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SUMMARY:The Summer Permaculture Design Course with Sowing Solutions at Sirius EcoVillage
DESCRIPTION:This is a one-of-a-kind Permaculture Design Certification course (PDC) offering a unique opportunity to gain hands-on ecological design experience\, while studying with leading permaculture designers from the northeast\, and immersing in life at the world-renowned Sirius EcoVillage (a leading demonstration site for sustainable living). \nStudying permaculture at this eco-village offers you a chance to witness permaculture strategies and techniques in action\, and learn from them. You’ll learn first hand about four season greenhouses\, naturally built homes\, edible forest gardens\, raised bed vegetable CSA\, community process and decision making\, conflict resolution practices\, food storage\, renewable energy systems\, soil improvement strategies\, waste recycling\, compost\, ecological design process\, and many skill shares!  Skills gathered in this course can be directly applied to your home landscape. \nThis course is offered as a two-week intensive during the summer (OR in a weekend series format during the spring\, one weekend a month). This course is eligible for 3 optional college credits with UMASS Amherst. \nRegister online here. Registration date is May 1st for early bird savings.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/the-summer-permaculture-design-course-with-sowing-solutions-at-sirius-ecovillage-in-western-ma/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140801T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140801T170000
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SUMMARY:Prospect Meadow Farm Open House
DESCRIPTION:Join Prospect Meadow Farm to celebrate their 3rd anniversary! Those attending can take guided tours and hay rides\, interact with barnyard animals and do arts and crafts. Live music will be provided by The Endless\, a band of ServiceNet staff members and client\, and Carinae\, a Hadley-based band. Snacks will be provided and desserts will be available for purchase from SugarBakers Cake Truck of Southampton. See the Gazette article for more information.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/prospect-meadow-farm-open-house/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140802T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140802T140000
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SUMMARY:Gardening the Community - Work Day
DESCRIPTION:GTC expects to take possession of its new site at 200 and 206 Walnut St. (between Atwood and James Streets) on July 10th. Both lots are currently in very bad shape\, and will require a lot of hard work\, resources and care to become the vibrant center for growing and learning that we envision.\n\nWe will not be able to do this without you. How can you help?\n\n1. Come out to the GTC clean up day on Saturday August 2nd from\n10am – 2pm. Please mark your calendars and join us. Better yet\, organize a group of your friends to come!\n\n2. Help find resources for the August 2nd work day and beyond: \n• tools (especially large pruners\, spades\, rakes\, pick axes\, etc) \n• large mower \n• wood chipper \n• dumpster \n• gloves and garbage bags \n• water and snacks \n• food for grilling up lunch\n\n3. Do you know a business or individual who would be able to donate any of the following goods or services? \n• Tree trimming and stump removal \n• Wood chips \n• Chain link fence deconstruction – including hauling it away to be recycled \n• Fence materials (stockade and wood\, wire and other materials needed to build our perimeter fence) \n• Sign materials (temporary and permanent) \n• Electrician \n• Shipping container in good shape (to use as a shed) \n• Paint for shipping container and signs \n• Carpenter \n• Fence building help \n• Contractor services \n• Project Management Services \n• Surveying \n• Trees\, shrubs and perennials for borders (we will plant next spring) \n• Compost and clean top soil \n• Hoop house materials \n• Lumber\n\n4. Donate and join the GTC fall event committee
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/gardening-the-community-work-day/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140802T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140802T200000
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SUMMARY:In the Field and Under the Sky - A Farm-to-Table Dinner to benefit CISA
DESCRIPTION:Whole Foods Market in Hadley presents the second annual In the Field and Under the Sky – A Farm-to-Table Dinner to benefit CISA\, at Enterprise Farm in Whately. Please join us for this not-to-be-missed festive event! Come enjoy locally grown food prepared by top chefs\, gorgeous farm scenery\, music by MilkBottle\, and craft beer and wine\, and support CISA’s mission as we strengthen farms and engage the community to build the local food economy. Find more information and purchase tickets here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/in-the-field-and-under-the-sky-a-farm-to-table-dinner-to-benefit-cisa/
