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SUMMARY:Solidarity Saturday Tour
DESCRIPTION:These free ‘Solidarity Saturday’ tours are hosted by founders and farmers Ricky Baruc and Deb Habib. They feature Seeds of Solidarity’s solar greenhouses\, no-till cardboard methods for abundant low maintenance gardens\, solar electric and hot water systems\, energy efficient buildings\, and youth and community programs that Grow Food Everywhere! There is no cost or pre-registration. After the tour\, visitors can bring a potluck dish to share with others\, and enjoy chatting around Seeds of Solidarity solar powered farm stand. Events are also held on May 24th and October 19th\, all events start at 10am. \nFree Resources to Share: Find info useful for school gardens\, youth and community food justice programs\, no-till farming and gardening\, and more at  http://seedsofsolidarity.org/community-programs/ \nhttp://seedsofsolidarity.org/growing-food/ \nhttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLavUrG3Fv7Xic4D7KRQmyllK4J4Mr1kOr \nSeeds of Solidarity is a farm and non-profit organization that ‘awakens the power of youth\, schools and families to Grow Food Everywhere to transform hunger to health and create resilient lives and communities.’
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/solidarity-saturday-tour-2/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140810T160000
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SUMMARY:Canning & Food Preservation with Just Roots
DESCRIPTION:Part of the Homesteading = Resilience workshop series\, this workshop will teach you the basics of canning\, fermenting and food preservation. Find out more information and register here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/canning-food-preservation-with-just-roots/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140815
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140816
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SUMMARY:August 15 Deadline for Beginning Farmer Scholarships
DESCRIPTION:The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey (NOFA-NJ)\, an organic food and farming non-profit\, is offering scholarships for beginning farmers to their upcoming Fall courses. A beginning farmer is defined by the USDA as a person who has operated a farm or ranch for ten years or less. The Fall lineup of courses includes: Business of Farming\, Tractor Safety and Maintenance\, Skills-Scale-Sustainability\, and Road to Certification. The deadline for scholarships applications is Friday\, August 15th.\n\n“We are very excited to be able to offer scholarships for beginning farmers to attend these courses\,” said Erica Evans\, Beginning Farmer Program Coordinator at NOFA-NJ. “Money is often tight for new farmers\, and these scholarships afford them the opportunity to attend more educational trainings to improve their farm businesses and increase production.”\nOn Saturday\, November 8th Richard Wiswall\, author of “The Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook \,” will teach a full day of workshops for Business of Farming\, including: Farming Smarter\, Not Harder: Planning for Profit\, Farmer Friendly Budgets Made Simple\, The Efficient Farm Office\, and Employee Management. Special tips will be discussed specifically for beginning farmers\, but seasoned farmers will also have lots to learn.\n\nAlso in November\, Shane LaBrake will be back to teach another Tractor Safety and Maintenance course in addition to a new course\, Skills-Scale-Sustainability. Often thought of as a supplemental course to Exploring the Small Farm Dream\, Skills-Scale-Sustainability is a 2.5-day intensive workshop that blends philosophy and pragmatic advice with hands-on training and real-life problem solving for greater success in your small-scale agricultural endeavors. Based on lessons learned from a lifetime of work and travel in food and farming\, Shane provides unique insights from his practical experience of reconciling idealism with the nitty-gritty\, day-to-day reality of maintaining a viable and sustainable farming life.\n\nScholarships are also being offered for NOFA-NJ’s newest course\, Road to Certification. This is a “how-to” course for producers interested in learning about the organic certification process\, specific to New Jersey. The course includes information for conventional farmers interested in total or partial conversion to organic\, beginning farmers undergoing transition\, and uncertified farmers who are currently farming organically\, but have avoided the process. There will be two offerings of the Road to Certification course\, one each in Southampton\, NJ and in Morristown\, NJ.\n\n“Thanks to a grant provided to us by the USDA\, we are able to offer these scholarships. However\, the funding allowing us to discount the costs of beginning farmers’ education ends this August. To take advantage of this opportunity\, you must apply for your scholarships by August 15th and register using your scholarships by August 22nd\,” continued Evans. “We understand it’s a tight turnaround\, but missing out on these amazing courses at a discounted cost would be regrettable. No scholarships to these Fall courses will be offered after this month.”\n\nAdditional details\, scholarship application request\, and registration information are available here. These courses are sponsored in part by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, USDA\, Grant #2011-49400-30739.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/august-15-deadline-for-beginning-farmer-scholarships/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140815
