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SUMMARY:HAACP Workshop
DESCRIPTION:December 3-5\, 2013\, University of Massachusetts Amherst Campus Center\n\nThis workshop will provide the tools for you to complete the requirements for HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) certification\, understand HACCP principles\, identify the resources needed to develop\, implement and maintain a HACCP plan\, understand and identify process step hazard assessment and understand and identify steps required to determine critical control points. This course will include interactive exercises to help illustrate HACCP planning with an emphasis on FDA regulated food products. Early bird rates available until November 1st. SRA Registration fee $500\, Professional Registration fee $600\, click here for registration and additional information.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/haacp-workshop/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131207
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SUMMARY:National Young Farmers: Reviving the Culture of Agriculture
DESCRIPTION:Every December\, over 250 beginning farmers from across the United States gather at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture to learn from agricultural luminaries\, peers\, and advocacy organizations at the National Young Farmers Conference: Reviving the Culture of Agriculture. On December 4-6\, 2013\, Stone Barns Center will host the 6th annual National Young Farmers Conference\, providing participants with access to inspiring keynotes and more than 60 unique workshops that address soil science\, technical skills\, agricultural policy\, farm business management\, marketing\, and more.  This year’s keynote address will be delivered by Wendell Berry\, poet\, author\, essayist and farmer\, and Mary Berry\, Executive Director of The Berry Center. Information is also available on the Stone Barns Center website.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/national-young-farmers-reviving-the-culture-of-agriculture/
LOCATION:Stone Barns Center\, Pocantico Hills\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Stone Barns Center":MAILTO:yfc@stonebarnscenter.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131208
DTSTAMP:20260607T224527
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SUMMARY:New England Farmers Union 2013 Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:NEFU invites you to our fourth annual convention. Join us and bring a friend. All are welcome! As part of this annual meeting\, we will consider additions and revisions to our Policy Book\, which is our road map to increasing the economic viability of family farms and fisheries right here in New England. Every member of the New England Farmers Union has a voice in setting the policy positions that guide our work. We invite you to submit your own additions or revisions using this form. Our Policy Committee will review all submissions and decide which will be brought forward for discussion and a vote by the membership at the annual meeting. As a grassroots and member-driven organization\, NEFU counts on our members to help shape our policies. Please take the time to review the policies and principles that drive us; then come to our annual meeting and join the conversation! RSVP for this event by Dec 3rd here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/new-england-farmers-union-2013-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Newport Marriott\, America's Cup Avenue\, Newport\, RI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
ORGANIZER;CN="New England Farmer's Union":MAILTO:info@newenglandfarmersunion.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131208
DTSTAMP:20260607T224527
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SUMMARY:MDAR: Western Mass Winter Ag Commission Gathering
DESCRIPTION:WESTERN MASS WINTER AGRICULTURAL COMMISSION GATHERING \nHancock Shaker Village – Saturday\, December 7\, 2013 \n(REGISTRATION FORM below or online) \n  \nAGENDA \n8:30 – 9:00 Registration and Coffee\n\n9:00 – 9:15 Welcome\n\n9:15 – 9:30 Mass Association of Agricultural Commissions (MAAC) – Dick Ward\, President: the evolving role of AgComs\, what MAAC can do for local AgComs\, upcoming issues\, other events\n\n9:30 – 11:00 Roundtable: how can AgComs stay active & engaged – new members\, challenges and problems\, work plans\, accomplishments of AgComs around the state (Kathy Orlando\, moderator)\n\n11:00 – 11:50 Morning Panel: Land Access\, Farmland Protection\, Farm Profitability\, and Keep Berkshires Farming – Melissa Adams\, Glynwood & MDAR; Kathy Ruhf\, Land For Good; Rick Chandler\, MDAR; Amy Kacala\, Berkshire Regional Planning Commission; Kathy Orlando\, Sheffield Land Trust & MAAC; Barbara Zheutlin\, Berkshire Grown.