LOCATION:Enterprise Farm\, Whately
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140806T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140806T200000
DTSTAMP:20260604T145047
CREATED:20140731T164805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140731T175829Z
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SUMMARY:First Wednesday Speaker Series at Greenfield Public Library
DESCRIPTION:The Greenfield Public Library will be presenting three programs this summer as part of our emerging First Wednesday Speaker Series\, to be held on the first Wednesday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m. in the LeVanway Room. \n:: \nOn August 6\, the library will welcome Ron Krupp\, who will be speaking on the Politics of Food & Farming . His talk will include a slide show taken from his new book\, Lifting the Yoke\, on local farm and food solutions in Vermont. Ron will consider why\, if we have a surplus of food in this country\, farmers have to continue to produce more to stay in business\, why so many farmers are going broke\, why we are so dependent on the global corporate food economy\, and why we are facing an obesity epidemic in the U.S..  He will address these issues as well as provide local and sustainable food solutions through a discussion of community gardening\, farmers’ markets\, canneries\, and healthy lifestyle changes. There will be a door prize at each event for those in attendance. The First Wednesday Speaker Series is sponsored by the Friends of the Greenfield Public Library and is run in conjunction with the World Eye Book Shop. For more information\, contact Jane Buchanan or Lisa Prolman; 772-1544
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/first-wednesday-speaker-series-at-greenfield-public-library/
LOCATION:Greenfield Public Library\, 412 Main Street\, Greenfield\, MA 01301
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140807T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140807T190000
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SUMMARY:New Entry Sustainable Farming Project: Annual Open Farms Tour and Edible Plant Walk
DESCRIPTION:Naturalist and Edible plant expert John Root will lead an edible plants walk at Ogonowski Farm prior to the Farm Tour. Learn how to identify nutritious and delicious edible wild plants. Distinguishing characteristics\, seasons of availability\, methods of preparation\, and medicinal uses will be presented. This event is for all ages and admission is free. Immediately following the Edible Plant Walk\, we will begin our Open Farms Tour.  Enjoy an insider’s view of our beginning farmer incubator training sites. Learn from project farmers and staff about our beginning farmer training programs\, our farmland preservation efforts\, and farm employment resources. Discover what motivates New Entry farmers and learn steps that New Entry farmers take to mitigate risks on their farms. Hear first hand challenges and joys of starting a small farm business.  Explore where your food comes from! Meet and network with other project supporters who believe in New Entry’s mission. Enjoy delicious appetizers made with locally-grown produce from the farms.\n\nClick here for more information\, and here to register.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/new-entry-sustainable-farming-project-annual-open-farms-tour-and-edible-plant-walk-at/
LOCATION:Ogonowski Memorial Fields\, 126 Jones Ave\, Dracut\, MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140811
DTSTAMP:20260604T145047
CREATED:20140618T175008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140708T165633Z
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SUMMARY:NOFA Summer Conference
DESCRIPTION:With 150+ workshops\, live entertainment\, dinner meet-ups\, conferences for children and teens\, farm tours\, and much more\, we hope you can join us for this fun and engaging weekend in Amherst\, Massachusetts. \nWorkshop topics include farming\, gardening\, land care\, nutrition and food politics. We’re also offering full and half day pre-conferences and 100+ exhibitors. Scholarships\, affordable registration\, and budget conscious accommodations are available. To register or learn more about the conference\, check out the event website. Register by July 11th to receive the Early Bird Discount and get 25% off!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/nofa-summer-conference/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140808T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140808T210000
DTSTAMP:20260604T145047
CREATED:20140805T173227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140805T173439Z
UID:10990-1407481200-1407531600@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Using Permaculture as a Tool to Build Local and Regional Economies: A Talk with Andrew Faust