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140818
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SUMMARY:97th Heath Fair
DESCRIPTION:Affordable Family Fun Close to Home! \nJust 30 minutes from Greenfield\, the Heath Fair is a bargain for a family fun day out in the beautiful hills of western Franklin County. Events\, attractions\, parking\, and music included with paid admission. Highlights include: Friday night fireworks and square dancing\, and a kids bike raffle\, Saturday is filled with the truck pull\, dog herding demonstration\, a classic\, vibrant midway full of local arts and crafts\, and Sunday brings blueberry pancake breakfast\, the Heath Fair Parade and Birds of Prey presented by Tom Ricardi. The fair is held rain or shine; most events take place under tents. More information about the fair is available at www.heathfair.org or by e-mail at info@heathfair.org.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/97th-heath-fair/
LOCATION:Heath Fairgrounds\, Colrain Stage Rd\, Heath\, MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140817T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140817T160000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140702T180407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140702T180407Z
UID:10497-1408269600-1408291200@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Preparing for Winter with Just Roots
DESCRIPTION:Part of the Homesteading = Resilience workshop series\, this workshop will introduce you to season extension techniques\, cover crops and planning next year’s garden. Find out more information and register here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/preparing-for-winter-with-just-roots/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140817T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140817T183000
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SUMMARY:10th Annual FREE Local Harvest Dinner on the Greenfield Common
DESCRIPTION:The Free Harvest Supper is an annual community event celebrating local food\, farms\, and community. Additionally\, donations collected support the Farmers’ Market Coupon Program established by the Center for Self-Reliance in Amherst.\n\nThe supper features a bountiful free meal of locally grown food prepared by locally based chefs\, as well as live music\, children’s activities\, educational displays\, and the hugely successful “Really\, Really Free Market” where all are welcome to bring home produce from the season’s overflow donated by farmers and gardeners. Diners can enjoy passed fresh appetizers and learn from informational displays while they wait for their meal.\n\nThis wonderful community event is open and free to all\, and the 2014 Free Harvest Supper will take place on Sunday\, August 17th from 4:30-6:30pm on the Greenfield Town Common/Court Square. To conserve resources and help the Free Harvest Supper reach its goal of being a trash-free event\, all are encouraged to bring their own reusable place settings and napkins.\n\nThe Goals Behind the Free Harvest Supper\n\nThe goals which drive the Free Harvest Supper are threefold: first\, to encourage eating of locally grown food; second\, to support local agriculture; and third\, to raise money for the Farmers’ Market Coupons distributed by the Center for Self-Reliance Food Pantry.\n\nWhile the Supper is free to all\, donations are accepted and are used to support the Farmers’ Market Coupon Program run by the Center for Self-Reliance Food Pantry. Each year\, Food Pantry Director Dino Schnelle distributes thousands of dollars worth of Farmers’ Market Coupons to low-income Franklin County Families\, so that they may also share in the community’s bountiful produce. These families use the coupons at participating farmers’ markets in Franklin County\, which the farmers may then redeem at the food pantry from the donations collected. It’s a win-win system. Last year\, the Free Harvest Supper collected over $3\,000 in donations which has continued to strengthen the ongoing relationship between the families and farms of Franklin County.\n\nThe Really\, Really Free Market is another way in which community members can share with one another. Again this year\, gardeners and farmers are welcome to bring the overflow of extra produce they have\, and\, in accordance with its name\, all of the produce is free to take home. All are welcome to take home some of the donated produce\, which in past years has included peaches\, apples\, eggs\, tomatoes\, squash\, greens\, flowers\, cucumbers\, eggplants\, peppers\, and more. To donate produce to the Really\, Really Free Market\, no sign up is needed. Just bring your produce to the supper from 4-5:30pm.\n\nFind details here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/10th-annual-free-local-harvest-dinner-on-the-greenfield-common/
