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SUMMARY:IPM Field Walk
DESCRIPTION:In this series\, learn to identify and scout for vegetable pests and select integrated pest management strategies that work for you\, whether you are an experienced farmer\, or just starting out\, organically certified or not! We will use pheromone traps to monitor pests\, use a microscope to identify plant pathogens\, and learn to scout in multiple vegetable crops with UMass Extension Vegetable Program staff Katie Campbell-Nelson\, and Plant Diagnostician Angie Madeiras. Scouting will be followed by a discussion of effective control strategies with growers in attendance. Bring a hand lens if you have one. Supported in part by funding provided by USDA-NIFA Extension Implementation Program\, Award No. 2014-70006-22579 \n\n\n\n\nContact’s name: Katie Campbell-Nelson\n\n\nContact’s phone: 4135451051\n\n\nContact’s email: kcampbel@umass.edu
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/ipm-field-walk/
LOCATION:Red Fire Farm – Granby Farmstand\, 7 Carver Street\, Granby\, MA\, 01033\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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SUMMARY:NOFA Summer Conference
DESCRIPTION:Join people from across the Northeast and beyond for a three-day celebration of the grassroots organic movement. Here learning is a community action – with amazing farmers\, presenters\, seminars\, workshops\, food and fun. Immerse yourself with like-minded practitioners and curious learners eager to share their inspiration and ideas for organic food\, farming\, health\, activism\, and beyond. \nYoung people can build their organic vision for the future at the children and teens conferences. \nThis year’s keynote speakers bring a passion for solutions – Leah Penniman\, food justice activist and farmer at Soul Fire Farm\, and André Leu\, international organic agronomist and President of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. \nWe want as many as possible to be able to attend\, regardless of income! Work exchange and scholarship opportunities are available\, as are discounts for groups of five or more and multiple children from the same family. \nFor more information\, visit www.nofasummerconference.org!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/nofa-summer-conference-2016/
LOCATION:UMass Amherst\, Amherst\, MA\, 01003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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SUMMARY:NOFA Summer Conference: Cultivating the Grassroots Organic Movement
DESCRIPTION:The Northeast Organic Farming Association’s Summer Conference is the community learning hub of the NOFA universe. We learn\, we play\, and we enjoy a weekend of skill building\, inspiration and entertainment. It is our opportunity to get together and inspire one another during a family friendly weekend with people living the same lifestyle\, holding the same vision and working respectively in many ways toward the same goals. \nAt the NOFA summer conference\, you may learn as much across a lunch table as you will at workshops; solve your most pressing challenge in a chance discussion with a stranger; or create the spark that is going to be your next big idea. Children and Teens also have their own conference experience with a parade\, workshops and activities that build their organic vision for the future. \nJoin 1200 people for a three-day celebration of the organic movement. Here learning is a community action – with amazing farmers\, presenters\, seminars\, workshops\, food and fun. Immerse yourself in a community of like-minded practitioners and curious learners eager to share their inspiration and ideas for organic food\, farming\, health\, activism\, and beyond. \nThis year’s keynoters have a passion for solutions! Leah Penniman\, food justice activist and farmer at Soul Fire Farm and Andre Leu\, international organic agronomist and President of IFOAM – Organics International. \nWe’re offering five intensive seminars before the conference begins\, featuring… \n\nDigestive Wellness: A Gut Feeling\nHigh Tunnels: From Three Seasons to Four\nThe Nourishing Homestead\nThe Art and Science of Grazing\negenerative Agriculture and Soil Carbon\n\nand 200 workshops\, including… \n\nLandscaping to Support Pollinators & Other Beneficial Insects\nCommercial Organic Seedling Production\nSmall Batch Vegetable Fermentation and Recipe Development\nFinancial Planning & Management for Diversified Farms\nCover Crops For The Small Vegetable Farm\nFinding\, Assessing\, and Securing Farmland\nPastured Poultry Production Methods\nUrban Agriculture Composting\nFarm to School: Getting Kids Excited about Eating Vegetables!\nCreative Ways to Make the Most of Your Urban and Suburban Garden\nPlus workshops for youth in our Children and Teens Conferences!\n\nClick here for a full list of the workshops \nClick here to register! We want as many as possible to be able to attend\, regardless of income! Work exchange and scholarship opportunities are available\, as are discounts for groups of five or more and multiple children from the same family.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/nofa-summer-conference-cultivating-the-grassroots-organic-movement/
