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Front Porch Jam at Simple Gifts Farm
Bring your friends, and your favorite instrument, and hang with Simple Gifts Farm, as they jam into the evening, every third Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. Local musicians will lead the jam. We’ll be serving up their own meats & seasonal grilled vegetables. BYOB! Scheduled Jams: Aug. 17: CSA member and fiddler, Laura Quayle, & Ted Soulos, flautist and teacher at Wildwood Elementary, will lead a Celtic style Jam. Sept. 21 Click here for updates on upcoming jams
Find out more »3rd Hampshire Candidate Forum
The community is invited to join the candidates for a series of open discussion focusing on our region’s food insecurity and its underlying causes. This is your opportunity to ask questions of the candidates and learn how they intend to ensure everyone has access to healthy food. 3rd Hampshire Candidates Forum Monday, August 20, 2018 6:30-8:30 PM Bangs Community Center, 70 Boltwood Walk, Amherst Moderated by: Keith P. Barnicle, District Representative for Congressman Jim McGovern Co-sponsored by CISA and The…
Find out more »Bashista Orchards Craft & Vendor Fair
Craft & Vendor Fair with over 40 craft/vendors, plus food. Stop and smell the donuts and try a cider slushy. Stroll through the fruit trees while browsing. Balloon sculptor for the kids 11-1 and live music 1-3 pm. Pick your own apples is in full swing and will be available every day through September. No admission charge. Click here for more info.
Find out more »Growing Hemp in MA: Opportunities for Farmers & Others
The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG), MA Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA), and CISA invite you to this workshop for farmers, local officials, and others. Growing and refining hemp (which refers to strains of cannabis plants and products made from it used for industrial purposes, such as to make textiles, CBD oils, or other consumer products) is now legal in Massachusetts, and following the passage of new state legislation, there is new information for…
Find out more »Front Porch Jam at Simple Gifts Farm
Bring your friends, and your favorite instrument, and hang with Simple Gifts Farm, as they jam into the evening, every third Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. Local musicians will lead the jam. We’ll be serving up their own meats & seasonal grilled vegetables. BYOB! Click here for updates on upcoming jams
Find out more »20th Annual North Quabbin Garlic & Arts Festival
Meander among 100 bountiful booths featuring regional artists, farmers, community organizations and garlic cuisine; strengthen community and economy by purchasing locally crafted and grown. Celebrate and relax with great bands, spoken word, and performance on three stages- including a solar-powered music stage – and throughout the rolling fields and forest. Be inspired by exhibitor demos and ample activities for kids and families. Get silly with garlic games galore including the famous raw garlic-eating contest. Soothe the soul with healing arts…
Find out more »Where Women Gather: A Celebration of Women in Agriculture
Dates:October 26, 2018 to October 28, 2018 Location(s): Main Conference Meeting Space Omni Hotel 155 Temple Street New Haven, CT. 06510 Breakout Rooms & Vendor Symposium Gateway Community College 20 Church Street New Haven, CT. 06510 Contracted Hotels: Room reservations are not included in registration rate. Please contact the hotels directly in order to reserve a room for your stay. Omni Hotel at Yale University (Pending) Courtyard Marriot New Haven (Pending) The Study at Yale (Confirmed) Please register online at:…
Find out more »Field Notes
Local food and farming will take the stage this November at the Academy of Music for Field Notes: Local Food Stories. This is CISA’s first ever local food storytelling event and we can’t wait to hear the real life experiences of the folks who grow, cook, sell, and eat the local food that we all love. Join us as we shine a light on the many ways that local food and farming has impacted lives – in ways big and small…
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