and the Pioneer Valley. \nPlant sale: We have limited quantities of potted hybrid chestnut trees\, and elderberry\, hazelnut and black currants. Farm pickup only at our events\, or by appointment. No RSVP necessary. \n\nDate: Sunday\, September 21st\, 2:00-5:00pm\nLocation: 195 River Rd\, Sunderland\, MA 01375\n\nThis event is part of Climate Change and Farming Week 2025. Click here for more information! 
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/big-river-chestnuts-farm-tour/
CATEGORIES:Climate Events,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T130000
DTSTAMP:20260421T130419
CREATED:20250908T091135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T131257Z
UID:50652-1758535200-1758546000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Climate Anxiety: Navigating Uncertainty & Building Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Register here! \nMany people are suffering from emotional consequences associated with anticipated or actual environmental changes and reacting with despair\, grief\, or uncertainty. Farmers\, ranchers\, and food producers have uniquely intimate relationships to places and landscapes\, and as a result\, are especially vulnerable to climate-related anxiety. \nBerkshire Agricultural Ventures will host this introductory session with Maud Powell on the notion of climate anxiety and eco-distress. Participants will be encouraged to explore specific things they have lost to climate change\, and identify and share with each other healthy strategies they are currently using to cope with climate-related stress. \n\nDate: Monday\, September 22\, 10am-1pm\nLocation: 2715 US-44\, Millbrook\, NY 12545\n\nContact Ben at Berkshire Ag Ventures with questions. \nThis event is designed for farmers and land stewards in the Berkshire-Taconic and Hudson Valley region. Another session of the training will be offered in Sunderland\, Massachusetts on September 23. Click here for details. \nSpeaker: Maud Powell\, Oregon State University  \nMaud Powell is a Professor of Practice in the Small Farms Extension program at Oregon State University and serves as Oregon’s co-coordinator for the Western SARE’s professional development program. For the past seventeen years\, she has designed and delivered educational programs for farmers and ranchers in Southern Oregon. Additionally\, she and her family have owned and operated a vegetable seed and produce farm\, Wolf Gulch\, for twenty-five years.  \nThis event is part of Climate Change and Farming Week 2025. Click here for more information! 
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/climate-anxiety-navigating-uncertainty-building-resilience/
LOCATION:Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County\, 2715 US-44\, Millbrook\, NY\, 12545
CATEGORIES:Climate Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T190000
DTSTAMP:20260421T130419
CREATED:20250717T181014Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Stress and Grief: Building Understanding & Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Register here!  \nJoin CISA and University of New Hampshire Extension for an event exploring how farmers and others working in food systems are experiencing and coping with climate grief.  \nMany people are suffering from emotional consequences associated with anticipated or actual environmental changes and reacting with despair\, grief\, or uncertainty. Farmers\, ranchers\, and food producers have uniquely intimate relationships to places and landscapes\, and as a result\, are especially vulnerable to climate-related losses and grief.   \nThis session will offer an introduction to the notion of climate grief or eco-distress. Participants will be encouraged to explore specific things they have lost to climate change\, and identify and share with each other healthy strategies they are currently using to cope with climate-related stress.  \nLight dinner will be provided at the beginning of the event.  \n\nDate: Tuesday\, September 23rd\, 5-6:30pm \nLocation: Sunderland Public Library\, 20 School Street\, Sunderland\, Massachusetts 01375 \n\nThis event is aimed at farmers in Massachusetts\, and will be hosted in Sunderland\, MA. Another session of the training will be offered in Millbrook\, NY on September 22. Click here for details. \nSpeaker: Maud Powell\, Oregon State University  \nMaud Powell is a Professor of Practice in the Small Farms Extension program at Oregon State University and serves as Oregon’s co-coordinator for the Western SARE’s professional development program. For the past seventeen years\, she has designed and delivered educational programs for farmers and ranchers in Southern Oregon. Additionally\, she and her family have owned and operated a vegetable seed and produce farm\, Wolf Gulch\, for twenty-five years.  \nThis event is part of Climate Change and Farming Week 2025. Click here for more information!  \nContact Stephen at Stephen@buylocalfood.org with questions.  \nThis material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA and Northeast Extension Risk Management Education (NERME) under Award Number 2023-70027-40447 and Award Number 2024-70027-42540.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/climate-stress-and-grief-building-understanding-resilience/
