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The idea of Local Thirst is to bring together like minded business owners, our membership, other local business owners and managers and others concerned about promoting our local, living economy. We meet and chat over locally made beer, wine, mead, spirits and soda. This month's Local Thirst business networking event will be at Champney's Restaurant […] |
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The New England Wild Flower Society is offering a workshop on growing your own meadow. Interested in establishing a meadow or caring for an existing one? Kathy Connolly will explain what a meadow is and teach you about the role of native species in a meadow, the basics of meadow ecology, site selection, low-impact site preparation […] |
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A celebration of all things local and agricultural through one of the region’s most famous crops! Spend the day and savor food and beverages in the Beers & Spears Pavilion. Support WGBY by buying Asparagus Festival Discount Coupons and saving on all of the wonderful food and drink! Sing and dance to live music! Shop the […]
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Place looms large in childhood memories, yet it's hard to define what creates a sense of place.Join writer Jane Roy Brown for a day of writing together using prompts to explore our personal connections to food-growing it, cooking it, eating it, sharing it. We will write to prompts that conjure memories of favorite childhood places […]
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Whether you love the taste, the health benefits, or both, brewing your own probiotic soft drinks at home is a fun, delicious & cost-effective way to add probiotics to your diet. This class will cover how to make kombucha, water kefir & wild-fermented sodas at home. You will sample our homebrewed beverages and learn how […] |
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New England’s dairy farmers remain the backbone of the region’s agriculture but fight for survival in an age of artisan cheese and kale. The new documentary film, Forgotten Farms, will premier at the Berkshire International Film Festival. Screenings are Saturday June 4, at 1:45pm at the Triplex in Great Barrington, MA. and Sunday June 5, […]
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This workshop will delve into the details of how soil fertility works on a molecular level, and send you home with concrete steps to take for your garden. We will walk through the soil analysis from five samples taken at Wildside, and will mix and spread a custom blend of amendments on at least one […]
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June is Dairy Month, and this year the folks at Barstow's Longview Farm are doing FREE Farm Tours every Sunday (5th, 12th, 19th, & 26th) between 1pm -3pm. Our wagon ride farm tour goes all around our farm inside and outside the barns. We talk about everything we do here; milk and electricity production – our milking […] |
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Greater Quabbin Food Alliance The next meeting of the Greater Quabbin Food Alliance will be on Tuesday, June 7th! Date: Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Location: Ruth B. Smith Auditorium, Orange Town Hall (6 Prospect Street, Orange, MA) Agenda: 1:00-1:15 Welcome 1:15-1:45 Lightning talks: 5 minute presentations about cool food initiatives in […]
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Immediately after the summer meeting of the Greater Quabbin Food Alliance, you are invited to join Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust and Quabbin Harvest for A Celebration of Farms. Get your hands dirty: Gallery and garden party June 7, 4:00-5:30, Quabbin Harvest, 12 N. Main Street FREE Stop by Quabbin Harvest co-op to taste some local treats, […] |
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Hitchcock Center for the Environment’s BATTLE OF THE BOTANICALS An evening of botanically inspired cocktail and food pairings Thursday, June 9 5:30 – 8:30pm at The Powerhouse at Amherst College Tickets available by calling 413-256-6006, or purchase online here*. Paper tickets will be mailed to you. *Please note: You are making your purchase through Active Network, […] |
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Calling for local craft brew and homebrew fans, brew hobbyists, foodies, localvores, young entrepreneurs, and the curious minded! 5th Annual Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest with a special Beer on Cask Tasting on Friday Night! 3 Sessions Friday, June 10, 2016, 6:30 - 9:30pm plus Cask-conditioned beers from selective brewers Saturday, June 11, 2016, 3:00 - 6:00pm Saturday, June […] |
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Instructor by Emmet Van Driesche, former property steward for the Bulllitt Reservation in Ashfield, proprietor of the Pieropan Christmas Tree farm, a coppiced tree farm since the 1950s, and the founder of the Western Massachusetts Scything Association, owned a scythe for years and thought he knew how to use it, but it turns out a scythe […]
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The Springfield Food Policy Council will host a series of workshops focused on community gardens and gardening. This one will focus on some basic gardening techniques for your community garden. For more information and to register, contact: Anna Muhammad - 413-214-1237.
