The New England Small Farm Institute (NESFI) presents: A Pollinator Field Study Thursday, September 11th 2025, 3:30pm (Rain date, Tuesday September 16th) At NESFI, 270 Jackson Street, Belchertown, MA UMass post-doctoral researcher Dr. Jules Davis will lead a field study for students in grades 6 to 12 (parents welcome, too!) exploring late summer pollinators on […]
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Join us for a tour of Big River Chestnuts agroforestry farm, cohosted with Sowing Solutions Permaculture. We’ll talk about growing and caring for chestnuts, soil health, alley cropping, grazing sheep under the trees, and the future of a chestnut industry in New England and the Pioneer Valley. Plant sale: We have limited quantities of potted hybrid […] |
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Register here! In Northwest Connecticut, the changing climate isn’t an abstract debate; it’s in the fields, the greenhouses, and the creeks that run through them. Farmers here are adjusting planting schedules, managing unpredictable rainfall, and finding new ways to protect soil and water. These adaptations are as much about survival as they are about stewardship. […]
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The UMass Dining Sustainability Team is excited to kick off the fall 2025 semester with a Dining for a Cooler Planet event at Berkshire Dining Commons on Wednesday, September 24. The event, Feeding the Future: Innovation, Equity, and Climate Resilience in the Food System will take place during the nationwide Climate Week and the local […] |
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Barstow’s Longview Farm will be offering a free walking farm tour at 10:00am with a focus toward climate. We will visit our anaerobic digester, which converts food waste and cow manure into green energy. Stand in a bunk silo and consider how dairy farms keep land open in our community. Check out the dairy barn […]
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Greenfield Community College has a small but thriving agricultural education program that utilizes on-campus gardens to teach and grow op-produce for the GCC food pantry. Please join program coordinator, Anthony Reiber and Farm and Food Systems student Michael Hannigan to tour the on-campus agriculture education resources and discuss the successes and challenges of the programs. […]
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Now in it's 27th year, the North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival unites the farmers, artists, civic organizations and individuals whose livelihoods are connected to the land and the arts and invites both local residents and those who do not live in the region to experience the richness and resiliency of rural life in western […] |
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