DESCRIPTION:While permaculture design practices are typically applied to creating productive homes and agricultural land\, permaculture design ethics and principles\, when applied at the broader scales of community\, regional\, and urban planning\, have a great impact on creating a human environment with ecological integrity. Starting with a clear understanding of the mistakes and challenges inherent in our present economy – including petroleum dependence and extreme weather — this lecture focuses on how to redirect our society and its infrastructure back into alignment with the earth’s natural cycles\, one region at a time.\n\nAndrew Faust has been practicing permaculture and biodynamics since receiving his Permaculture Design certificate in 1996. Some of our design clients include Ezekiel’s Place Retreat Center in Hedgesville\, WV\, Leaveners Respite Center in Essex\, NY\, Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Warren\, VT\, and local businesses and residents. Previous clients include the Gesundheit! Institute in Hillsboro\, WV and Camphill Village Kimberton Hills in Chester County\, PA. Faust has extensive experience in doing designs for a wide range of climates and habitats including desert\, forest and mountain. He is a certified Alternative School Teacher\, focusing on Bioregional Education; he instructed at Upattinas Open Community High School for ten years. Faust holds a B.A. in comparative religions from Guilford College.\n\nCo-Sponsored by BRICK\, Permaculture FEAST\, Mobile Design Lab\, Food Forest Farm   Come see the new local maker space BRICK Co-workshop and view some of the things they are making.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/using-permaculture-as-a-tool-to-build-local-and-regional-economies-a-talk-with-andrew-faust/
LOCATION:Brick Co-Workshop\, 420 Dwight Street\, Holyoke
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140809
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140810
DTSTAMP:20260604T145047
CREATED:20140327T032317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140327T032317Z
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SUMMARY:Solidarity Saturday Tour
DESCRIPTION:These free ‘Solidarity Saturday’ tours are hosted by founders and farmers Ricky Baruc and Deb Habib. They feature Seeds of Solidarity’s solar greenhouses\, no-till cardboard methods for abundant low maintenance gardens\, solar electric and hot water systems\, energy efficient buildings\, and youth and community programs that Grow Food Everywhere! There is no cost or pre-registration. After the tour\, visitors can bring a potluck dish to share with others\, and enjoy chatting around Seeds of Solidarity solar powered farm stand. Events are also held on May 24th and October 19th\, all events start at 10am. \nFree Resources to Share: Find info useful for school gardens\, youth and community food justice programs\, no-till farming and gardening\, and more at  http://seedsofsolidarity.org/community-programs/ \nhttp://seedsofsolidarity.org/growing-food/ \nhttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLavUrG3Fv7Xic4D7KRQmyllK4J4Mr1kOr \nSeeds of Solidarity is a farm and non-profit organization that ‘awakens the power of youth\, schools and families to Grow Food Everywhere to transform hunger to health and create resilient lives and communities.’
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/solidarity-saturday-tour-2/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140810T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140810T160000
DTSTAMP:20260604T145048
CREATED:20140702T180150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140702T180222Z
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SUMMARY:Canning & Food Preservation with Just Roots
DESCRIPTION:Part of the Homesteading = Resilience workshop series\, this workshop will teach you the basics of canning\, fermenting and food preservation. Find out more information and register here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/canning-food-preservation-with-just-roots/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140815
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140816
DTSTAMP:20260604T145048
CREATED:20140814T215010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140814T215346Z
UID:11156-1408060800-1408147199@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:August 15 Deadline for Beginning Farmer Scholarships
