With the Seed Savers of UMass Featuring guest speaker Oona Coy Introduction into seed saving Basic seed saving techniques Informational booths Hands-on activities Seeds to take home This workshop is free and open to the public Sponsored by Grow Food Amherst and the UMass Stockbridge School of Agriculture

Food Connects presents their 6th Annual Farm to School Conference in Brattleboro Vermont. t's only $40 for the entire day with 12 GREAT workshops to choose from!  Topics include: school composting, community school gardens, classroom cooking and taste testing, innovative strategies to feed students over weekends and vacations, and much more!  Professional Development Certificates will be made available. More info […]

Hosted by the Massachusetts Farm Energy Program Come learn about solar thermal technologies, applications, and benefits for your farm, as well as funding opportunities!   Two locations: March 27th 9:30am – 12:30pm Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources 101 University Drive, Suite C4, Amherst Or April 2nd 9:30am – 12:30pm UMass Cranberry Experiment Station 1 State […]

You can apply permaculture design to any backyard, big or small, shady or drenched with sun. Ashley uses examples from gardens throughout the Pioneer Valley to show how you can use Permaculture Design to grow food, nourish a healthy ecosystem, and build a deeper relationship with your land. His clear explanation of the design process, […]

Come to World Eye Bookshop this Saturday to get your copy of Amazing Amusing Emus signed by author Elizabeth Thwing, and to see live Emu chicks! Elizabeth Thwing has spent the past five years working with Songline Emu Farm in Gill. Written for the middle schooler and up, her book is packed with visuals and storylines about […]

Leave with your own potted herb to take home! **Friday April 10th, 4pm-5pm: Workshop on growing windowsill container plants in recycled containers. All workshops take place at CHD's Not Bread Alone at the First Congregational Church of Amherst, 165 Main Street.    

Come to the New England Wild Edibles annual inoculation workshop to be held on April 11, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Colrain, Massachusetts.  Learn how to start your own mushroom farm.  Participants will inoculate two logs to bring home to produce gourmet mushrooms in your own back yard.  This year we will be inoculating […]

Come by Hungry Ghost Bread this Saturday, April 11th to help us celebrate eleven years of baking. In addition to the usual array of tarts & batards, we’ll have live music, fresh food vendors, and our annual “poetry of the bread year” reading. This event is free & open to all!    

Are you curious to learn about what Sustainable Agriculture is? You are invited to a family friendly info session on topics relating to Sustainable Agriculture Learn about ways that YOU can implement sustainable agriculture methods in your household or backyard Be informed on local, state, and federal policy pertaining to agriculture and how you can use your […]

Freedom with Coffee, Consumer Consciousness, and Community.  A workshop sponsored by the Freedom Cafe of Amherst.  Who knew that a small cup of drip coffee could make a splash halfway across the world?  The Freedom Cafe is a non-profit, volunteer based organization that is dedicated towards great coffee for a great cause – fighting human trafficking.  Come […]

Sponsored by the Springfield Food Policy Council & Mason Square Health Task Force. Wednesdays, April 15, 22 & 29 This 4-part documentary confronts America's obesity crisis. Three years in the making, this series features case studies and interviews with leading experts and with individuals and families struggling with obesity. The series spotlights the facts and […]

Leave with your own potted herb to take home! Friday April 17th, 4pm-5pm: Workshop on making herbal infused oils, tinctures and fresh pesto All workshops take place at CHD's Not Bread Alone at the First Congregational Church of Amherst, 165 Main Street.  

During this springtime apiary inspection, participants will have the opportunity to open an active, overwintered hive.

Join us for wild food like acorn pancakes with Sweet Birch syrup, story nature show & tell featuring a display of preserved hides, teeth, skulls, cordage, and plants all found in the wilds of New England and a raffle! Click here for more information or to purchase tickets  

Heard the word permaculture? Not sure what it is? In this workshop I show photos, tell stories, and share my experience of gardening for 10+ years. I share my approach to using permaculture design and integrating permaculture systems such as bed layout, water systems, forest gardens and creating multiple uses for everything! Llani Davidson has over 10 years of experience […]

Explore the various habitats at the Greenfield Community Farm for bird species. Click here to learn more about the event.

You can apply permaculture design to any backyard, big or small, shady or drenched with sun. Ashley uses examples from gardens throughout the Pioneer Valley to show how you can use Permaculture Design to grow food, nourish a healthy ecosystem, and build a deeper relationship with your land. His clear explanation of the design process, […]

Cover cropping is not difficult and is an important tool for increasing soil fertility and growing nutritious food.  We’ll explore the reasons for and the practical implementation of growing cover crops on a small scale in the vegetable garden, pasture and orchard.  We’ll practice hands on planning, planting, and management of cover crops throughout the […]

Finally! After the long, hard winter, Tuesday Market is coming back! We begin our season on April 28th. Come to see the smiling faces of your friends and neighbors, your farmers and favorite food vendors! New and familiar vendors will have what you need to cook up a fresh meal, plants for your garden, this […]

 When: Saturday, May 2nd  Rain date May 3 9:00AM-12:30PM 12:30-1:30PM - Lunch & self guided farm tour     Teachers: UMASS soil and small fruit specialists Sonia Schloemann  (UMass Extension) and UMass graduate Plant Biology student Julie Stultz      Workshop Details:   Bug Hill Farm uses marginal land and high tunnels to successfully grow many unusual and native berries. Join […]

Pasture Day is practically everyone’s favorite day on the farm! After painstakingly inspecting and repairing miles of fence, the farmers are ready to let the girls out of the barn and into the field! And after months in the barn during this particularly cold winter, the girls will most certainly be frolicking their way into […]

Birds and Breakfast is back for its 4th year! Join me, Pete McLean, for a 2 hour bird walk around the varied habitats of Book & Plow Farm at 425 S. East St in Amherst. Once the group has seen its fair share of bird beauties we retire to the top of Tuttle Hill where […]