LOCATION:Greenfield Community Common\, Greenfield
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140818T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140818T180000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140815T172649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140815T172649Z
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SUMMARY:A Primer to Building a Farm-Scale Irrigation System - Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Trevor Hardy of Hollis\, NH’s Brookdale Fruit Farm will demonstrate how to set up a farm irrigation system. He will discuss systems using commercial wells and systems utilizing surface water and movable pumps. He will discuss drip and overhead irrigation as well as a hybrid overhead option connected to drip line headers. Trevor will come with many irrigation parts and components demonstrating how they are assembled to create a functioning small farm system. He will also provide details of how “to do the math” for workshop individuals for their own farms.\nBrookdale Fruit Farm is a multi-generational family owned farm comprising 400 acres of tree fruit and vegetables in Hollis\, NH. 12 acres and 4 greenhouses are currently USDA certified organic. Trevor has 20 years of experience running a farm irrigation supply business as an additional enterprise at Brookdale Fruit Farm.\n\nPre-registration is highly encouraged. To register please send your full name\, address\, phone number and email address to MacKenzie White by Friday August 14th.\n\nEmail questions about the workshop to Stephanie Berluti\, workshop coordinator\, or call at 203-308-2584.\n\nFor more information\, click here!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/a-primer-to-building-a-farm-scale-irrigation-system-workshop/
LOCATION:Community Farm of Simsbury\, 73 Wolcott Road\, Simsbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140818T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140818T190000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140812T175737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140812T175816Z
UID:11069-1408381200-1408388400@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Preserving the Bounty: A FREE Preservation Workshop!
DESCRIPTION:Ever wonder what to do with all that basil? Cabbage? Blueberries? Food For All Amherst is excited for our hands-on workshop that will cover the basics of preservation. With stations of JAMS\, FERMENTATION (Sauerkraut\, kimchi\, pickles\, etc)\, and PESTOS (basil\, kale\, cilantro\, etc) you will learn the basics and feel confident trying at home!\n\nThere will be (delicious) samples and you will go home with your own jar of kraut/kimchi! Handouts with instructions will also be shared!\n\nFor all levels–both beginners and experienced welcome! Come share recipes\, ideas\, and build skills for community and food system resilience!\n\nBring a mason jar if you have one!\n\nFor more information\, check out the Facebook page here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/preserving-the-bounty-a-free-preservation-workshop/
LOCATION:CHD’s Not Bread Alone\, 165 Main Street (Lower Level\, First Congregational Church)\, Amherst
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140822T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140822T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140626T235548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140627T162214Z
UID:10437-1408676400-1408726800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:IPM Field Walk: The Farm School\, Athol
DESCRIPTION:This walk is being given as part of a series from the UMass Extension. Learn to identify and scout fruit and vegetable pests and select integrated pest management strategies that work for you. Walk the fields with Extension Educators and Farmers in Massachusetts\, Rhode Island\, and Vermont to learn how each area and farm is practicing IPM.  Bring a hand lens if you have one. This series is funded in part by a Northeast IPM Center grant. Each field walk includes 2 education credits for certified pesticide applicators. \nThe Farm School has a day camp program for elementary students\, a middle school\, and an adult apprenticeship program. The apprentices grow food for a 175 member CSA\, Farmers’ Market\, and manage 150 acres of forest land. The adult program’s teacher/growers\, Tyson Neukirch and Carlen Rigrod partnered with UMass Extension to train their students in IPM and scouting techniques. This field walk will feature IPM scouting and management practices in apples\, raspberries\, and multiple vegetable crops with UMass Extension staff: Ruth Hazzard (vegetable)\, Katie Campbell-Nelson (vegetable)\, Sonia Schloemann (small fruit)\, and Arthur Tuttle (tree fruit).
