The Art In the Orchard outdoor sculpture exhibition on the grounds of Park Hill Orchard is open every day from 9:00 until dusk. The show features 26 works by local and regional sculptors which are set in and around the working fruit fields here in Easthampton. We have ripe apples hanging low and ready for […]
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For ages 6 to 10 Mondays,10am to 12noon $140-$175 sliding scale for 9 weeks - August 26 to October 28 (no program on Labor Day) Activities will include preparing delicious snacks with garden fresh produce, helping with planting and harvesting in the garden, farm animal activities, and more. Join us as we integrate curriculum through […]
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Ape & Ape will be hosting a Pig Butchering Workshop on 8/26/13 from 9am-12:30pm Cost: $30 Participants will learn how to slaughter, dress and prepare large animals into meat in a conscientious manner - in this case two male guinea hogs, a heritage breed. We'll follow traditional butchering and preservation methods, ending with a variety […] |
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Taste the many ways to use fresh garlic and pick up some new recipes! Do you have a favorite garlic recipe? The Sixteen Acres Branch Library will offer free, freshly harvested cloves of garlic from our garlic beds during open hours on August 20, 22, and 24 for patrons to use in their garlic infused […] |
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CISA’s Margaret Christie will help you start or expand your home food preservation efforts. We will cover canning, freezing, drying, and storage. Bring your experience and your questions—we’ll compare notes about recipes, record-keeping, and making time for food preservation. Resources for learning more also provided. Check out the Sunderland Library programs page for more info. |
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Join us for an hour of refreshing, energizing, calming yoga. This class promises to be the perfect pick me up. Please bring your own mat or practice on the grass! All levels welcome. Sponsored by YOGA CENTER AMHERST Pay by donation (Suggested Donation $10) All Proceeds go to Give Back Yoga Foundation Rotating Schedule of […] |
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Permaculture Landscape Management & Installation - AGR 115, can be taken for-credit (1-credit) or credit-free through Community Education. To register, please visit: http://web.gcc.mass.edu/farmandfoodsystems/apply-or-enroll/ When: Two Friday afternoons Sept. 6 and Sept. 20 from 1-4:30p; and Saturday, Sept. 21 from 9am-5p Where: S312 at Greenfield Community College; and two field trips in Greenfield and Conway Course […]
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Hampshire College, NOFA, and MA Right to Know present: Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of our Lives A film by Jeffrey M. Smith | Narrated by Lisa Oz A production of the Institute for Responsible Technology Never-Before-Seen-Evidence points to genetically engineered foods as a major contributor to rising disease rates in the US population, especially among […] |
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Nine Massachusetts dairies that sell raw milk will open up their farms for tours and other activities on Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8. Visit your local dairy and learn why raw milk tastes so good and why it’s so good for you! Meet your farmers and their cows and get to know where […] Permaculture FEAST for ecological and social transformation is a certificate course in permaculture design with Lisa DePiano, Jonathan Bates, and Friends. Permaculture is a vision, design system, and global movement that draws on patterns and principles found in nature to meet human needs, while regenerating the natural world and creating abundance we can share.This weekend […]
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Calling all kids and families to join Whole Foods Market and Hilltown Families for a FREE fun fall community service project at Atlas Farm, a 55-acre diversified organic vegetable farm located in Deerfield, Massachusetts. We're excited to roll up our sleeves to help prepare the farm for winter and "glean" extra vegetables to donate to the […]
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The 3rd Annual 12 Mile Meal Chef Throw Down At Northampton Jazz Festival is on Saturday September 7th from 11am to 3pm behind Thornes Marketplace in Downtown Northampton. This year's competing restaurants are Northampton's Sierra Grille, Easthampton's Popcorn Noir and Holyoke's Slainte. Each chef team with be trying to build the best 12 Mile Meal […] |
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For ages 3 to 6 Fridays, 9:00-11:00 am $125-$160 sliding scale for 8 weeks - September 9 - October 28 We invite your littlest farmers to join us for a morning of fun and learning together on the farm. We will prepare and eat snack using freshly gathered ingredients from the fields and gardens, visit […]
