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SUMMARY:UMass Student Farm: Approaches to Pest Management
DESCRIPTION:In our visit\, we will tour the Agricultural Learning Center and discuss the Student Farm’s approach to pest management. We will briefly discuss Integrated Pest Management\, its meaning\, and how it is applied on our farm. We will also discuss management roles on the farm\, specifically around the role of our IPM management role taken on every year by one of our interns. \nThe UMass Student Farm is truly a student-run farm.  Each season\, up to 15 undergraduate students participate in the cooperative planning and management of our 20-acre vegetable farm\, certified with Baystate Organics as well as the Real Organic Project. Our student farmers represent a variety of backgrounds and come from many departments on campus as well as from the other Five Colleges in which they receive college credit for their participation. The Student Farm has been under the direction of Amanda Brown since 2007 and has been managed by Jason Dragon since 2019. Our primary markets are UMass community members via a 100-plus member CSA\, the four UMass dining halls\, and student-run businesses on campus. Also\, the farm’s only off-campus sales come from working with and selling to four local Big Y supermarkets. \nDate: Monday\, July 8\, 4pm-7pm \nLocation: UMass Student Farm\, 911 North Pleasant St. Amherst\, MA
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/umass-student-farm-approaches-to-pest-management/
LOCATION:UMass Student Farm\, 911 North Pleasant St\, Amherst\, MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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SUMMARY:Making Food Fun at The Farmers Market at Forest Park
DESCRIPTION:Calling all kids! Come out to Forest Park for a summertime farmers’ market with all sorts of special activities! Kids can make a smoothie by pedaling a bike\, check out a summer cooking demo\, and taste a rainbow of locally grown fruits and veggies! Parents and caregivers welcome! \nCommunity Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) is partnering with The Farmers Market at Forest Park and Homegrown Springfield for a summer celebration of local food\, local farms\, and local families on Tuesday\, July 9th\, from 12:30-2:30pm. This free event will be held at Forest Park in Springfield in the Cyr Arena parking lot\, close to the pool and splash pad. We will be in the Monkey House in the event of rain. \nHighlights include: \n\nMake a bike smoothie with Homegrown Springfield\nSummer cooking demonstration with local ingredients by Homegrown Springfield\nSummer Eats open lunch site\, distributing free nutritious meals to youth under 18\nBlueberry samples from Red Fire Farm\nUrban Farming with Gardening the Community\nWIC Mass Farmers Market Coupon Distribution\nUMass Nutrition Education Program\nSNAP\, Mass Health\, and Health Connector information for parents from Caring Health Center\n\nVersion 1.0.0 \nThis event will be held rain or shine. Both event and park admission are free for farmers’ market visitors. Enter the park using the main entrance\, 299 Sumner Avenue or the side entrance at 200 Trafton Road. The Farmers Market at Forest Park is open every Tuesday from 12:30-6pm. \nQuestions? Contact Lisa Goodrich at lisa@buylocalfood.org or 413-665-7100\, ext. 29. We hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/mff24-at-forest-park/
LOCATION:The Farmers Market at Forest Park\, 299 Sumner Avenue\, Springfield\, MA\, 01108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family events,CISA Events,Community Events
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SUMMARY:Soil Health & Compost Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Register here! \nJoin our hands-on gardening workshop focused on composting and soil health! Discover the art of creating nutrient-rich compost\, learn the secrets of maintaining healthy soil\, and understand how to boost your garden’s productivity naturally. Perfect for gardeners of all levels\, you’ll leave with practical knowledge and tips to cultivate a thriving\, sustainable garden. This is open to members and non-members of the PSS Community Garden. Light refreshments will be provided. \n\nDate: Tuesday\, July 9\, 5 – 7pm\nLocation: 1060 Pleasant Street\, Athol\, MA\, USA\nAges: 14+\nInstructors: Michelle Gilman & Emma Dooley (Farm School)\nPrerequisite: None!\nOptional: Bring garden gloves\, something to take notes with and a folding chair.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/soil-health-compost-workshop/
LOCATION:LaunchSpace Pleasant Street School\, 1060 Pleasant Street\, Athol\, MA\, 01331\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Build Picnic Tables for our Community Garden
