You are invited to a free training hosted by SPIFFY and Healthy Hampshire/MiM, facilitated by MA Farm to School, on the economic and social benefits of implementing or expanding a farm to school program.
Community Events
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The Farm Education Collaborative presents many spring children's programs like the After-school Farm Club. |
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Ag Youth day is open to anyone ages 10-20 years old who wants to learn more about agriculture.
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We will be inoculating fresh oak logs with spores of Shiitake and other mushrooms. |
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The Farm Education Collaborative presents many spring children's programs including the Parent/Child Little Growers Morning Program.
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Bring family and friends for a variety of work projects, workshops, a potluck meal, and live entertainment.
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The Burgy Farmer's Market will host a seed swap at its first market of the season. |
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The Farm Education Collaborative presents many spring children's programs including the Preschool Mornings on the Farm program
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Co-op Power's 9th Annual Sustainability Summit will be held on Saturday, May 11th at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA from 9:00AM-4:00PM. Our Annual Meeting will directly follow the Summit from 4-6:30 and all are welcome to attend. The Summit is a great opportunity to share ideas with like-minded people on topics from green business […]
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Please join us in our annual Spring Plant Sale Event, happening this year rain or shine in conjunction with the Springfield Food Policy Council's Gardeners' Gathering |
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Free movie screening and discussion of Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of our Lives. |
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Local naturalist, permaculture practitioner and landscaper John Root will give a comprehensive introduction to the identification and uses of wild plants for food and beverage. This 90-minute Power Point presentation features distinguishing characteristics, seasons of availability, habitats, methods of preparation, and nutritional value of our region’s most common and appealing wild plants. Food samples will […] |
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Join Hatfield restaurants and farm stands in celebrating asparagus season! Fishtales Bar & Grill, 5 School Street; Grill N Chill, 127 Elm Street; and Smithsonian Café and Chowder House, 1 West Street (Routes 5 and 10) will all be serving special dishes featuring local asparagus.Farm stands offering their own asparagus for sale are: Ed’s Stand, […]
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ServiceNet and Prospect Meadow Farm invites the local community to a free family friendly open house and community day on the farm.
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This 40-year-old documentary tells the stories of the last old time horse farmers of Franklin County in their own voices, faces, ingenious technology and well-tended land. |
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Come to the Wheel-View Farm Open House to see where and how your local beef is raised.
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The Hilltown Seed Saving Network will hold our first annual Spring Seed and Plant Exchange.
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This 40-year-old documentary tells the stories of the last old time horse farmers of Franklin County in their own voices, faces, ingenious technology and well-tended land. Newly restored and digitized, Rawn Fulton’s film provides vibrant and down-to-earth historical context for the resurgence of local agriculture, CSAs and micro-farming today. A piece of film art about […] |
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Come to the PVGrows Spring Forum to learn how these partnerships are being built, and what you can do to support their growth.
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Atkins Market has grown and changed substantially since our opening day, a little over 50 years ago. One notion that remains, and always will, is our commitment to the surrounding communities and local marketplace. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. with the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce and Atkins Farms President, Pauline Lannon. Stop by […] |
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Pollination is an important step in growing all fruits and many vegetables. |
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This workshop provides a general understanding of how milk is made into cheese and what to look for when selecting milk for cheese-making. |
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The tradition of eating pancakes to support Puffers continues, and once again, they will be homemade, whole grain, and made from local ingredients donated by local farms. But this year, we’ll have twice the number of griddles, so no long lines! All-you-can-eat pancakes and coffee are only $8 for adults, $6 for kids. For more […]
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With the Starseed Farm Project well underway, we welcome you to join us in a day-long retreat of connecting with the land and one another in a way that nourishes us all. Lydia Irons is a licensed massage therapist who specializes in teaching farmers and gardeners how to safely and effectively use common farm tools […] |
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10am-4pm ~ Community Festival FREE admission! 12-2pm ~ Asparagus Luncheon Prepared by local restaurants Ticket Required 4:30-7pm ~ Beers & Spears Local Craft Beer Tasting Ticket Required Enjoy music rooted in the Valley, courtesy of Signature Sounds. Food provided by local farms. See art and craft vendors, storytelling by Tom McCabe from Paintbox Theater, Curious […]
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The Massachusetts Farm Wineries & Growers Association is pleased to present the inaugural Taste of Massachusetts Wine Festival on June 2nd.
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If you know them, you love them. If you haven't heard them yet, you are in for a real treat! The Washed Up Beulah Band is a quartet of singers who formed during the 2012 Northern Harmony Tour of Europe. They perform Jubilee style radio-quartet music from the 1930s and 1940s. They perform a unique […] |