\n\n11:50 to 12:40: Farm Business Principles and Opportunities and Farm Transfer Planning – Rick Chandler & Melissa Adams\, MDAR; Kathy Ruhf\, Land For Good.\n\n12:00-12:45 Buffet Lunch\, Informal Discussion (& report by Lisa Damon\, Farm to School Project)\n\n1:00 – 3:00 Afternoon Panel and Roundtable – Nuisance Complaints / Best Management Practices vs “Normal” Practices / Other Current Legal Issues – Frank DiLuna\, Murtha Cullina; Brad Mitchell\, Mass Farm Bureau Federation; Bob Ritchie\, former MDAR General Counsel\n\n3:00 Conference Adjourns\n\nSponsors: Mass Association of Ag Commissions\, MDAR\, USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)\, CISA\, Conservation Districts\, Mass Farm Bureau\, American Farmland Trust\, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission\, Franklin Land Trust\, Franklin Council of Governments\, Keep Berkshires Farming\, Berkshire Grown \nREGISTRATION FORM – 2013-14 Western MA AgCom Gatherings \n\n(    ) Dec 7 HancockShakerVillage\n\n  \nName __________________________________            Town ____________________\n\nMailing Address_____________________________________________________\n\nZip _________________\n\nPhone _____________________________\n\nEmail Address _________________________________\n\nAgCom Member (  ) Yes  (  ) No                   $15 Registration Fee Enclosed   (  ) Yes\n\nPlease make checks payable to “CISA.” We encourage all to register by Dec 2 for Hancock and by Jan 6 for Northampton so we can get an accurate lunch count.\n\nSend to:  CISA\, One Sugarloaf Street\, South Deerfield\, MA 01373\, Jennifer@buylocalfood.org
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/mdar-western-mass-winter-ag-commission-gathering/
LOCATION:Hancock Shaker Village\, 1843 West Housatonic St.\, Pittsfield
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131213T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131213T120000
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SUMMARY:A Workshop for Sustainable Soil Management on Organic Vegetable Farms
DESCRIPTION:Please join Ryan Voiland (Red Fire Farm)\, Nancy Hanson (Hampshire College Farm)\, Sandy Bell (University of Connecticut)\, and Beth Hooker (Hampshire College) for an informative and interactive workshop on Friday\, December 13\, 2013.\n\nThis workshop\, second in a series\, is designed for participants to share experiences and learn about practices aimed to promote optimal soil health. We will identify factors that contribute to soil nutrient problems\, discuss the role of soil testing in promoting soil health\, identify ways to address problems and promote practices that increase soil health\, and identify next steps to achieve and maintain optimal soil health on participants’ farms.\n\nThis workshop is funded by a Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) grant. Ultimately\, the research will inform our goal of creating a unified\, regional approach to promoting sustainable soil health on organic vegetable farms.\n\nPlease register by clicking here (it is free\, but we would like to know how many people are coming) or email bhooker@hampshire.edu
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/a-workshop-for-sustainable-soil-management-on-organic-vegetable-farms-2/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131214T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131214T160000
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SUMMARY:Campaign for Affordable Farms: Open House at Red Fire Farm
DESCRIPTION:Visit the farm for hot chocolate and hot cider and learn about the Mount Grace Land Trust’s Campaign for Affordable Farms and Red Fire Farm’s plans for the future. The event is to celebrate the successful $400\,000 capital campaign in partnership with Red Fire Farm in May of 2012. Through generous support\, Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust has met the initial goal to purchase 122 acres of farm land on the Connecticut River! Red Fire Farm and Mount Grace are now actively working out the lease agreement and legal details of the land transfer.  The partners expect to transfer the land this Spring and the Trust is still accepting contributions to cover the anticipated legal and land stewardship costs of the project. With the first phase of the project now complete\, farmers Ryan and Sarah Voiland and Mount Grace invite the public to a celebration of the farm from 1-4pm on Saturday\, December 14 at 184 Meadow Road in Montague. Visit here to rsvp!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/campaign-for-affordable-farms-open-house-at-red-fire-farm/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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