Join Gideon Porth of Atlas Farm and Julie Fine of American Farmland Trust for a field walk exploring innovative approaches to tillage reduction on organic farms. Gideon will showcase the initial results of two trials. One trial is utilizing multiple cover crops, including oats and peas, followed by buckwheat, to prepare for no-till transplanting fall […]
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On August 11, U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced the bipartisan AGRITOURISM Act. This legislation would create an Office of Agritourism in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to represent the interests of agritourism businesses and consolidate federal resources to sustain agritourism businesses, such as loans, grants, and broadband connectivity programs. […]
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With Jono Neiger as our workshop leader, we’ll first look at Many Hands Organic Farm through the lens of whole systems design. We will explore, and literally dig into, areas of the farm to see how the complexity of soils, water, vegetation, microclimates, and more are interwoven and incorporated into farm management. Finally, we will […]
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Register here! Join us in our journey of diving deep into the world of compost and mushroom substrate. Throughout the day, we’ll be looking into the living world of soil and mycelium and sensing how to integrate spent mushroom substrate into home and small-scale farm composting systems. Learn about Woven Roots Farm’s no-till, hand-scale, growing, composting, […]
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Healthy forests are important for clean water, wildlife habitat, wood products, and providing climate benefits. Join us for a forest tour in the Berkshire Foothills to learn from foresters and biologists how forest planning and management can build a resilient landscape. We will have the chance to see several different forest treatments that were completed […]
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Making Food Fun comes to Westfield! Join CISA and local farms to celebrate the harvest season with apples, pumpkins, and flowers.
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Register here! Are you ready to turn your food business dream into a plan? Come learn about how to research, estimate, and pull together all the pieces of a business plan in this online workshop presented by Stevie Schafenacker, independent farm and food business advisor. We’ll spend most of our time focusing on creating a plan […]
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Do you have a passion for locally grown mushrooms? Come learn about the incredible process of growing mushrooms at Mycoterra Farm! Julia Coffey, owner of Mycoterra Farm, will share insights about running a mushroom farm that produces 3,000 pounds of shiitake, lion’s mane, oyster mushrooms and more every year! This event is offered on […]
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This event is canceled due to expected rain. We hope to see you next year at Mike's Maze! |
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Dr. Jus Crea Giammarino of Native Root Medicine presents on "Indigenous Health and Food Sovereignty." Part of the Indigenous Voices of the Valley - Two Part Series collection. More information here. Location: Grow Food Northampton Organic Community Garden, 140 Meadow Street Northampton, MA 01062 Date: Saturday, November 4 · 3 - 4pm EDT Bring a chair […]
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Nolumbeka Project presents: "Indigenous Voices from the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts: A 10-part film series." Part of the Indigenous Voices of the Valley - Two Part Series collection, Hosted by Grow Food Northampton. More information here. Date: Sunday, November 5 · 3 - 5pm Location: Sanctuary, 3rd floor of Thornes Marketplace in Northampton, 150 Main […]
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