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Cob Oven Building Workshop $30 - $60 sliding scale (no one turned away for lack of funds). RSVP - tory@nextbarnover.com, 413-885-5123 Cob, (adobe), is a traditional building material made from clay, sand and straw. It can build houses, stoves, ovens and more. In this full day workshop we'll design and build a permanent, highly efficient […]
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For ages 0 to 5 Wednesdays, 10:00-11:30 am $95 - 145 sliding scale for 8 weeks - September 9 - October 28 Join us for a morning of planting and playing in the fields as we discover garden secrets, farm friends, and sweet treats! We will prepare and eat snack using our freshly gathered ingredients, […] |
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Join Us for an Afternoon of Delicious Fun and Fantastic Music to Benefit Tuesday Market's FoodStampsX2 Program The Pie Contest Schedule 1:00 -2:30: Pie drop-off (early drop-off can be arranged if necessary) 2:30: Judging of Most Beautiful Pie - Judged by TBA From 3:00 until 6:00: Pie & Ice Cream served by the slice to […] |
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This year's Chilifest! will be a full weekend of fun for spice freaks and pepper geeks. Join us for our annual farm festival celebrating all things spicy on Saturday and Sunday, September 14th and 15th, from 12-5pm. Check out this year's poster. The full lineup of live music, spicy food, cooking demos, kids' activities and […] |
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MAP is planning an aerial photo shoot Sunday September 15, 2013. Using a remote control helicopter (handmade and artisan in its own right), we will take a series of high resolution photos as you lay in a field with your tools of the trade and the food or drink that represent you. This photo will […]
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Fall session begins September 15th. In this herbal class series we dig deep and forge an intimate connection with each plant we study. Classes meet outside and in the field 1 Sunday a month: September 15th, October 6th, and November 3rd. Registration is open and space is limited. Find more information about the series here […] |
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Daniel Botkin, farm manager of Laughing Dog Farm, in Gill, will speak about "Backyard Permaculture." This talk is aimed for beginners, wannabes, and the like, however permaculture "experts", "real farmers", experienced gardeners, and all others are also welcome to come (...and chime in!) I will be discussing the "mental" and "beliefs" aspects of permaculture as […] |
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Mushroom Foraging & Cultivation - AGR 115, can be taken for-credit (1-credit) or credit-free through Community Education. To register, please visit: http://web.gcc.mass.edu/farmandfoodsystems/apply-or-enroll/ Applies permaculture principles in the foraging and cultivation of wild fungi. Field activities include collection, identification, and cultivation of fungi for culinary purposes. Students learn to identify, cook, and preserve safe-to-eat mushrooms using […]
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Join Holyoke Food and Fitness Policy Council for an evening of dialogue and action. Free admission, childcare and a community dinner. Co-sponsors/Partners: Food Bank of Western Mass, Nuestras Raices, Holyoke YMCA, Providence Ministries, Holyoke Health Center, Active Voice, Participant Media, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Featuring: Congressman Jim McGovern, Keynote Speaker and a panel representing […] |
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Warm Colors Apiary will once again hold its annual "Honey Festival". Warm Colors has been hosting the Honey Festival for more than twelve years. The festival is a celebration of the Honeybee and our native pollinators. It is an opportunity to recognize the many contributions beekeepers, and their bees, make to agriculture and the health […] |
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Music, local food vendors, and a puppet parade in downtown Northampton. |
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Come on down to the Monster Mash Haunted Hayride at McCray's Farm and join us for the 22nd AniverSCARY season!!! Opening night is September 27th at 5:30pm for the Munchkin Mash ($5 for all) and 7 p.m. for the Monster Mash. Ticket booth opens at 5:15pm. Adults tickets are $20. Under 52 inches is $15. […]
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A symposium on Landscape Architecture, Design, Art, Sculpture in Public Outdoor Spaces, Popup Parks and Tactical Urbanism, and Sustainable Landscape Design. The event is hosted at Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center in the community room on the first floor. Speakers include: City Planner, Jessica Allan, City Planner for Easthampton, speaking on Tactical Urbanism, and Popup Parks. Lisa DePiano, of […] |
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Opening day is Saturday, September 28th, so come join us for live music, hayrides, and the Spookley the Square Pumpkin's Story Book Trail for kids! We're open Saturdays from 11am-8:30pm (bring your flashlight for late entry, which goes until 7:30pm), and 11am-5pm on Sundays. Schools and groups welcome during the week with a reservation, and […]