DESCRIPTION:Register here! \nJoin our woodshop stewards\, Laura and Neil as they guide a small group in building two picnic tables for the LaunchSpace Community Garden at Pleasant Street School. All levels are welcome and no carpentry experience is required\, as long as you are ready to keep your hands busy and learn new skills! \n\nDate: Saturday\, July 13 · 9am – 1pm\nLocation: 1060 Pleasant Street\, Athol\, MA\, USA\nAges: All ages welcome!\nInstructors: Laura Pepper and Neil Mack\nPrerequisite: None!\nCancellations and Refunds: Cancellations made three or more days prior to class will be happily refunded.\n\nPay It Forward: At LaunchSpace\, we want to ensure that all members of our community are able to access the workshops and classes we offer. For this reason\, we offer a Pay-It-Forward ticket giving the option for those purchasing tickets to contribute a bit more. Pay-It-Forward tickets support a scholarship for members of our community who would otherwise be unable to attend due to financial barriers. \nAccess to Art Scholarship: We aim to have all our workshops accessible to all. If you are interested in a financial scholarship to attend this event\, let us know! 🎨✨ Apply here
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/build-picnic-tables-for-our-community-garden/
LOCATION:LaunchSpace Pleasant Street School\, 1060 Pleasant Street\, Athol\, MA\, 01331\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Family yoga class at Brookfield Farm
DESCRIPTION:Join Brookfield Farm CSA member and registered yoga teacher Erin Schifferli for a playful family yoga class! Stand tall like a mountain\, fly like an eagle\, and fold forward like a clamshell\, together. Some interactive partner style poses will be offered for family members to explore teamwork and connection. All ages and experience levels are welcome to attend. Bring your yoga mats or a blanket and a water bottle. There is a suggested donation of $15-25 (any amount welcome\, no amount required) per family with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Brookfield Farm Food Access Fund. Send any questions to info@erinschifferli.com — no registration required.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/family-yoga-class-at-brookfield-farm/
LOCATION:Brookfield Farm\, Hulst Rd\, Amherst\, MA
CATEGORIES:Family events,Community Events
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SUMMARY:Woven Roots Farm: Hand Scale Farming and Community Care
DESCRIPTION:Situated on 10 acres\, our farm has 2.5 acres in cultivation in a permanent bed\, hand-scale farming system. This system is managed by a dynamic team of 10 farmers that grow over 70 different crops throughout the year. Our produce\, herbs\, and flowers connect with over 250 families annually\, mostly through our low/no-cost solidarity share program. This visit will provide an overview of our farming practices and how our work has evolved over the last two decades in response to our community. \nWoven Roots Farm is a traditional\, hand-scale vegetable farm\, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program\, and education center located on unceded Mohican homelands in the so-called southern Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts. Through a deep relationship with the land and one another\, we commit to feeding\, educating\, and empowering our community members by co-creating equitable pathways to become healthier individuals\, ethical growers\, and caretakers of the earth and one another. \nWe celebrate that agriculture itself is rooted in the long-standing cultural practices within communities of Indigenous people\, people of color\, and immigrants. We acknowledge that the US was built on stolen land and that all US systems are built on the stolen labor of Black\, Indigenous\, Latinx\, Asian\, and other people of color. \nOur agricultural practices are centered in the ancestral ways of acknowledging nature as a part of us\, just as much as we are a part of nature. We recognize the interconnectedness of all life—soil\, plants\, microbes\, insects\, and animals. We embrace these connections and seek to enhance them\, not to disturb them. In direct opposition to colonized agriculture\, we move through a space of reciprocity that prioritizes our responsibility as land stewards and caregivers. Click here for more information. \nFarm Tour: Monday\, July 29 – 4PM-6PM  \nDiscussion and Potluck: Monday\, July 29\, 6PM – 7PM  \nLocation: WOVEN ROOTS FARM\, 12 McCarty Rd\, Tyringham\, MA 01264
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/woven-roots-farm-hand-scale-farming-and-community-care/
LOCATION:Woven Roots Farm\, 12 McCarty Road\, Tyringham\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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