DESCRIPTION:The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey (NOFA-NJ)\, an organic food and farming non-profit\, is offering scholarships for beginning farmers to their upcoming Fall courses. A beginning farmer is defined by the USDA as a person who has operated a farm or ranch for ten years or less. The Fall lineup of courses includes: Business of Farming\, Tractor Safety and Maintenance\, Skills-Scale-Sustainability\, and Road to Certification. The deadline for scholarships applications is Friday\, August 15th.\n\n“We are very excited to be able to offer scholarships for beginning farmers to attend these courses\,” said Erica Evans\, Beginning Farmer Program Coordinator at NOFA-NJ. “Money is often tight for new farmers\, and these scholarships afford them the opportunity to attend more educational trainings to improve their farm businesses and increase production.”\nOn Saturday\, November 8th Richard Wiswall\, author of “The Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook \,” will teach a full day of workshops for Business of Farming\, including: Farming Smarter\, Not Harder: Planning for Profit\, Farmer Friendly Budgets Made Simple\, The Efficient Farm Office\, and Employee Management. Special tips will be discussed specifically for beginning farmers\, but seasoned farmers will also have lots to learn.\n\nAlso in November\, Shane LaBrake will be back to teach another Tractor Safety and Maintenance course in addition to a new course\, Skills-Scale-Sustainability. Often thought of as a supplemental course to Exploring the Small Farm Dream\, Skills-Scale-Sustainability is a 2.5-day intensive workshop that blends philosophy and pragmatic advice with hands-on training and real-life problem solving for greater success in your small-scale agricultural endeavors. Based on lessons learned from a lifetime of work and travel in food and farming\, Shane provides unique insights from his practical experience of reconciling idealism with the nitty-gritty\, day-to-day reality of maintaining a viable and sustainable farming life.\n\nScholarships are also being offered for NOFA-NJ’s newest course\, Road to Certification. This is a “how-to” course for producers interested in learning about the organic certification process\, specific to New Jersey. The course includes information for conventional farmers interested in total or partial conversion to organic\, beginning farmers undergoing transition\, and uncertified farmers who are currently farming organically\, but have avoided the process. There will be two offerings of the Road to Certification course\, one each in Southampton\, NJ and in Morristown\, NJ.\n\n“Thanks to a grant provided to us by the USDA\, we are able to offer these scholarships. However\, the funding allowing us to discount the costs of beginning farmers’ education ends this August. To take advantage of this opportunity\, you must apply for your scholarships by August 15th and register using your scholarships by August 22nd\,” continued Evans. “We understand it’s a tight turnaround\, but missing out on these amazing courses at a discounted cost would be regrettable. No scholarships to these Fall courses will be offered after this month.”\n\nAdditional details\, scholarship application request\, and registration information are available here. These courses are sponsored in part by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, USDA\, Grant #2011-49400-30739.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/august-15-deadline-for-beginning-farmer-scholarships/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140815
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140818
DTSTAMP:20260604T145048
CREATED:20140731T215657Z
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SUMMARY:97th Heath Fair
DESCRIPTION:Affordable Family Fun Close to Home! \nJust 30 minutes from Greenfield\, the Heath Fair is a bargain for a family fun day out in the beautiful hills of western Franklin County. Events\, attractions\, parking\, and music included with paid admission. Highlights include: Friday night fireworks and square dancing\, and a kids bike raffle\, Saturday is filled with the truck pull\, dog herding demonstration\, a classic\, vibrant midway full of local arts and crafts\, and Sunday brings blueberry pancake breakfast\, the Heath Fair Parade and Birds of Prey presented by Tom Ricardi. The fair is held rain or shine; most events take place under tents. More information about the fair is available at www.heathfair.org or by e-mail at info@heathfair.org.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/97th-heath-fair/
LOCATION:Heath Fairgrounds\, Colrain Stage Rd\, Heath\, MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140817T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140817T160000
DTSTAMP:20260604T145048
CREATED:20140702T180407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140702T180407Z
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SUMMARY:Preparing for Winter with Just Roots
DESCRIPTION:Part of the Homesteading = Resilience workshop series\, this workshop will introduce you to season extension techniques\, cover crops and planning next year’s garden. Find out more information and register here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/preparing-for-winter-with-just-roots/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140817T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140817T183000
DTSTAMP:20260604T145048
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LAST-MODIFIED:20140815T194512Z
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SUMMARY:10th Annual FREE Local Harvest Dinner on the Greenfield Common