LOCATION:UMass Amherst\, Amherst\, MA\, 01003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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SUMMARY:Northeast Gathering on Domestic Fair Trade
DESCRIPTION:Interested in farmworker labor rights in New England? Come to the Second Annual Northeast Gathering on Domestic Fair Trade! \nWho should come? \nFarmworkers and farmers. Any food system workers: processors\, manufacturers\, worker organizers\, farmer organizers\, cooperative organizers\, visionaries\, and allies. Consider attending if you work (pai or volunteer) involves fairer wages\, safer work\, fairer prices\, ethical trading\, making the food system enviornmentally\, economically\, and socially just\, sustainable\, and humane. \nThere is also a NOFA (Northeast Organic Farming Assoc.) pre-conference workshop on Friday August 12 from 9-12.30. \nPre-registration is appreciated. Please contact Liz Henderson at elizabethhenderson13@gmail.com or Jessica Culley at catanj@aol.com.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/northeast-gathering-on-domestic-fair-trade/
LOCATION:UMass Room N211 Integrated Learning Center\, Amherst\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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SUMMARY:Vegetable Farm Equipment Auction
DESCRIPTION:(Auction will be held right behind the Farm Market and Maple Syrup Store which are on Rte. 47) \nFROM I-90 MASS. TURNPIKE (east or west) use I-90 Exit #4 at Springfield and proceed north on I-91 (toward Holyoke) to I-91 Exit #19 and turn East onto State Route 9 (toward Amherst) app. 2 miles to left turn onto State Route 47 North\, follow 2 1/2 miles to farm on right. \nFROM VERMONT AND NORTH take I-91 South to Exit #25 at Deerfield and at exit take State Route 116 South 1.7 miles to right turn onto State Route 47 South\, follow 6.7 miles to farm on left. \nDiscontinuing crop farming to pursue other interests\, selling will be a well maintained\, desirable line of equipment! \nFORKLIFTS/PALLET SCALE: Clark electric fork truck model ST40B\, 4000 lb. with Mac charger; Mitsubishi PMW23N electric hand (self contained) pallet jack; Rice Lake “flat on floor” 5000 lb. pallet scale with computer readout; \nTRACTORS: JD 4250 MFWD with Sound Guard cab\, air/heat\, Quad. range trans.\, 2 remotes\, 520/85R38 rear and 16.9R26 front tires\, 1491 rebuilt engine hrs; JD 6200 4WD\, open station\, roll bar\, Power Quad.\, left hand reverser\, 2 remotes\, excellent 420/65R24 front and 18.4R30 rear rubber\, sells complete with JD 640 loader\, self leveling 7 ft. bucket\, joy stick control\, 10\,400 hrs.; Selling separately will be a set of JD forks for 640 loader; JD 2555 (2WD) canopy cover\, single remote\, 2 shift (rabbit/turtle) trans.\, 16.9×34 rear and 11L15 front tires\, sells complete with JD 245 loader\, self leveling set of pallet forks\, 9565 hrs.; JD 820 diesel 2WD\, open station\, single remote\, near new 13.6×28 rear tires; IH 140 offset complete with front and rear cultivators!; White “WFE” (1984) 2-65 MFWD\, open station\, 4 sp. trans. with hi/lo\, 3 sets of remotes\, 16.9×30 rear and 9.5×24 front tires\, complete with loader bucket and forks; Set of 12 JD suitcase weights #R58823; \nTILLAGE TOOLS AND GENERAL PURPOSE IMPLEMENTS: Nearly New JD MX7 3 pt. 7 ft. rotary mower with adjustable tail wheel\, front and rear safety chain guards; Real Sharp CIH 3850 16 ft. Cushion Gang transport disk harrow\, 9 in. spacings complete with Midwest buster bar; IH 720 5/18 semi-mt. plow\, toggle trip\, spring coulters\, complete with Midwest buster bar; JD 3 pt. heavy 2 shank subsoiler (painted red); Demco 3 pt. 200 gal. sprayer with 30 ft. manual fold booms\, roller pump; Sitrex 3 pt. all steel broadcast spreader; 500 gal. Diesel and 500 gal. Gas tanks each with electric “Fill Rite” pumps; I.R. verticle air compressor 5 h.p. 80 gal. tank model TS4; Power Eagle hot/cold pressure washer\, electric/diesel\, model 1120; \nTRUCKS: 1986 Ford L8000 live tandem 10-wheeler\, Ford diesel power\, 24 ft. wooden flat deck\, Fuller 10 sp.\, tie down straps\, real good 295/75R22.5 rubber all around; 1997 Chevy 3500 Cube Van delivery truck\, gas\, auto. trans.\, Iner-City 12 ft. box\, cab access\, roll up rear door; 1984 Chevy C60\, S/A\, 20 ft. wooden deck\, gas\, 4 sp. trans.\, 10:00×20 tires; 1984 Ford L8000 10 ft. dump body truck\, cab protector\, pintle hitch\, Cat 3208 engine\, 5/2 trans.\, S/A\, 22.5 tires; 1981 Chevy C60\, S/A\, gas\, 4/2 trans.