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SUMMARY:Business Development Meeting
DESCRIPTION:What would a green economy with many thriving agroforestry\, sustainable agriculture\, and permaculture businesses look like? \nIf you have a business idea that falls into one of these three categories\, or if you are interested in hearing what others in the region are planning\, scheming and developing\, come to a Green Economy development meeting in Brattleboro.  People will have a chance to throw out their ideas\, gather collaborators\, hear about resources available for start-up businesses in these interrelated fields and find fellow enthusiasts for specific plant\, mushroom and animal species and crops\, products and techniques. \n\nBackground: The AgroForestry and Sustainable Agriculture Working Group is a branch of the Green Economy Innovation Hub.  They are working to replace the jobs lost through the closure of Vermont Yankee with jobs that promote a green economy.  Other branches include green building\, international development\, and finance/insurance/real estate. \nGeofocus: This initiative is focused on creating jobs in the stretch of the Connecticut River Watershed that include the counties of Windham and Bennington (VT)\, Cheshire (NH) and Franklin (MA)\, though they are loose with our boundaries and fully acknowledge their inter-connectedness to others doing similar work. \nPre-Registration: is unnecessary\, but if you’d like you can join their email list. \nLight refreshments are a distinct possibility.  Participants are encouraged to bring samples of produce from their farms\, fields\, forests\, orchards or businesses.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/business-development-meeting/
LOCATION:The River Garden\, 157 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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SUMMARY:Workshop: How to Conduct an On-Farm Trial
DESCRIPTION:Ever want to apply for a SARE farmer or partnership grant? Looking to improve your farming practices through research? This workshop is for you! Farmers and Agriculture Service Providers welcome. We will provide hands-on training in setting up a replicated field plot\, and include practice taking measurements and collecting data. Concepts learned may be applied to answer many questions through on-farm trials\, but this workshop will use one trial “Nitrogen contribution from cover crops for vegetable crop uptake” being conducted on multiple farms in Massachusetts this fall in order to prepare farmers to conduct the trial. \nStay tuned for a follow-up workshop on data analysis and interpretation of results. \nFree\, but please RSVP: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OnFarmTrial
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/workshop-how-to-conduct-an-on-farm-trial/
LOCATION:UMass Crop & Livestock Research & Education Farm\, 89 River Rd\, South Deerfield\, MA\, 01373\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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SUMMARY:Building Long-Term Fertility with Biochar
DESCRIPTION:For centuries\, biochar was used by the indigenous peoples of amazonia as a natural and easily-obtained soil amendment that builds microbial communities and long-term fertility in soils. Recently\, farmers and researchers have been finding that not only does biochar create an incredibly rich habitat for microbes\, nematodes\, and fungi\, it also adds stable carbon to the soil\, which allows for more soil water retention and better nutrient cycling. This workshop will explore best practices in using biochar\, and see field trials of biochar used in a no-till system at Astarte Farm. \nFor more info or to register click here \nSee the Facebook event page here
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/building-long-term-fertility-with-biochar/
LOCATION:Astarte Farm\, 123 West Street\, Hadley\, MA\, 01035\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Cocktail Cover Crops - Trials and Techniques
DESCRIPTION:Multi-species cover crop cocktails can create synergistic ecological benefits for your farm or garden – enhancing biodiversity\, efficiently capturing and recycling nutrients\, and sequestering carbon in the soil. This workshop will explore how to select\, mix\, and establish various cover crop mixtures. We will also discuss assessment and quantifying how your cover crop practices are impacting soil health. \nWe will be using a ½ acre fallow vegetable field at Many Hands Organic Farm for demonstration purposes. There will be four different multi-species cover crop trials growing on the farm at the time.  During the workshop Brandon Smith from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Masoud Hashemi from UMass Extension will conduct a number of visual and physical trials on the soil\, as well as assess insect biodiversity. \nJulie Rawson\, farm manager of Many Hands Organic Farm\, will also demonstrate no-till techniques\, including  cover crop intercropping\, use of wood chips\, and green pathways and in the remaining 1 ½ acres of vegetable land. \nThere will have a potluck lunch open to all participants at noon prior to the workshop. \nAbout the Instructors: \nBrandon Smith is the Northeast Region Team Leader for the NRCS Soil Health Division. He has provided leadership on implementing soil health assessment and management planning through NRCS programs to other Northeast NRCS and external partners in the region’s varied production systems. He earned his Ph.D. from Cornell in 2006 and a M.S. and B.S. from the University of New Hampshire. He has extensive experience with mineral nutrition and root nutrient uptake mechanisms\, pH and micronutrient interactions\, organic production\, cover cropping\, and conservation tillage approaches. \nJulie Rawson\, executive director of NOFA/Mass\, has been farming all her life\, raising all certified organic vegetables on 1-2 acres for the past 30 years. Her farm is over 80% no till will plans to be fully no till by 2017. \nMasoud Hashemi is associate professor at UMass Amherst Stockbridge School of Agriculture. His research activities are mainly focused on the sustainability of farming systems through diversified cropping systems. He is particularly interested in integrating cover crops to enhance nutrient recovery and recycling\, weed suppression\, and improving general soil health. \nClick here to register online now or click here for a mail-in registration form \nFor information on our refund and inclement weather policy\, click here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/workshop-cocktail-cover-crops-trials-and-techniques/
LOCATION:Many Hands Organic Farm\, 411 Sheldon Rd\,\, Barre\, MA
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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