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Visit some of the leading demonstration sites for permaculture in the Pioneer Valley. The first tour starts at 9:00; we wrap up by 5:00. Site #1: Edible Forest Garden in Holyoke MA, featured garden from the book Edible Forest Gardens, as well as the new book ‘Paradise Lot, One-Tenth of an Acre, and the Making […]
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Come try the "Dali-Rama" at Mike's Maze! Don't miss this opportunity to benefit CISA at Mike's Maze, this year exploring illusion through the art of Salvador Dali. The support of our community is not illusory, and we rely on your help to continue our work! Fun at the maze is a certainty, too. Games, a […]
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Visit 5 UMass Student Gardens in 1 Day Tour. Tour includes a stop at the Renaissance Center’s historical 16th century Kitchen Garden from 3pm to 5pm. Free of charge and open to all. Contact the UMass Agricultural Center for all information and questions at (413) 545-6325 or by email. Our garden designer and head gardener, Jennie […] |
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Across the Commonwealth, school nutrition and dining services staff, teachers, students, farmers, and public officials will celebrate in many ways. We provide a variety of resource materials, help schools and colleges find locally grown products, promote farms and schools in the media, and encourage new schools and colleges to participate. Celebrate the harvest at your school and […] |
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Greetings! Laying hens, broilers, turkeys and ducks are popular enterprises on a farm, particularly to complement a vegetable or fruit enterprise. But there are many challenges to raising poultry, not least of which is making it financially worthwhile for your farm. The Cornell Small Farms Program's online course, BF 130: Poultry Production, can help you […] |
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Farmers and producers are encouraged to attend kick-off event for the 2013 Let’s Talk About Food Festival. Speakers include Chef and CEO of Wholesome Wave, Michel Nischan, MDAR Commissioner Gregory Watson, US Rep Chellie Pingree (D-ME), CityFresh president Glynn Lloyd, Timothy Griffin from Tufts, and Brian Donohue from Brandeis – all future oriented, thought provoking speakers […] |
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Come enjoy a beautiful day at the farm pressing cider, eating homemade donuts and listening to live music! Apple pressing is from 10-4 both days. Bring your own apples or pre-order apples by the bushel at the farm. Saturday features a potluck lunch, pumpkin painting for children and adults of all ages, as well and local […] Celebrate and Be Inspired; it’s the 15th year of ‘The Festival that Stinks,’ consistently rated in the Top 3 Local Festivals by the Valley Advocate ‘Best Of’ readers poll. There’s something for everyone at this fabulous family destination, held on a beautiful historic farm in Orange, MA. Buy local, be local: support the bounty of […]
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Ticket information at: http://netransitiongathering.eventbrite.com/ This is a great opportunity to meet fellow Transitioners from other initiatives and resource groups, to share skills and stories together about what works and to learn what a New England Transition Network might have to offer our local efforts. We will gather at 9:30 and begin at 10am. There will […]
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Naturalist John Root will lead an edible wild plants walk at Intervale Farm, 106 South Road in Westhampton. Informational flyers will be distributed and plants will be offered for sale. Free, all ages welcome; supported by a grant from the Westhampton Cultural Council.
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Join CISA and Franklin Land Trust at Sidehill Farm (makers of the fresh, delicious yogurt on store shelves all over Massachusetts). Pick apples on your way and bring a picnic.Then join us for an afternoon stroll, rain or shine, through their beautiful pastures. Learn how the Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) Program helps farmers and landowners […] |
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The Conway Festival of the Hills is an annual fall festival Conway, Massachusetts held the first weekend in October, rain or shine. Saturday pre-festival events traditionally include a pancake breakfast, bake sale and community turkey dinner. Sunday features a 10K road race, arts and crafts exhibits, live music, activities for kids, a parade, log-splitting and […] New England’s largest one-day farmers' market and premier food event promoting the joys and benefits of eating local food. Produced by the Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts, Boston Local Food Festival is a free outdoor festival that features local food vendors, farmers, fishermen, lively chef & DIY demos, butchering demos, a seafood throw-down competition, diverse music […] |