\, 18 ft. steel deck flat rack body; \nSPECIALIZED VEGETABLE PRODUCTION LINE: Like New Hardi “Navigator” 1000 gal. poly tank sprayer\, 12.4×42 tires\, chemical fill system\, flush/rinse and fresh water tanks\, 90 ft. chicken wing hyd. fold booms\, 20 in. nozzle spacings\, hyd. up/down height control\, Just Plain Nice!!; JD 7000 4-row 36 in. planter\, Monosem fan\, Matermacc planter units\, liquid or dry fertilizer options; Mechanical 2-row pull type transplanter\, (4 seats) with 300 gal. poly water tank; Market Farm 32 in. vegetable washer line with flat belt infeed conveyor and sponge roll dryer; Almost New Allard Equip. stainless steel four abrasive roll potato peeler/washer (This unit was used 1-day\, tried on sweet potatoes\, didn’t work for that purpose\, set back in warehouse and now ready for new buyer to use on standard potatoes!); Five (5) standard lathe style squash peelers; Phil Brown 5 box (20 bu.) power pallet box moving trailer with hyd. up/down; Two (2) 4-wheel running gears with wooden produce racks for sweet corn\, squash\, pumpkins\, etc.; Five (5) tobacco rack wagons; I&J 3 pt. 2-row cultivator with Danish teeth; Brillion 3 pt. tool bar with S.S. electric side dresser box; Bush Hog/Lilliston rolling cultivator 3 pt. tool bar with Cole Powell side dress hoppers; IH 3 pt. tool bar with adjustable spacing for single or two row cultivator\, complete; MT 3 pt. plastic layer; 3 pt. under cutter bar for vegetable harvest or plastic lifting (46 in. inside cutter bar\, 53 in. overall cutter bar length); IH 3 pt. 4-row cultivator; JD 8 ft. pull type lime/fert. spreader; \nBOXES: App. 1200 wooden stackable pallet boxes in Four (4) different styles. Will be assorted as to style and broken down into reasonable size sale lots; ONLY 6 of #34 Marco Bins THEN Forty (40) of Caliber 44 in. x 48 in. x 40 in. deep plastic knockdown pallet boxes; Qty. of wires for low (small hoop) in-row plantings; \nIRRIGATION: Hale trailer type p.t.o. pump\, 4×4\, model 40RB550; Sime “Big River” irrigation gun on trailer; App. 100 pcs. alum. Wade Rain 4 in. x 30 ft. pipe; Assortment of pipe fittings; Irrigation pipe moving trailer; \nTERMS: CASH!! Honorable checks will be accepted from persons known by and in good standing with either the Owner or Auction Company! UNKNOWN PERSONS shall present at registration for bid card\, a currently dated letter\, on official letterhead from your banking institution\, attesting to your good character and ability to pay. Letter becomes property of the Auction Company. \nPLEASE PARK as directed (requirement of Hadley Town Auction Law)!\nSee you at Mass. On August 15 as we offer up a fine line! Lunch and comfort facilities on site! \nFor Specific Details/Information on Items Selling in this Sale CONTACT The Owner John Boisvert\, Jr. @ 413-539-0334 (cell) OR Email to JTBoisvert@gmail.com \nAuction Conducted By\nJames P. Pirrung\nMass Auction License #AU2106\nPhone 585-728-2520 Fax 585-728-3378 \nUSDA Licensed and Bonded\nLicensed and Bonded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts For Over 30 Years!\n“Also Licensed By the Town of Hadley”
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/vegetable-farm-equipment-auction/
LOCATION:Boisvert Vegetable Farm\, 8 Stockwell Road\, Hadley\, MA\, 01035\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20160822T080000
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Cover Cropping on a Diversified Farm - Economics\, Agronomy\, and Results
DESCRIPTION:Most organic and ecological farmers already know the virtues of cover crops\, like weed control\, nutrient retention\, and better soil tilth. But the utility of a cover crop ultimately comes down to the details: when and what to plant\, how to incorporate the seed\, how and when to terminate the crop\, and where it fits best into your crop rotation. Noah Kellerman of Alprilla Farm will go over a number of strategies to use cover crops at various farm scales and also discuss options for innovative techniques such as intercropping cover crops with cash crops\, undersowing\, and cocktail cover cropping. \nClick here to register or for more information!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/workshop-cover-cropping-on-a-diversified-farm-economics-agronomy-and-results/
LOCATION:Alprilla Farm\, Essex\, MA
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20160828T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20160828T160000
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Pastured Poultry Production
DESCRIPTION:Scholarships are available for new farmers (those growing 10 or less years) who are active NOFA/Mass members. To apply please click here. \nFor more information contact Glenn Oliveira\, Education Events Organizer\, at glenn@nofamass.org or 774-678-9644.\n \nDescription:In this workshop\, Julie Rawson and Jack Kittredge will show participants two ages of meat birds\, two ages of layers\, and brand new turkeys. Participants will learn about the management of these different types of poultry and their relationships to each other\, the vegetable (2 acres) and fruit (1 acre) operation\, and to the farm’s 8 pigs and 2 cows on this tightly organized and rotated farm system. They will discuss the role and opportunities available with poultry in Soil Carbon Restoration. The workshop covers feed\, housing\, pasturing\, rotations with crops\, sprouted grains\, brooding\, marketing\, and finances. \nAbout the Instructors: \nJulie Rawson and Jack Kittredge own and operate Many Hands Organic Farm\, organically certified since 1987. They have been raising organic pastured poultry since 1984. They have been in the leadership of NOFA/Mass for the past 30 years. \nFor information on our refund and inclement weather policy\, click here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/workshop-pastured-poultry-production/
LOCATION:Many Hands Organic Farm\, 411 Sheldon Rd\,\, Barre\, MA
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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