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/10437/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T150000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140625T193936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140625T194135Z
UID:10413-1408780800-1408806000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Annual Christmas Tree Meeting at Cranston's Tree Farm
DESCRIPTION:Members and non-members are invited to the annual Massachusetts Christmas Tree Association annual meeting. For more information\, check out the MCTA website.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/cranstons-tree-farm-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Cranston’s Tree Farm\, Ashfield
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T130000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140822T183133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140822T183133Z
UID:11214-1408784400-1408798800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:'Processing\, Cooking\, and Preserving My Brookfield Share' Series
DESCRIPTION:Taught bycrew member and Valley cook Erin Ferrentino\nProcessing: Jams\, jellies\, pickles\, and relishes!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/processing-cooking-and-preserving-my-brookfield-share-series/
LOCATION:Brookfield Farm\, Hulst Rd\, Amherst\, MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T120000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140702T180604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140702T180630Z
UID:10499-1408788000-1408795200@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Alternate\, Low-Tech Food Preservation with Just Roots
DESCRIPTION:Part of the Community Workshop series\, this workshop will review the pros and cons to preservation techniques including fermenting\, pickling\, dehydrating and root cellaring. Find out more information and register here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/alternate-low-tech-food-preservation-with-just-roots/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T150000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140701T220306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140814T180118Z
UID:10481-1408795200-1408806000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:New England Tasting Fair & Customer Appreciation Day at Atkins Farms
DESCRIPTION:This event is an annual highlight for customers who look forward to being ale to sample products\, speak to producers & manufacturers and get nutritional information and recipe ideas. Click here for more information.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/new-england-tasting-fair-customer-appreciation-day-at-atkins-farms/
LOCATION:Atkins Farms Country Market\, Amherst
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140823T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140814T175507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140814T175736Z
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SUMMARY:Red Fire Farm's 14th Annual Tomato Festival
DESCRIPTION:Every year\, Red Fire Farm has an unbelievable selection of amazing and often award-winning tomatoes for you to taste. It’s a great day at the farm\, with everything from a 5K Tomato Trot field race to hay rides to cooking demonstrations to live music to crafters and a smorgasbord of local fare from area producers. Find more information by clicking here!\n \nFestival Schedule and Details For 2014\n\n10:30 AM – Tomato Trot 5K starts. Day-of registration and sign in opens at 9 am.\n\nMain Festival opens 12-5. Admission is $5\, kids under 12 get in free. CSA and Farmstand Members get two free entries per share/membership.\n\nIn the GUEST CHEF TENT \n12:00 PM – Alan Rifkin – outdoor cooking\, demonstrating making tomato sauce and sun dried tomatoes\n1:15 PM – JJ Gonson – chef and leader at Cuisine En Locale\, Somerville\, MA \n3:45 PM – Lourdes Smith – How to Make Fresh Mozzarella by mozzarella cheesemaker and owner of Fiore di Nonno\, Somerville\n\nWORKSHOPS in the barn (and outside)\n1:00\, 2:00 and 3:00 PM – Wild Edibles Walk with Felix Lufkin\n2:00 PM – Homemade Sauerkraut & Lactofermentation Workshop with Maddie Elling from Hosta Hill\n3:00 PM- Tomato Canning Workshop – learn to can your own tomatoes farmer style with Sarah Voiland!\n4:00 PM- Flower Arranging with Kiersten Wulff\, Red Fire Farm’s Flower Grower. Please BYO flowers from the PYO patch to arrange!\n\nOn the MUSIC STAGE \n11:00 AM – Indian Classical Music with Sitar by Mike Jarjoura and Tabla by Max Armen\n12:00 PM – Larry Dulong and Band\n1:45 PM – The Ephemeral String Band\n3:30 PM – Tim Eriksen and Trio du Pumpkinland\n\n\nKids Activities\n12-5 All kinds of free fun events for all ages. See the schedule the day of.\n\nArtisan and Food Vendors\nFrom Wood-Fired Pizza to Ice Cream\, from baskets to handmade jewelry\, there will be fun things to eat and peruse.\n\nPick Your Own – Open to the Public for One Day Only – Organic\nFresh flowers\, herbs for drying\, cherry tomatoes\, raspberries\, and more.\n\nAnd the Famous Tomato Tasting\n12-5 All afternoon in the Tasting Tent
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/red-fire-farms-14th-annual-tomato-festival/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140826T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140826T200000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140715T214946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140715T214946Z
UID:10697-1409076000-1409083200@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Plant Swap at Forbes Library
DESCRIPTION:Come and swap perennials\, annuals\, edibles\, seeds\, produce\, garden tools and any other garden related items. All are welcome! \nQuestions? Contact Jessica Gifford.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/plant-swap-at-forbes-library-2/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140828T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140828T210000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140815T173258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140815T173550Z
