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SUMMARY:Regional Food Security: Addressing the challenges of climate change
DESCRIPTION:Greg Watson\, Director for Policy and Systems Design at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics\, with Liz Wills-O’Gilvie\, SPPTP Network Coordinator\, Partners for a Healthier Community  \n\n\n\n\n\n Presented by the Conway School and its Urban Collaborative. Free\, but space is limited. \n\n\n\n Register at: http://landscape.csld.edu/smaller-cities-greener-futures\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/regional-food-security-addressing-the-challenges-of-climate-change/
LOCATION:Springfield City Library\, 220 State Street\, Springfield\, MA\, 01103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150203T160000
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SUMMARY:Food Systems Listening Session
DESCRIPTION:A comprehensive Food Systems Plan is being developed for Massachusetts for the first time in 40 years. Your input is needed! \nThe public\, Five College faculty\, students and staff are invited to participate in this session\, designed to inform attendees about the planning process and elicit feedback on strategies for strengthening the Commonwealth’s food system. Strategies will include legislative\, regulatory and budget recommendations for increasing food production\, improving food access and equity\, enhancing food safety\, and related issues\, as well as actions that individuals and institutions might pursue. \nInput will be provided to the Mass. Food Policy Council and its planning partners\, which are also holding listening sessions in eastern Mass. \nThe event is free and open to the public\, and RSVPs are not required. Parking is available in the adjacent Campus Center Parking Garage. For further information\, contact Joe Shoenfeld at 545-5309 or shoenfeld@cns.umass.edu. \nEvent Sponsors: UMass Center for Agriculture\, Food and the Environment; UMass Center for Public Policy & Administration; UMass Auxiliary Services; Fertile Ground. \nPlanning Partners: Metropolitan Area Planning Council\, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission\, Franklin Regional Council of Governments\, Massachusetts Workforce Alliance. \nEvent Co-Sponsors: UMass Department of Nutrition; the Sustainable Food and Farming Program at the UMass Stockbridge School of Agriculture; UMass Real Food Challenge
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/food-systems-listening-session/
LOCATION:Amherst Room\, UMass Campus Center\, 10th Floor\, 161 Commonwealth Ave.\, Amherst\, MA\, 01003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Joe Shoenfeld":MAILTO:shoenfeld@cns.umass.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150215T190000
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SUMMARY:Mid-Winter Field Holler!!!
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URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/mid-winter-field-holler/
LOCATION:The Parlor Room\, 32 Masonic Street\, Northampton\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150220T080000
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SUMMARY:Reversing Global Warming: Carbon Farming for Food\, Health\, Prosperity and Planet!
DESCRIPTION:This one-day conference\, sponsored by the Institute for Sustainability and Post-carbon Education and organized by Biodiversity for a Livable Climate\, will take place at Bristol Community College in Fall River\, Mass.\, on Friday\, February 20th. \nAn exciting line-up of scientists\, farmers\, ranchers — and more — will present on topics of interest to farmers\, gardeners\, park and forest managers\, land stewards\, nursery and landscape professionals\, government officials\, civic leaders\, educators … and all other folks concerned about health\, economic well-being\, and our ecological future. \nClimate activist and Fall River Mayor Sam Sutter will offer welcoming remarks to attendees. \nFor conference program details and to register\, visit our event page.\n\nLunch and snacks are included in the registration fee of $35 to $10 (sliding scale). \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/reversing-global-warming-carbon-farming-for-food-health-prosperity-and-planet/
LOCATION:Bristol Community College- Auditorium H 210\, 777 Elsbree Street\, Fall Rive\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150222T110000
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SUMMARY:Maple Sugaring Class
DESCRIPTION:Do you have access to any property with trees on it? If you do\, chances are\, you can probably make your own maple syrup! Many common trees can be tapped–not just sugar maples. Maple sugaring is a time-sensitive endeavor and late February to late March is the time\, so get ready to jump straight in! \n \nIn one afternoon\, learn everything you need to know about making maple syrup in your kitchen from the trees in your backyard! We will discuss equipment\, setup\, timing\, & process and drill taps\, collect & reduce sap into syrup (weather-permitting).\n\nTaught by Melody of The Haberdashery\n\nTo book the class\, visit http://valleyhaberdashery.com/classes
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/maple-sugaring-class/
LOCATION:The Haberdashery\, 52 Union Street\, Easthampton\, MA\, 01027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150223T190000
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SUMMARY:Food\, Farm\, and Health of Communities
DESCRIPTION:Food connects us all\, regardless of race\, income or geography. It is something with which we must all interact daily. It impacts the health of our bodies and our environment. Yet\, it is increasingly understood that our current food system is not promoting public health or environmental sustainability. As interest in and demand for fresh\, locally grown and produced food has been increasing all across America\, local farms have been able to confer health\, economic\, and environmental benefits on their communities by directly connecting with their consumers and their communities.\n \nWhat does this look like in practice? What does it mean to create food systems that work for diverse communities? How might diverse actors in communities – from farmers to individual consumers to large institutions – contribute to the holistic health of communities?\n \nFeaturing a roundtable discussion and breakout sessions with:\n \nAndrew Kendall ‘83\, Executive Director of the H.P. Kendall Foundation\nPeter McLean\, Book & Plow Farm\nPierre Joseph ’15\, Chair of the Student Board of Advisors for the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network\nCynthia Espinosa Marrero\, Steering Committee Member\, Holyoke Community Market\n\n\nThis event is part of the Problem Solvers Speaker Series\, highlighting professionals and alumni who are engaging some of the world’s most pressing challenges through creative and innovative strategies\, and exploring new models and methods for addressing social and/or environmental problems.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/food-farm-and-health-of-communities/
LOCATION:Friedmann Room\, Keffe Campus Center\, Amherst College\, Mead Dr. Amherst College\, Amherst\, MA\, 01002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150228T100000
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SUMMARY:Seed Swap!