DESCRIPTION:The Free Harvest Supper is an annual community event celebrating local food\, farms\, and community. Additionally\, donations collected support the Farmers’ Market Coupon Program established by the Center for Self-Reliance in Amherst.\n\nThe supper features a bountiful free meal of locally grown food prepared by locally based chefs\, as well as live music\, children’s activities\, educational displays\, and the hugely successful “Really\, Really Free Market” where all are welcome to bring home produce from the season’s overflow donated by farmers and gardeners. Diners can enjoy passed fresh appetizers and learn from informational displays while they wait for their meal.\n\nThis wonderful community event is open and free to all\, and the 2014 Free Harvest Supper will take place on Sunday\, August 17th from 4:30-6:30pm on the Greenfield Town Common/Court Square. To conserve resources and help the Free Harvest Supper reach its goal of being a trash-free event\, all are encouraged to bring their own reusable place settings and napkins.\n\nThe Goals Behind the Free Harvest Supper\n\nThe goals which drive the Free Harvest Supper are threefold: first\, to encourage eating of locally grown food; second\, to support local agriculture; and third\, to raise money for the Farmers’ Market Coupons distributed by the Center for Self-Reliance Food Pantry.\n\nWhile the Supper is free to all\, donations are accepted and are used to support the Farmers’ Market Coupon Program run by the Center for Self-Reliance Food Pantry. Each year\, Food Pantry Director Dino Schnelle distributes thousands of dollars worth of Farmers’ Market Coupons to low-income Franklin County Families\, so that they may also share in the community’s bountiful produce. These families use the coupons at participating farmers’ markets in Franklin County\, which the farmers may then redeem at the food pantry from the donations collected. It’s a win-win system. Last year\, the Free Harvest Supper collected over $3\,000 in donations which has continued to strengthen the ongoing relationship between the families and farms of Franklin County.\n\nThe Really\, Really Free Market is another way in which community members can share with one another. Again this year\, gardeners and farmers are welcome to bring the overflow of extra produce they have\, and\, in accordance with its name\, all of the produce is free to take home. All are welcome to take home some of the donated produce\, which in past years has included peaches\, apples\, eggs\, tomatoes\, squash\, greens\, flowers\, cucumbers\, eggplants\, peppers\, and more. To donate produce to the Really\, Really Free Market\, no sign up is needed. Just bring your produce to the supper from 4-5:30pm.\n\nFind details here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/10th-annual-free-local-harvest-dinner-on-the-greenfield-common/
LOCATION:Greenfield Community Common\, Greenfield
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140818T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140818T180000
DTSTAMP:20260604T145048
CREATED:20140815T172649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140815T172649Z
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SUMMARY:A Primer to Building a Farm-Scale Irrigation System - Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Trevor Hardy of Hollis\, NH’s Brookdale Fruit Farm will demonstrate how to set up a farm irrigation system. He will discuss systems using commercial wells and systems utilizing surface water and movable pumps. He will discuss drip and overhead irrigation as well as a hybrid overhead option connected to drip line headers. Trevor will come with many irrigation parts and components demonstrating how they are assembled to create a functioning small farm system. He will also provide details of how “to do the math” for workshop individuals for their own farms.\nBrookdale Fruit Farm is a multi-generational family owned farm comprising 400 acres of tree fruit and vegetables in Hollis\, NH. 12 acres and 4 greenhouses are currently USDA certified organic. Trevor has 20 years of experience running a farm irrigation supply business as an additional enterprise at Brookdale Fruit Farm.\n\nPre-registration is highly encouraged. To register please send your full name\, address\, phone number and email address to MacKenzie White by Friday August 14th.\n\nEmail questions about the workshop to Stephanie Berluti\, workshop coordinator\, or call at 203-308-2584.\n\nFor more information\, click here!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/a-primer-to-building-a-farm-scale-irrigation-system-workshop/
LOCATION:Community Farm of Simsbury\, 73 Wolcott Road\, Simsbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140818T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140818T190000
DTSTAMP:20260604T145048
CREATED:20140812T175737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140812T175816Z
UID:11069-1408381200-1408388400@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Preserving the Bounty: A FREE Preservation Workshop!