UID:11161-1409205600-1409259600@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:End of Summer Luau & Pig Roast at Max's Tavern
DESCRIPTION:On the patio with live music by SDrum\, and a menu by executive chef Paul Roberge.\n\nHors d’oeuvres at 6pm\, and main course (slow roasted pig – local!) at 7pm\, followed by dessert. Tiki drinks available at the cash bar.\n\nCall 413-746-6299 for reservations.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/end-of-summer-luau-pig-roast-at-maxs-tavern/
LOCATION:Max’s Tavern\, 1000 Columbus Ave.\, Springfield\, MA\, 01105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140830T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140830T173000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140804T170835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140804T184913Z
UID:10972-1409410800-1409419800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Seeds of Solidarity: Ecology of Sound Percussion Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Experience a magnificent\, body and spirit-moving workshop with Brazilian percussionist Ricardo Frota at our farm as we explore rhythms of the drum and nature. This workshop is followed by an optional potluck dinner and more music around the fire for participants. Pre-registration required: contact deb@seedsofsolidarity.org or 978-544-9023 to register. GPS directions are not always accurate\, it is suggested you follow these directions.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/seeds-of-solidarity-ecology-of-sound-percussion-workshop/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140902T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140902T150000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140729T200729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140729T214619Z
UID:10927-1409648400-1409670000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Practical Options for Food Production Resilience in an Increasingly Variable Climate
DESCRIPTION:Spend the day with Dr. Christine Jones\, Australian soil carbon scientist\, for a presentation and field walk. \nTopics will cover how to build soil carbon to improve: \n\nproduction and farm viability\nplant and livestock health and disease resistance\nhuman nutrition\nClimatic resilience on your farm or garden plot\n\n\nDr. Christine Jones is an internationally-acclaimed agricultural educator with a specific message regarding sequestration of carbon and humus development through appropriate agricultural practices. According to Dr. Jones\, photosynthesis operating at full capacity is the critical element in soil humification. Among the many benefits of high-humus soils are: an abundance of soil micro-organisms which manage and make available to the plants a broad range of minerals; more effective water management; and more vibrant plant health through improved plant immunity. Dr. Jones’ work focuses on how to maximize photosynthesis through biological processes. Her message is appropriate for anyone who raises food\, for those who focus on conserving our natural resources\, and for climate activists.\n\n \nClick here for more information about the event and to register. Contact Julie Rawson with any questions.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/10927/
LOCATION:Immanuel Lutheran Church & Simple Gifts Farm\, 867 North Pleasant Street /1089 North Pleasant Street\, Amherst\, MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140902T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140902T160000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140812T205056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140812T210352Z
UID:11079-1409662800-1409673600@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Farm and Food Entrepreneurship - Non-credit course at GCC
DESCRIPTION:Provides strategies and techniques for preserving and storing food. Topics include: kitchen safety\, rules for food safety\, canning basics\, dehydration\, cold storage and freezing\, food selection\, choosing and maintaining equipment\, and awareness of local food resources.\n\nClick here for more information.\n\nClass meets Tuesdays\, 1-3:50
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/farm-and-food-entrepreneurship-non-credit-course-at-gcc/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140903T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140903T133000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140814T212905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140814T212956Z
UID:11145-1409745600-1409751000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Wednesday Webinar: Agriculture and Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Join us this fall for our continuing Wednesday webinar series focused on state and federal policies that could improve our region’s food system. The webinars explore in greater detail the policies and policy options described in our report\, New England Food Policy: Building a Sustainable Food System. \nTo register\, click here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/wednesday-webinar-agriculture-and-climate-change/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140904T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140904T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140812T205258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140812T205433Z
UID:11081-1409835600-1409850000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Food Systems- Non-credit course at GCC
DESCRIPTION:An introduction to the current state of the global food system and its implications for people\, the environment\, and our future. Topics include the benefits and drawbacks of the industrial agricultural model; food justice\, food security and public health; the real-life challenges to creating a local food system; and innovative responses to meet those challenges.\n\nMeets Thursdays 1-4:50p from 9/4-11/6 and 2 Saturday Field Trips 9/13 & 9/20 from 10a-2:30p.\n\nClick here for more information.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/introduction-to-food-systems-non-credit-course-at-gcc/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140906