LOCATION:Sunderland Public Library\, 20 School Street\, Sunderland
CATEGORIES:Climate Events,CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T193000
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SUMMARY:Farming in a Changing Environment
DESCRIPTION:Register here! \nIn Northwest Connecticut\, the changing climate isn’t an abstract debate; it’s in the fields\, the greenhouses\, and the creeks that run through them. Farmers here are adjusting planting schedules\, managing unpredictable rainfall\, and finding new ways to protect soil and water. These adaptations are as much about survival as they are about stewardship. \nOn Wednesday\, September 24\, the public will have a chance to hear directly from the people on the front lines of these shifts. Berkshire Agricultural Ventures will present its third annual climate-focused forum\, hosted this year by The Farmer’s Table and the Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy at De Hoek Farm in New Milford. After a farm tour will be remarks on statewide perspective on climate and agriculture from Commissioner Bryan Hurlburt\, followed by a moderated farmer panel. See the event registration page for more details! \n\nDate: September 24th\, 4-7:30pm\nLocation: De Hoek Farm\, 32 Hine Road\, New Milford\, CT 06776\n\nContact Ben at Berkshire Ag Ventures with questions. \nThis event is part of Climate Change and Farming Week 2025. Click here for more information! 
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/farming-in-a-changing-environment/
LOCATION:De Hoek Farm\, 32 Hine Road\, New Milford\, Connecticut\, 06776
CATEGORIES:Climate Events,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T210000
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SUMMARY:Feeding the future: innovation\, equity\, and climate resilience in the food system
DESCRIPTION:The UMass Dining Sustainability Team is excited to kick off the fall 2025 semester with a Dining for a Cooler Planet event at Berkshire Dining Commons on Wednesday\, September 24. The event\, Feeding the Future: Innovation\, Equity\, and Climate Resilience in the Food System will take place during the nationwide Climate Week and the local Climate Change and Farming Week led by CISA. The event will feature a special menu from 5–9pm\, that will showcase seasonal ingredients from our regional partners. We will also have a panel discussion from 6–7pm in the Berkshire Room. The panel will bring together farmers\, advocates\, professors\, and other food system professionals to share firsthand stories and perspectives on building a more innovative\, equitable\, and resilient food system. Join the UMass Dining Sustainability Team for an evening of delicious local food and meaningful conversation. \n\nDate: Wednesday\, September 24\, 5-9pm\nLocation: Berkshire Dining Commons\, 121 Southwest Circle\, Amherst\, MA 01003\nPrice: All you can eat dinner for $20.00\n\nContact Kathy Wicks\, Director of Sustainability\, with questions. \nThis event is part of Climate Change and Farming Week 2025. Click here for more information! 
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/feeding-the-future-innovation-equity-and-climate-resilience-in-the-food-system/
LOCATION:Bershire Dining Commons
CATEGORIES:Climate Events,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T110000
DTSTAMP:20260421T130419
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour at Barstow's Longview Farm
DESCRIPTION:Barstow’s Longview Farm will be offering a free walking farm tour at 10:00am with a focus toward climate. We will visit our anaerobic digester\, which converts food waste and cow manure into green energy. Stand in a bunk silo and consider how dairy farms keep land open in our community. Check out the dairy barn and learn how our farm is doing more with less while adapting to hotter summers. We’ll end at the calf barn before returning back to Barstow’s as a group. \nThe tour begins promptly at the top of the stairs at Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery. Please park in the bakery’s parking lot or along Barstow Lane. Please note we will not accommodate late arrivals! Wear shoes that can get muddy and clothes that can smell like a cow. The walking tour is about 1/4 mile\, takes around 1 hour\, and involves hills\, uneven terrain\, weather\, and is mostly outdoors. This event is rain or shine\, no rain date. \n\nDate: Thursday\, September\, 25\, 10:00-11:00am\nLocation: Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery\, 172 Hockanum Road\, Hadley\, MA 01035\n\nNo RSVP necessary. Contact Denise at Barstow’s Longview Farm with questions. \nThis event is part of Climate Change and Farming Week 2025. Click here for more information! 