DESCRIPTION:Ever wonder what to do with all that basil? Cabbage? Blueberries? Food For All Amherst is excited for our hands-on workshop that will cover the basics of preservation. With stations of JAMS\, FERMENTATION (Sauerkraut\, kimchi\, pickles\, etc)\, and PESTOS (basil\, kale\, cilantro\, etc) you will learn the basics and feel confident trying at home!\n\nThere will be (delicious) samples and you will go home with your own jar of kraut/kimchi! Handouts with instructions will also be shared!\n\nFor all levels–both beginners and experienced welcome! Come share recipes\, ideas\, and build skills for community and food system resilience!\n\nBring a mason jar if you have one!\n\nFor more information\, check out the Facebook page here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/preserving-the-bounty-a-free-preservation-workshop/
LOCATION:CHD’s Not Bread Alone\, 165 Main Street (Lower Level\, First Congregational Church)\, Amherst
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140822T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140822T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T145048
CREATED:20140626T235548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140627T162214Z
UID:10437-1408676400-1408726800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:IPM Field Walk: The Farm School\, Athol
DESCRIPTION:This walk is being given as part of a series from the UMass Extension. Learn to identify and scout fruit and vegetable pests and select integrated pest management strategies that work for you. Walk the fields with Extension Educators and Farmers in Massachusetts\, Rhode Island\, and Vermont to learn how each area and farm is practicing IPM.  Bring a hand lens if you have one. This series is funded in part by a Northeast IPM Center grant. Each field walk includes 2 education credits for certified pesticide applicators. \nThe Farm School has a day camp program for elementary students\, a middle school\, and an adult apprenticeship program. The apprentices grow food for a 175 member CSA\, Farmers’ Market\, and manage 150 acres of forest land. The adult program’s teacher/growers\, Tyson Neukirch and Carlen Rigrod partnered with UMass Extension to train their students in IPM and scouting techniques. This field walk will feature IPM scouting and management practices in apples\, raspberries\, and multiple vegetable crops with UMass Extension staff: Ruth Hazzard (vegetable)\, Katie Campbell-Nelson (vegetable)\, Sonia Schloemann (small fruit)\, and Arthur Tuttle (tree fruit).
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/10437/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T150000
DTSTAMP:20260604T145048
CREATED:20140625T193936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140625T194135Z
UID:10413-1408780800-1408806000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Annual Christmas Tree Meeting at Cranston's Tree Farm
DESCRIPTION:Members and non-members are invited to the annual Massachusetts Christmas Tree Association annual meeting. For more information\, check out the MCTA website.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/cranstons-tree-farm-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Cranston’s Tree Farm\, Ashfield
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T130000
DTSTAMP:20260604T145048
CREATED:20140822T183133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140822T183133Z
UID:11214-1408784400-1408798800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:'Processing\, Cooking\, and Preserving My Brookfield Share' Series
DESCRIPTION:Taught bycrew member and Valley cook Erin Ferrentino\nProcessing: Jams\, jellies\, pickles\, and relishes!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/processing-cooking-and-preserving-my-brookfield-share-series/
LOCATION:Brookfield Farm\, Hulst Rd\, Amherst\, MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T120000
DTSTAMP:20260604T145048
CREATED:20140702T180604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140702T180630Z
UID:10499-1408788000-1408795200@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Alternate\, Low-Tech Food Preservation with Just Roots
DESCRIPTION:Part of the Community Workshop series\, this workshop will review the pros and cons to preservation techniques including fermenting\, pickling\, dehydrating and root cellaring. Find out more information and register here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/alternate-low-tech-food-preservation-with-just-roots/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T150000
DTSTAMP:20260604T145048
CREATED:20140701T220306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140814T180118Z
UID:10481-1408795200-1408806000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:New England Tasting Fair & Customer Appreciation Day at Atkins Farms
DESCRIPTION:This event is an annual highlight for customers who look forward to being ale to sample products\, speak to producers & manufacturers and get nutritional information and recipe ideas. Click here for more information.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/new-england-tasting-fair-customer-appreciation-day-at-atkins-farms/