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140907
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140702T174444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140908T180655Z
UID:10485-1409961600-1410047999@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Certificate Course: Permaculture FEAST
DESCRIPTION:Permaculture FEAST for ecological & social transformation – a certificate course in permaculture design with Lisa DePiano\, Jonathan Bates\, Javiera Benavente\, and friends. Be a part of a global movement to regenerate our communities and create the world we want to live in. \nPermaculture is a vision\, design system\, and global movement that draws on patterns and principles found in nature to meet human needs\, while regenerating the natural world and creating abundance we can share. \nThis weekend permaculture design course moves from principles and patterns to details in a supportive\, respectful and collaborative atmosphere to promote rapid learning of whole systems design. The course is centered on experiential learning and hands-on skill building\, including local field trips and reskilling where we will put theory into action. It goes above and beyond the standard 72-hour design course offering attendees over 80 hours of content with an additional focus on social permaculture and urban techniques. The course concludes with a design practicum\, where participants will work in small groups to develop a design for a real life design project. \nThis course is structured in twelve weekend day sessions\, allowing full-time workers\, students and people with families more flexibility to participate. Successful completion of this course will earn participants an internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certificate. \nGraduates leave ready to apply what they’ve learned in their lives\, backyards\, businesses and communities! \nTopics include: \n• Permaculture principles & ethics \n• Reading the Landscape & Understanding Natural Cycles \n• Urban Homesteading \n• Forest Gardening and Uncommon fruit and nut tasting \n• Water Harvesting \n• Creative Waste Cycling \n• Micro-livestock \n• Energy & Building Systems \n• Social Permaculture \n• Cooperative Economics \n• Design for Climate Change \n• Community Building & Organizing \n• Aquaculture and Bioshelters \n• Soil Regeneration & Land Restoration \n• Design Process\, Methods\, & Tools \nCheck out Permaculture Goes Public\, an article featuring Permaculture FEAST! To register\, or to find more information about the course and specific dates\, check out the Permaculture FEAST website.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/certificate-course-permaculture-feast/
LOCATION:Simple Diapers & Linen\, Holyoke
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140910T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140910T133000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140814T213137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140814T214146Z
UID:11146-1410350400-1410355800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Wednesday Webinar: Promoting Access to Farmland for New and Established Farmers
DESCRIPTION:Join us this fall for our continuing Wednesday webinar series focused on state and federal policies that could improve our region’s food system. The webinars explore in greater detail the policies and policy options described in our report\, New England Food Policy: Building a Sustainable Food System. \nTo register\, click here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/wednesday-webinar-promoting-access-to-farmland-for-new-and-established-farmers/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140912T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140912T160000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140812T205734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140812T210031Z
UID:11083-1410526800-1410537600@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Permaculture Landscape Management and Installation - Non-credit course at GCC
DESCRIPTION:Offers students hands-on permaculture skills for productive landscapes. Students gain applied skills through direct observation of and interaction with permaculture systems\, including an edible forest garden\, stormwater irrigation system\, greenhouse\, constructed pond\, earth-bermed root cellar and living roof.\n\nMeets Fridays 1-4p 9/12-10/3.\n\nClick here for more information.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/permaculture-landscape-management-and-installation-non-credit-course-at-gcc/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140915
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140905T193756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140905T225434Z
UID:11309-1410566400-1410739199@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:The Kitchen Garden's Chilifest
DESCRIPTION:Come to Chilifest! for a full weekend celebrating all things spicy! Come on down to the farm for a chili cook-off and hot sauce competition\, spicy food and local beer\, great live music and local art! Get a chili pepper tattoo or try your luck at the chili pepper eating contest. Check out the full Schedule of Events for the lineup of music\, cooking demos and kids’ activities for this year’s festival. Details to follow for how to Enter the Chili Cook-Off on Saturday or the Hot Sauce Competition on Sunday.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/the-kitchen-gardens-chilifest/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140913T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140914T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140711T195816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140711T195816Z
UID:10650-1410598800-1410714000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Mushroom Cultivation Intensive