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/walking-tour-at-barstows-longview-farm/
LOCATION:Barstow’s Longview Farm\, 172 Hockanum Road\, Hadley
CATEGORIES:Climate Events,Family events,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T180000
DTSTAMP:20260421T130419
CREATED:20250911T155806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T141504Z
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SUMMARY:Setting Up for Success in a Changing Climate: Equipment and Weed Management in Reduced Tillage Systems
DESCRIPTION:Register here! \nWalk the vegetable fields of Hampshire College Farm to look closely at the various living cover trials with white Dutch clover. Engage in conversation with the Hampshire farmers and folks from Momentum Ag to better understand the trial process\, the learning goals and take always about tools\, weed management and more when working with reduced tillage systems in a changing climate. This will be a tour with plenty of time for questions and conversation! \n\nDate: Thursday\, September 25th\, 4-6pm\nLocation: Hampshire College Farm\, 731 West Street\, Amherst MA 01002\n\nAccessibility: Please let us know if you require any assistance\, we will be walking on farms roads with uneven terrain for periods of up to 15 minutes and be outside in the elements. \nThis event is part of Climate Change and Farming Week 2025. Click here for more information! 
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/setting-reduced-tillage-systems-up-for-success-in-a-changing-climate-equipment-weed-management/
LOCATION:Hampshire College Farm\, 793 West Street\, Amherst\, MA 01002
CATEGORIES:Climate Events,Farmer Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Emily Landek":MAILTO:farm@hampshire.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T180000
DTSTAMP:20260421T130419
CREATED:20250731T133927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T131952Z
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SUMMARY:Agroforestry Crawl: Three farms in one day!
DESCRIPTION:Register here! \nJoin CISA on Friday\, September 26th for an all-day Agroforestry Crawl visiting three innovative western MA farms with agroforestry systems on their land.  \nWe start out at The Long Game Orchard in Northfield\, a 6-acre silvopasture farm with tree crops including chestnuts\, American persimmons\, Asian pears\, Yellowbud hickory\, and pawpaws. The farm is also experimenting with fodder and biodiversity hedges and is transforming an adjacent secondary forest fragment into a silvopasture system. From there we travel to Firefly Farm in Sunderland\, a 25-acre no-till farm with perennial herbs\, a no-till veggie area and orchards of heartnuts\, hazelnuts and chestnuts. Finally\, we hit Carr’s Ciderhouse and Preservation Orchard in Hadley for a look at their apple orchards that are integrated with grazing flocks of sheep and chickens based on the farm and raised in collaboration with Meadowfed Lamb.  \nVisits to each farm include farm tours and conversations with the farmers and participants. Following the tour of Carr’s\, we will have some time to reflect on opportunities and challenges associated with implementing agroforestry systems on western MA farms and a networking session over pizza and cider.  \nThis event is oriented toward farmers and service providers\, but is open to members of the public interested in learning about agroforestry. \nDate: Friday\, September 26th\, 9:30am – 6pm (rain date Sept 27th) \nFarm Tour Locations:  \n\nThe Long Game Orchard\, Northfield\nFirefly Farm\, Sunderland\nPreservation Orchard\, Meadowfed Lamb and Carr’s Ciderhouse\, Hadley\n\nAgenda:  \n9:30am – Meet up at The Long Game Orchard \n10:00am – Begin farm tour   \n11:30am – BYO lunch break at The Long Game Orchard or elsewhere  \n1:00pm – Meet up at Firefly Farm\, begin farm tour   \n2:30pm – Depart for Preservation Orchard & Carr’s Ciderhouse/Meadowfed Lamb   \n3:00pm – Begin farm tour  \n4:00pm – Discussion on moving agroforestry systems forward – constraints and opportunities  \n5:00pm – Networking/cider/pizza at Carr’s \n6:00pm – End of event \nRegistration: Please register in advance. Although we encourage participants to attend all three farm tours\, you may select one or two tours to attend if you’re not able to commit to the full day. \nFood: CISA will provide some snacks but otherwise food will not be provided on the tour. Please bring your own lunch or plan to go out in between tours. Pizza and cider will be available to purchase at Carr’s Ciderhouse during the networking session at the end of the tour. \nTransportation: Please arrange your own transportation between tour locations. Participants are encouraged to coordinate their own rideshares to carpool between locations\, if possible. \nContact Stephen at stephen@buylocalfood.org with questions or to register. \nThis event is part of Climate Change and Farming Week 2025. Click here for more information! 