LOCATION:Atkins Farms Country Market\, Amherst
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T145048
CREATED:20140814T175507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140814T175736Z
UID:11124-1408795200-1408813200@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Red Fire Farm's 14th Annual Tomato Festival
DESCRIPTION:Every year\, Red Fire Farm has an unbelievable selection of amazing and often award-winning tomatoes for you to taste. It’s a great day at the farm\, with everything from a 5K Tomato Trot field race to hay rides to cooking demonstrations to live music to crafters and a smorgasbord of local fare from area producers. Find more information by clicking here!\n \nFestival Schedule and Details For 2014\n\n10:30 AM – Tomato Trot 5K starts. Day-of registration and sign in opens at 9 am.\n\nMain Festival opens 12-5. Admission is $5\, kids under 12 get in free. CSA and Farmstand Members get two free entries per share/membership.\n\nIn the GUEST CHEF TENT \n12:00 PM – Alan Rifkin – outdoor cooking\, demonstrating making tomato sauce and sun dried tomatoes\n1:15 PM – JJ Gonson – chef and leader at Cuisine En Locale\, Somerville\, MA \n3:45 PM – Lourdes Smith – How to Make Fresh Mozzarella by mozzarella cheesemaker and owner of Fiore di Nonno\, Somerville\n\nWORKSHOPS in the barn (and outside)\n1:00\, 2:00 and 3:00 PM – Wild Edibles Walk with Felix Lufkin\n2:00 PM – Homemade Sauerkraut & Lactofermentation Workshop with Maddie Elling from Hosta Hill\n3:00 PM- Tomato Canning Workshop – learn to can your own tomatoes farmer style with Sarah Voiland!\n4:00 PM- Flower Arranging with Kiersten Wulff\, Red Fire Farm’s Flower Grower. Please BYO flowers from the PYO patch to arrange!\n\nOn the MUSIC STAGE \n11:00 AM – Indian Classical Music with Sitar by Mike Jarjoura and Tabla by Max Armen\n12:00 PM – Larry Dulong and Band\n1:45 PM – The Ephemeral String Band\n3:30 PM – Tim Eriksen and Trio du Pumpkinland\n\n\nKids Activities\n12-5 All kinds of free fun events for all ages. See the schedule the day of.\n\nArtisan and Food Vendors\nFrom Wood-Fired Pizza to Ice Cream\, from baskets to handmade jewelry\, there will be fun things to eat and peruse.\n\nPick Your Own – Open to the Public for One Day Only – Organic\nFresh flowers\, herbs for drying\, cherry tomatoes\, raspberries\, and more.\n\nAnd the Famous Tomato Tasting\n12-5 All afternoon in the Tasting Tent
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/red-fire-farms-14th-annual-tomato-festival/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140826T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140826T200000
DTSTAMP:20260604T145048
CREATED:20140715T214946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140715T214946Z
UID:10697-1409076000-1409083200@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Plant Swap at Forbes Library
DESCRIPTION:Come and swap perennials\, annuals\, edibles\, seeds\, produce\, garden tools and any other garden related items. All are welcome! \nQuestions? Contact Jessica Gifford.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/plant-swap-at-forbes-library-2/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140828T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140828T210000
DTSTAMP:20260604T145048
CREATED:20140815T173258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140815T173550Z
UID:11161-1409205600-1409259600@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:End of Summer Luau & Pig Roast at Max's Tavern
DESCRIPTION:On the patio with live music by SDrum\, and a menu by executive chef Paul Roberge.\n\nHors d’oeuvres at 6pm\, and main course (slow roasted pig – local!) at 7pm\, followed by dessert. Tiki drinks available at the cash bar.\n\nCall 413-746-6299 for reservations.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/end-of-summer-luau-pig-roast-at-maxs-tavern/
LOCATION:Max’s Tavern\, 1000 Columbus Ave.\, Springfield\, MA\, 01105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140830T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140830T173000
DTSTAMP:20260604T145048
CREATED:20140804T170835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140804T184913Z
UID:10972-1409410800-1409419800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Seeds of Solidarity: Ecology of Sound Percussion Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Experience a magnificent\, body and spirit-moving workshop with Brazilian percussionist Ricardo Frota at our farm as we explore rhythms of the drum and nature. This workshop is followed by an optional potluck dinner and more music around the fire for participants. Pre-registration required: contact deb@seedsofsolidarity.org or 978-544-9023 to register. GPS directions are not always accurate\, it is suggested you follow these directions.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/seeds-of-solidarity-ecology-of-sound-percussion-workshop/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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