DESCRIPTION:A two-day workshop with the Radical Mycology Collective. This intensive will give you the skills to cultivate edible and medicinal mushrooms for home use or as a small commercial fungi farmer. You will learn the detailed step by step process of how to cultivate mushrooms\, from finding one through growing mycelium to fruiting mushrooms. We will explore lots of different ways to make this process happen with varying levels of skills and tools needed. For much more information\, check out the website.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/mushroom-cultivation-intensive/
LOCATION:Fungi Ally\, 311 River Drive\, Hadley\, MA\, 01035\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140913T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140913T160000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140902T190850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140902T190850Z
UID:11277-1410602400-1410624000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Annual Honey Festival
DESCRIPTION:Warm Colors Apiary will once again hold its annual “Honey Festival”. Warm Colors has been hosting the Honey Festival for more than twelve years. The festival is a celebration of the Honeybee and our native pollinators. It is an opportunity to recognize the many contributions beekeepers\, and their bees\, make to agriculture and the health of our environment. Bonita and Dan Conlon open their eighty-acre apiary to the public to enjoy its beauty and explore its wildlife habitat. The event is free and open to all who have an interest in bees and beekeeping. Talk with county beekeepers\, walk the Busy Bee nature trail\, sample this season’s honey\, Green River Ambrosia’s mead\, and purchase a honey ice cream cone made by Beth Cook (Flavors of Cooks Farm) with Warm Colors wildflower honey. Bring the family and a picnic\, stay for an hour or for the entire day. Honey\, beeswax candles and other products will be available for sale. This is a rain or shine event (no rain date).
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/annual-honey-festival/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140913T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140913T150000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140909T184748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140909T184748Z
UID:11347-1410613200-1410620400@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Butchery Class
DESCRIPTION:Sutter Meats is hosting a two hour Saturday afternoon Pork Fabrication class and will be an interactive demonstration with owner/butcher\, Terry. He will break one side of a locally sourced pig\, field all of your questions\, identify and discuss the attributes of each cut of meat and give pointers on how to best prepare them. In addition to instruction on seam butchery technique and whole muscle utilization\, each student will take home a generous supply of mixed pork cuts. To ensure the best possible experience\, this will be an intimate class limited to six students. Call the store at (413)727-3409 to reserve your spot.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/butchery-class/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140913T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140913T210000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140701T215410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140701T215647Z
UID:10474-1410627600-1410642000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:"Pollinate" Art Exhibit Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join artist Victoria Chapman for a reception to celebrate her series of watercolor paintings dedicated to pollinators. Her exhibit will include a bit of information next to each piece in order to educate viewers about that specific creature and how they can help that creature survive and thrive. The show is being put on through Easthampton City Arts+. The reception will take place as a part of the September Art Walk. A portion of the profits will be donated to CISA. For more information about the artist and the event\, check out her Facebook page.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/pollinate-art-exhibit-reception/
LOCATION:Easthampton City Arts+\, Easthampton
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140914T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140914T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T165951
CREATED:20140910T003127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140910T003548Z
UID:11371-1410692400-1410714000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Boston Local Food Festival
DESCRIPTION:This free outdoor festival showcases farmers\, local restaurants\, food trucks\, specialty food producers\, fisher folks\, and organizations focusing on healthy food and fitness from New England. The festival also features lively chef & DIY demos\, a seafood throwdown competition\, diverse music and performances\, family fun zone and more. \n:: \nFestival goers learn about the benefits of sustainably grown and produced food\, shop the market\, eat delicious local food\, participate in fun\, educational activities and exhibits\, engage with top local chefs and enjoy local music. Themed “Healthy Local Food for All”\, the festival connects Massachusetts and New England eaters of all backgrounds with the abundance of fresh\, nutritious local food choices available close to home. \n:: \nThe festival is a zero-waste event\, meaning we divert over 91% of our waste each year and we offset 100% of our energy use! All perishable items sold are made from locally sourced products. Best of all\, we bring this annual event to the community free of charge. So grab your reusable water bottles and bags and enjoy New England’s largest one day farmers market\, while celebrating “Healthy Local Food for All”. Click here for more details.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/boston-local-food-festival/
LOCATION:Rose Kennedy Greenway\, Boston
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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