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SUMMARY:Farm to School Sales Tour: Western Mass. Food Processing Center
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Fall Farm & Food Tour Series \nWe are excited to announce a series of farm and food tours at sites across Massachusetts. These tours are designed for school nutrition professionals and school administrators interested in expanding their use of local foods in school meals\, but are open to everyone!  \nPre-registration is required\, please click the links below to register for each tour individually.  \n[All events will be held rain or shine.] \n10/3/19\, 3:00-5:00PM: Western Mass. Food Processing Center\, Greenfield\, MA \nCome out to the Western Mass Food Processing Center at Franklin County CDC for a tour and discussion about farm to school sales. Join us for a guided tour of the processing center and a chance to meet and speak with FCCDC staff\, and we’ll hear from some local farmers and school buyers.  \nThe Western Mass Food Processing Center helps growers and food entrepreneurs add value to food grown locally. Through their Extended Season program they increase the region’s capacity to lightly process fruits and vegetables (freezing and canning) in order to make local food accessible to institutional buyers year-round. The Center freezes up to 100\,000 lbs of regional produce annually for consumption in local schools\, such as carrot coins\, broccoli\, squash\, potatoes and bell peppers. Throughout the tour you will have the opportunity to learn about purchasing from the Center to help you source locally now and into the future.  \nLocation: 324 Wells St\, Greenfield\, MA 01301 \nRegister here: Western Mass Food Processing Center Tour
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/farm-to-school-sales-tour-western-mass-food-processing-center/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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SUMMARY:Potato Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Smiarowski Farmstand for the 5th Annual Potato Festival! In addition to our award winning Polish Food\, the festival will feature a spread of potato based dishes\, as well as a number of homemade soups. Bring the whole family to enjoy games for the little ones\, meet Mr. Potato Head\, and great food! \nWe can’t wait to see you there! \nClick here for more information.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/potato-festival/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20191005T120000
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SUMMARY:Figtorium Open House
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Figtorium Open House and Farm Friends’ Market! This event celebrates the completion of our new\, large\, “Figtorium” greenhouse. \nOctober 5th\, from noon to 5\, enjoy a marketplace of local goods including Ed Johnson’s maple syrup\, Cheshire Garden jams and vinegars\, Leyden Glen Farm’s lamb\, Kristin Nicholas’ art and pottery\, Rhonda Wainshilbaum’s pottery and Frizzell Hill Farm goat meat. With live music from Rob Skelton and Pitchfork\, featuring poet/forester Mike Mauri! \nWe will also be serving appetizers from The Farm Table at Kringle Candle. And of course\, figs and fig trees for sale! \nGreenhouse tours will take place at 12:30pm\, 2:30pm\, and 4:00pm. Goat farm tours will take place at 1:00pm and 3:00pm. \nAfter the event\, head over to The Gill Tavern for a fig with goat or lamb entree! Reservations are recommended. \nBring a cooler for frozen meat purchases! \n181 Frizzell Hill Road\nLeyden \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/2315426388674630/
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/figtorium-open-house/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20191006T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20191006T180000
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SUMMARY:Potato Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Smiarowski Farmstand for the 5th Annual Potato Festival! In addition to our award winning Polish Food\, the festival will feature a spread of potato based dishes\, as well as a number of homemade soups. Bring the whole family to enjoy games for the little ones\, meet Mr. Potato Head\, and great food! \nWe can’t wait to see you there! \nClick here for more information.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/potato-festival-2/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20191006T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20191006T123000
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SUMMARY:Hawley’s Quinquennial Pudding Hollow Pudding Festival