DESCRIPTION:Hello from the depths of a snow storm!\n\n\nTuesday Market and Grow Food Northampton are throwing a Seed Swap. February 28th\, 10am -1pm at Smith Voke High School (same place as the Northampton Winter Farmers Market). \n\n\n \n\n\nLEARN about seed saving. CELEBRATE the magic of seeds. SHARE seeds that you’ve saved from your farm or garden (or seeds that you’ve purchased). TAKE HOME seeds to plant. MEET other people who see regionally adapted seeds as an important part of a healthy food system. COME even if you don’t have seeds to share!\n\n\n \n\n\nGo here for more information about what a seed swap is and what to bring and what will be happening. And go here to register (it’s free — we would just like to know who’s coming).  \n\n\n \n\n\nHope to see you there!\n\n\n\n\n\nMore to come soon about when the first Tuesday Market of 2015 will be…
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/seed-swap/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:The Western Massachusetts Jobs with Justice Educational\, Organizing\, & Membership Conference
DESCRIPTION:Step It Up. We Won’t Back Down! \n\n\nFacebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/407439826097970/\n \nAfter registering here\, you will be taken to a donations page.  Donations can also be made any time and at the conference.  We suggest a sliding scale donation of $5 to $25 to cover costs.  No one will be turned away for lack of a donation.  \n \nCan you or your organization sponsor the conference at the $100+ level or underwrite the conference at the $1000+ level?\n \nKeynote Speaker:  Sarita Gupta\, Executive Director\, Jobs with Justice.\n\nSarita is a nationally recognized expert on the economic and political issues affecting working people across all industries\, particularly low-wage workers. She is widely recognized as a key leader and strategist in the progressive movement.\n \nTabling Opportunity for Progressive Organizations:  Sliding scale donation requested: $10 to $50.  Set up 8:00-9:00 AM.  Send request to wmjwj@wmjwj.org. \n \nVolunteer Opportunities:  Contact wmjwj@wmjwj.org.\n \nMusic by Ben Grosscup & Roxanne Langevine.\n \nSchedule:\n9:00-10:00 AM  Registration.  Tabling.  Music.  Schmoozing.  Coffee/Tea.\n10:00-11:00 AM  Welcome.  Keynote.  Q&A.\n11:10-12:40 PM  Workshops:\n\nLow Wage Workers Rising: from Food Justice to the Fight for 15\nKeep Public Schools in Public Hands\nFrom the Bottom Up: Designing Housing to Meet Human Needs\nOrganizing for Racial Justice\n\n12:50-1:35 PM  Lunch by Your Fairy Godmother. Membership Meeting.\n1:45-3:15 PM  Workshops:\n\nOURWalmart & the Right to Organize\nResisting the Neo-Liberal University: Organizing Students and Workers\nClimate Justice: This Changes Everything\nOrganizing for Gender Justice\n\n3:25-4:15 PM  Closing Plenary:  Out Now’s Theatre of the Oppressed.  Announcements.  Next Steps.\n \nContact wmjwj@wmjwj.org for more information.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/the-western-massachusetts-jobs-with-justice-educational-organizing-membership-conference/
LOCATION:Trinity United Methodist Church\, 361 Sumner Avenue\, Springfield\, MA\, 01108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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