2017 Farm Share Fair
Farm Share Fair 2017 is now accepting vendor and sponsor applications for farms and food companies. The Farm Share Fair is the Boston area’s direct-to-consumer marketing event for food producers […]
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The Armory 191 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA, United States
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Shiitake Log Inoculation Workshops
Franklin Permaculture Garden 260 Stockbridge Road, Amherst , MA, United StatesHelp UMass revamp its shiitake growing system in Franklin Permaculture Garden! They will be inoculating oak and sugar maple logs with shiitake spawn. Small, take-home shiitake logs will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Feel free to stop in for any length of time during a session.
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Food Service Director Training
John W. Olver Transit Center, Allen Meeting Room 12 Olive St, Greenfield, MAGreater Quabbin Food Alliance is bringing together food service directors from all sectors (schools, jail, hospital, higher ed, meals on wheels, nursing homes, early ed) from Franklin County/North Quabbin (and from beyond our region, but we are prioritizing those from our region) to support the procurement and use of locally grown food in institutional food services! GQFA will send out an invitation early next week so please be on the lookout and respond when you get it.
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Film Screening: Seed — The Untold Story
Grow Food Northampton 140 Meadow Street, Northampton, MA, United StatesAs 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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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 […]