DESCRIPTION:Hawley’s quinquennial Pudding Hollow Pudding Festival\nSunday\, October 6\, beginning at 11 a.m.\nHawley Meeting House and Grove on East Hawley Road \nIn addition to the pudding contest\, the festival will include a cider tasting\, a tasty lunch\, a pudding parade\, homespun Hawley entertainment\, and the crowning of the pudding head. \nThe day is a fundraiser for the Sons & Daughters of Hawley\, the town’s historical society. The group is working hard to restore the old East Hawley Church and its environs as a community center. \nAdmission is free\, although donations are requested for entering the contest and for lunch. Puddings and their recipes must arrive at the Hawley Grove by 11 a.m. to be considered for the contest. \nPudding recipes may be sweet or savory and should be original. Your own or your Aunt Ethel’s pudding is acceptable; a recipe from a cookbook or a blog is not. Most entries are traditionally from New England\, although past contestants have come from as far away as Maryland. \nClick here for more information.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/hawleys-quinquennial-pudding-hollow-pudding-festival/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20191006T130000
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Lean how to use more fresh local produce year round to create healthy and delicious meals
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, October 6\n1-3PM\nYoga Center Amherst\n17 Kellogg Avenue\, 2nd floor\nAmherst\, MA \nHow can we use more fresh local produce year round to create healthy and delicious meals? \nNew England has a bounty of local farms providing the freshest ingredients that naturally support our bodies as we transition from season to season. But navigating the options and turning those ingredients into tasty meals can be a real challenge. Come learn from a real pro with over 30 years of experience doing just that! \nCome learn the playful art of mix and match with our local harvest. Create wonderful\, delicious meals for health and pleasure. Tasty samples offered! \n$18 for YCA Members; $25 for Nonmembers \nClick here to register: https://www.yogacenteramherst.com/cooking/
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/workshop-lean-how-to-use-more-fresh-local-produce-year-round-to-create-healthy-and-delicious-meals/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Food Safety Course
DESCRIPTION:Food Safety Course: Preventive Controls for Human Food Certification Training – Blended Online/In-person Course \nThis course is especially suited for food processing businesses. Online portion must be completed before in-person portion on October 7. \nCOURSE DESCRIPTION: The Current Good Manufacturing Practice\, Hazard Analysis\, and Risk-based Preventive Controls for Human Food FDA regulation is intended to ensure safe manufacturing/processing\, packing and holding of food products for human consumption in the United States. The regulation requires that certain activities must be completed by a “preventive controls qualified individual” who has “successfully completed training in the development and application of risk-based preventive controls.” This course developed by the FSPCA is the “standardized curriculum” recognized by FDA; successfully completing this course is one way to meet the requirements for a “preventive controls qualified individual.” \nRegistration and details are here: https://umasscafe.irisregistration.com/Home/Site?code=FSPCABlendedCourseSignupLsL
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/food-safety-course/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20191013T100000
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SUMMARY:Growing Food on the Dark Side
DESCRIPTION:“Keeping the Light Alive\nAncient Ponies Farm\, Amherst\, MA\nSunday\, Oct 13th\, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM \nThis workshop dives into the practical and gritty details of reliably keeping green food crops alive\, “against the calendar” (with no fossil fuel)\, using cold-hardy crops protected by high and low tunnel (unheated) hoophouses\, through the harsh New England “off-season”. \n“Guerilla gardener” Danny Botkin (Laughing Dog Farm\, Gill\, MA) will describe and demonstrate a variety of “alternative”\, low-tech tactics used to propagate\, grow\, harden\, protect and store a diversity of high-value greens\, flowers\, fruit and produce\, even on the “fringes” of the season. Dan will cover basic\, cold-hardy botany\, hoophouse siting and interior design concepts\, as well as seasonal management options suitable for backyard gardeners\, as well as more ambitious\, small-plot producers. \nNo one will be turned away from this workshop at Ancient Ponies Farm due to lack of funds. Work trade or barter also available by arrangement. Farm snacks provided. \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/904153973273404/ \nAbout the teacher: Danny Botkin is a passionate\, heirloom grower and foody mentor who farms\, teaches and hosts visitors on an historic\, five-acre homestead farm in Gill\, MA. You can contact him at www.laughingdogfarm.com or 413-863-8696. \n\nWorkshop location: \nAncient Ponies Farm \n712 Pratt Corner Rd\nAmherst\, Massachusetts 01002\n(413) 687-4429 \nAncient Ponies Farm is a permaculture homestead run by mother daughter pair Sharon and Zoe Weizenbaum as well as a small team of interns. Here they grow food\, animals and host workshops.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/growing-food-on-the-dark-side/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20191016T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20191016T143000
