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SUMMARY:NOFA Summer Conference
DESCRIPTION:With 150+ workshops\, live entertainment\, dinner meet-ups\, conferences for children and teens\, farm tours\, and much more\, we hope you can join us for this fun and engaging weekend in Amherst\, Massachusetts. \nWorkshop topics include farming\, gardening\, land care\, nutrition and food politics. We’re also offering full and half day pre-conferences and 100+ exhibitors. Scholarships\, affordable registration\, and budget conscious accommodations are available. To register or learn more about the conference\, check out the event website. Register by July 11th to receive the Early Bird Discount and get 25% off!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/nofa-summer-conference/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140808T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140808T210000
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SUMMARY:Using Permaculture as a Tool to Build Local and Regional Economies: A Talk with Andrew Faust
DESCRIPTION:While permaculture design practices are typically applied to creating productive homes and agricultural land\, permaculture design ethics and principles\, when applied at the broader scales of community\, regional\, and urban planning\, have a great impact on creating a human environment with ecological integrity. Starting with a clear understanding of the mistakes and challenges inherent in our present economy – including petroleum dependence and extreme weather — this lecture focuses on how to redirect our society and its infrastructure back into alignment with the earth’s natural cycles\, one region at a time.\n\nAndrew Faust has been practicing permaculture and biodynamics since receiving his Permaculture Design certificate in 1996. Some of our design clients include Ezekiel’s Place Retreat Center in Hedgesville\, WV\, Leaveners Respite Center in Essex\, NY\, Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Warren\, VT\, and local businesses and residents. Previous clients include the Gesundheit! Institute in Hillsboro\, WV and Camphill Village Kimberton Hills in Chester County\, PA. Faust has extensive experience in doing designs for a wide range of climates and habitats including desert\, forest and mountain. He is a certified Alternative School Teacher\, focusing on Bioregional Education; he instructed at Upattinas Open Community High School for ten years. Faust holds a B.A. in comparative religions from Guilford College.\n\nCo-Sponsored by BRICK\, Permaculture FEAST\, Mobile Design Lab\, Food Forest Farm   Come see the new local maker space BRICK Co-workshop and view some of the things they are making.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/using-permaculture-as-a-tool-to-build-local-and-regional-economies-a-talk-with-andrew-faust/
LOCATION:Brick Co-Workshop\, 420 Dwight Street\, Holyoke
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer 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;TZID=America/New_York:20140818T160000
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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:20140822T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140822T170000
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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
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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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