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Nutrient dense wild foods are everywhere! Edible plants abound in our heavily trafficked human spaces, offering us a grand opportunity to seek vitality and sound health on highly accessible, already well trodden paths. Together we will approach wild food as an elemental piece of being connected creatures rather than a last ditch survival trick. Learn the brilliance and simplicity […] |
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June is Dairy Month, and this year the folks at Barstow's Longview Farm are doing FREE Farm Tours every Sunday (5th, 12th, 19th, & 26th) between 1pm -3pm. Our wagon ride farm tour goes all around our farm inside and outside the barns. We talk about everything we do here; milk and electricity production – our milking […] |
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Mi Tierra Restaurant in Hadley is recognizing CISA as June’s community organization of the month. From 4pm to 9pm on June 13th, come have dinner and 100% of the proceeds from all food sold will go to CISA's mission to strengthen farms and engage the community to build the local food economy. To see the menu […] |
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Do you know what really goes on at the FCCDC? Here is your chance to find out! We have been busy and we can't wait to tell you all about our latest projects and opportunities! Come and meet some of the exciting entrepreneurs who work here. Sample some of the delicious foods and drinks made […] |
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This hands-on course will take you through the jam-making process, from start to finish. Includes a basic introduction to water bath canning. Students will receive a recipe guide for making jams of all kinds and a jar of the jam we make in class to bring home. The kind of jam we make in class varies depending […]
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Have you ever wondered what the course of a season looks like inside a beehive? Every third Saturday of the month starting May 14th, beekeeper Daniel Berry of Invisible Cities Apiary will open up his hives housed here at the farm for exploration. Come once for a single 30-minute session, or make it a summer […]
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Come to the farm in Montague for a celebration of the strawberry during the peak of picking season! They grow at least nine varieties of strawberries, each with their own flavor. In the afternoon they will have a tasting of the many strawberry varieties, live music, a Walking Tour and a Fairy House Building workshop, and you can pick your […] |
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Warner Farm is celebrating 55 years of U-Pick this season, with our 4th annual Strawberry Fest and a Father's Day Pancake Breakfast! You don't have to be a dad to enjoy this full day of fun! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-11am We'll start things off right with LIVE DELTA BLUES music by Eli Catlin while we serve a […]
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Join Gran-Val Scoop at 223 Granby Road, Granville, on June 19th, for Agriculture Day! There will be pony and tractor hay rides, samples of local food as well as food for purchase, a local 4-H kids exhibit with animals, and more. See their poster and check out their event if you are interested!
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June is Dairy Month, and this year the folks at Barstow's Longview Farm are doing FREE Farm Tours every Sunday (5th, 12th, 19th, & 26th) between 1pm -3pm. Our wagon ride farm tour goes all around our farm inside and outside the barns. We talk about everything we do here; milk and electricity production – our milking […] |
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This monthly plant swap is free and open to the public to encourage the exchange of plants and other garden related items. You many bring as few or as many of the following items as you like: Perennials Annuals Edibles Seeds Garden produce Tools Any other garden related items Please arrive on time, as each […] |
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Join River Valley Coop in their parking lot for a free summer kick off event! Local strawberry ice cream sundaes made with Bart's Ice Cream, live music with the O-Tones, face painting, Austin Miller Co-op Hero Award presentations, and more! Everyone welcome! Find updates and more info here. |
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The 13th Lavender Festival at Johnson Hill Farm! Come wander the Labyrinth, visit the antique cemetery and the apple orchard, browse the products of local crafters and artisans and watch demonstrations throughout the weekend. For more information visit www.lavenderland.net/festival.html
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A long, cool spring stretched out flowering times for wild blueberries and currants here on the farm...Now an excellent fruit set is evident,with the native bumblebees having moved on to early flowers on our elderberries! High tunnel raspberries buds open soon into flowers, enticing bumblebees into the greenhouse. Did you know that greenhouse berries are totally […]
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Want a unique and educational experience unlike anything you’ve done before? Yard Birds Farm takes adults and kids into the heart of a beehive! Thousands of buzzing bees fly around you as Angela explains how these tiny, yet powerful creatures work and live. Learn the fascinating inner workings of the hive and why bees are […] |
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June is Dairy Month, and this year the folks at Barstow's Longview Farm are doing FREE Farm Tours every Sunday (5th, 12th, 19th, & 26th) between 1pm -3pm. Our wagon ride farm tour goes all around our farm inside and outside the barns. We talk about everything we do here; milk and electricity production – our milking […] |
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Bella Foodie’s goal is to create delicious, homemade healthy meals that give families the feeling of having a personal chef in their kitchen every night. Ashley Tresoline, founder of Bella Foodie, believes that great cooking isn't just about recipes - it is about learning the basics of cooking, too. In her series of kid's cooking classes, […] |
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Congressman McGovern and The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts are holding a meeting to discuss putting an end to hunger once and for all. But we can’t do it without your help. We need you to join us and share your ideas and stories. Your voice and opinions will help us make real changes in our community. Free […] |
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What can be more important than fossil fuel freedom? Knowing how to get there! The Greenfield Energy Fair will make it easy for you by having their energy network vendors together to talk with you: Sandri Energy, Steibel Eltron, Spartan Solar, Northeast Biodiesel and several more. Join them to learn about clean energy and take action towards […] |
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Learn how lactic acid fermentation works and make two ferments, one pounded (like sauerkraut) and one brined (like dilly beans). Specific recipes used will vary from class to class depending on seasonally available produce. You will have the chance to sample our homemade ferments and go home with one of the ferments we make in class. If you're intrigued by […] |
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