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SUMMARY:4th Annual Producer and Buyer Forum
DESCRIPTION:Announcing the 4th Annual Producer and Buyer Forum \nWith Keynote Speaker Dan Horan of Five Acre Farms \n Discussing the Rewards and Risks of Growth  \nMIDDLEBURY\, VT – All growers\, food producers\, retail and institutional buyers and distributors are invited to attend the 2019 Producer and Buyer Forum. Hosted in partnership with the Vermont Agency of Agriculture\, Food & Markets\, Vermont Farm to Plate and ACORN\, the Forum will take place on October 16 at Middlebury College’s Kirk Alumni Center. The Forum will include a Keynote by Dan Horan of “Positively Local” Five Acre Farms in N.Y. who will bring a comprehensive perspective on the rewards and risks of growing your business.  Having attended two of the three past Forums\, Dan recognizes the unique opportunities this business to business sharing forum provides to farmers and growers to learn from each other in an engaging format. \nDan has been creating and building food and farming businesses for 25 years. He founded Five Acre Farms to make high-quality\, healthy food more broadly available and to keep farmers farming. Previously\, Dan served for ten years as President & CEO of Papaya King\, the New York-based restaurant company\, and was a General Manager at Gourmet Garage\, an independent supermarket in New York City. In 1990\, Dan founded Waldingfield Farm\, an organic vegetable farm in Washington\, Connecticut. As the business grew\, he recruited his two younger brothers to join him\, and Waldingfield Farm continues to operate to this day. Dan graduated from Tufts University and earned an MBA from the Yale School of Management. \nFollowing the keynote are round table discussions addressing the rewards and risks associated with food business growth\, touching on issues of capitalization\, distribution\, and trucking to reach intended markets. There is a full two-hour lunch which will provide plenty of time for networking\, another element that makes this event so unique.  These conversations are all centered around the theme: “Rewards & Risks of Growing Your Food Business.” \nSome of our speaker highlights include:   \n\nAllie Dercoli of FinAllie will give insights on buying directly from local vegetable producers\nHeather Belcher of Sweet Clover Market will offer advice from a buyer and understanding business growth objectives\nDominique Giroux from the VT Agency of Ag  helps buyers learn about food safety standards\nSeth MacCausland of Pumpkin Village Foods is a distributor who sells Vermont products to buyers in Brooklyn\, NY\nBenjy Adler of Skinny Pancake will discuss their mission to purchase from local suppliers across all categories and to expand to the greater Northeast region\n\nACORN hosted the first Forum in March 2016 to bring together buyers and producers around topics of interest to increase distribution opportunities. The VAAFM and Farm to Plate support this year’s event with funding from a USDA grant. The Forum is a great opportunity to develop new relationships and stimulate new business. Jake Claro\, Vermont Farm to Plate’s Director\, says of the event\, “The Producer Buyer Forum provides a unique opportunity to get insider intel on market trends and practices while creating space for forming and deepening business to business relationships\, both of which are essential to successfully navigating the rewards and risks of growth.” \nJoin other businesses for engaging conversations on the state of local and regional markets and the rewards and risks associated with expansion. Space is very limited; all food categories\, buyers and distributors are welcome. This event is #RootedinVermont. Register at acornvt.org \nQuestions: Contact Annie Harlow 802-922-7060 \nDate: Wednesday\, October 16\, 2019 \nTime: 8:30AM – 2:30 PM. Registration opens at 8:30AM. A local foods lunch will be served. \nLocation: Middlebury College’s Kirk Alumni Center\, 217 Golf Course Rd\, Middlebury \nCost: Early registration $30 (includes coffee\, light refreshments and a local foods lunch). \nPrice increases Oct 13 \nPlease purchase your ticket at http://www.acornvt.org
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/4th-annual-producer-and-buyer-forum/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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