Film Screening: Seed — The Untold Story
As many irreplaceable seeds near extinction, SEED reveals the harrowing and heartening story of passionate seed keepers as they wage a David and Goliath battle against chemical seed companies, defending […]
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Grow Food Northampton 140 Meadow Street, Northampton, MA, United States
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Growing Nightshades in the Vegetable Garden: Workshop
Berkshire Botanical Garden Route 102 and 183, Stockbridge, MAThe cultural needs of potatoes, tomatoes and more plants that belong in the home vegetable garden. How to start plants from seed and grow them on, prepare the beds for planting. Learn the ongoing seasonal care, pest and disease management, and finally, the harvesting of their fruits. Participants will go home with a variety of nightshades for planting in their home garden. All materials included in cost of program. Members $25; Nonmembers $30
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Farmers Organize Small Business Owners’ Meeting on Immigration
Plainville Farm 135 Mount Warner Rd, Hadley, MAA meeting of small business owners concerned about the impact of current immigration policies on their livelihoods and on their workers will take place on April 8th in Hadley, MA.
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Simple Gifts Farm Barn Raising!
Simple Gifts Farm 1089 North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA, United StatesSimple Gifts will be raising the barn for their new farmstand on Saturday! Come and see the lock-n-log pieces go up together into a beautiful new structure. They will be serving hot dogs, french fries, and maybe parsnip fries (we are still trying to figure out some details about making parsnip fries). There will be salad greens and other farm produce for sale, and it would be an excellent time to sign up for a farm share or a market card!
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Little Brook Farm Camp
Little Brook Farm 334 Russell Street, Sunderland, MA, United StatesLittle Brook Farm Camp is a children’s educational program that takes place on a small family farm in Sunderland. The farm owner and camp director is a DOE certified educator […]
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The GARDEN Project: Organic Gardening Class
Orange Innovation Center 131 West Main Street, Orange, MAThe GARDEN Project 2017 is a partnership among Greenfield Community College, Montague Catholic Social Ministries, NELCWIT, and Seeds of Solidarity through a grant from the Women's Fund of WMass. Instructors of the four courses that comprise the program seek to create an engaging, inclusive setting with trauma-informed teaching. This is the 3rd year of this successful program and it will be located in Orange Center, so North Quabbin women are especially encouraged, but feel free to share with women throughout Franklin County. Women must take all four courses- these form the whole experience. Women who complete the program are then eligible for a free Serv-Safe course in Spanish or English!
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The GARDEN Project: Food Preservation & Storage Class
Orange Innovation Center 131 West Main Street, Orange, MAThe GARDEN Project 2017 is a partnership among Greenfield Community College, Montague Catholic Social Ministries, NELCWIT, and Seeds of Solidarity through a grant from the Women's Fund of WMass. Instructors of the four courses that comprise the program seek to create an engaging, inclusive setting with trauma-informed teaching. This is the 3rd year of this successful program and it will be located in Orange Center, so North Quabbin women are especially encouraged, but feel free to share with women throughout Franklin County. Women must take all four courses- these form the whole experience. Women who complete the program are then eligible for a free Serv-Safe course in Spanish or English!
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Guided Mushroom Walks
Franklin Permaculture Garden 260 Stockbridge Road, Amherst , MA, United StatesJoin UMass Permaculture on a guided forest walk in search of mushrooms with mycologist, John Michelotti of Catskill Fungi. Explore the identification, uses, and ecological functions of different fungi. They will be walking from the Franklin Permaculture Garden to a nearby forest.