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/agroforestry-crawl/
LOCATION:The Long Game Orchard\, Firefly Farm\, Carr’s Ciderhouse and Orchard
CATEGORIES:Climate Events,CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T130419
CREATED:20250903T170907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T093158Z
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SUMMARY:Agriculture and Conservation Education: On-Campus Resources and Food Security
DESCRIPTION:Greenfield Community College has a small but thriving agricultural education program that utilizes on-campus gardens to teach and grow op-produce for the GCC food pantry. Please join program coordinator\, Anthony Reiber and Farm and Food Systems student Michael Hannigan to tour the on-campus agriculture education resources and discuss the successes and challenges of the programs. \n\nDate: Friday\, September 26th\, 3:00-5:00pm\nLocation: Greenfield Community College\, 1 College Drive\, Greenfield\, MA 01301\n\nContact Anthony at Greenfield Community College with questions. \nThis event is part of Climate Change and Farming Week 2025. Click here for more information! 
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/agriculture-and-conservation-education-on-campus-resources-and-food-security/
LOCATION:Greenfield Community College\, 1 College Drive\, Greenfield\, MA\, 01301
CATEGORIES:Climate Events,Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250929
DTSTAMP:20260421T130419
CREATED:20250903T172140Z
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UID:50593-1758931200-1759103999@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:North Quabbin Garlic & Arts Festival: Portal to the Future
DESCRIPTION:Now in it’s 27th year\, the North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival unites the farmers\, artists\, civic organizations and individuals whose livelihoods are connected to the land and the arts and invites both local residents and those who do not live in the region to experience the richness and resiliency of rural life in western Massachusetts. Resiliency in the face of climate change is an urgent need for rural and urban communities alike\, and the festival’s Portal to the Future highlights actions and opportunities for visitors to pitch in to the challenge. \nClick here for more information about Portal to the Future. \n\nDates: September 27th – 28th\, 10:00 – 5:00pm\nLocation: Forster Farm\, 60 Chestnut Hill Road\, Orange\, Massachusetts\n\nThis event is part of Climate Change and Farming Week 2025. Click here for more information! 
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/north-quabbin-garlic-arts-festival-portal-to-the-future/
LOCATION:Forster Farm\, 60 Chestnut Hill Road\, Orange\, MA\, 01364\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Events,Family events,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T130000
DTSTAMP:20260421T130419
CREATED:20250903T165600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T093351Z
UID:50582-1758967200-1758978000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Building Fertile Ground: Biochar\, Soil Health\, and Agroforestry in Action
DESCRIPTION:Register Here \nCurious about biochar and how it supports soil health and climate resilience? Join us at Big River Chestnuts in South Deerfield to learn about the benefits of this carbon-rich soil amendment. We’ll discuss how biochar is made\, how it can enhance soil health and water retention\, and what to consider when using it on your farm. We will also discuss how to access funding and other forms of assistance through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). \nThe Hampden-Hampshire Conservation District will demonstrate its newest addition to their equipment program – a Stoltzfus 4-ton multi-purpose spreader\, which will apply a custom blend of biochar and compost to Jono Neiger’s agroforestry system. This versatile tool is available through HHCD’s equipment rental program and can be used to apply a range of amendments that increase soil fertility and health\, and build long-term climate resiliency. Snacks and refreshments will be provided after the event. \n\nDate/time: Saturday\, September 27th\, 10 AM – 1 PM\nLocation: 44-98 Settright Rd\, South Deerfield\nRain date: Sunday\, September 28th\, 10 AM – 1 PM\nPresenters: Jono Neiger (Big River Chestnuts)\, Matthew Karas (HHCD)\n\nContact Matthew Karas at Hampshire-Hampden Conservation District with questions. \nThis event is part of Climate Change and Farming Week 2025. Click here for more information!  \n*HHCD’s Stoltzfus Wet-Lime Spreader was purchased with grant funding provided by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.  \n*The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides funding for biochar and other soil amendments through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/building-fertile-ground-biochar-soil-health-and-agroforestry-in-action/
LOCATION:Big River Chestnuts\, 44-98 Settright Rd\, Deerfield\, MA\, 01373
CATEGORIES:Climate Events,Farmer Events
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