The Westfield Farmers' Market is offering their Power of Produce (POP) club at this summer's markets. The market is open every Thursday, from 12pm-5pm until October 17, 2024. Rain or shine! Kids ages 4-12 are welcome to participate in POP Club, a fun, free program that encourages kids to discover the abundance of fresh local […]
UMass Dining will host a special event at Hampshire Dining Commons featuring a panel discussion on Local Agriculture and Climate Action, a cooking demonstration by our Executive Chef Bob Bankert at 6:00, and a special menu showcasing local ingredients. Date: September 18th, 5:30-8:00pm Location: Hampshire Dining Commons, 141 Southwest Circle, Amherst MA Entry into the […]
Join Mount Holyoke College’s Miller Worley Center and Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture to celebrate their Climate Change and Farming Week for a showing of “Kiss the Ground” followed by a discussion led by Growing Vines. This film reveals that, by regenerating the world’s soils, we can completely and rapidly stabilize Earth’s climate, restore lost […]
Register here! Come tour the Hampshire College Farm! We are a small, diversified vegetable and livestock farm right on the Hampshire College Campus and we are trialing ways to build resiliency into our day to day farming practices. Come chat with the farm staff and students about projects we are working on to help diversify […]
Register here! Come join members of the volunteer management committee for the Fort River Community Garden for a tour of the garden space! You will learn how the sociocratic model is used to run the garden, and some history of how the garden came to be. It is situated on conservation land that was donated […]
Fall Fun for the Whole Family! Weekends end of September - October, plus Columbus Day Monday! Open Weekends 10am - 5:30pm Fall 2024 September 21st - October 27th. Pick out your favorite pumpkin and the most colorful Indian Corn from our pumpkin patch, or visit our farm stand for a cornucopia of pre-picked pumpkins and […]
Register here! As the climate changes, western Mass is expected to have more days with temperatures in the 90s, new pests, wetter springs, more intense rain events, and decreased soil moisture during the summer. We’re channeling our climate anxiety into efforts to build our soils and increase our biodiversity to make our farm more resilient–-join […]
Don't Miss The “Festival that Stinks” Sept 28/29 It's a fabulous family friendly destination held amid the fall foliage on a historic farm in Orange, MA. Wander among over 100 exhibitors: amazing art, farm-fresh products and food, healing arts, and community organizations. Three stages delight with music, performance, and spoken word. Travel the globe with […]
