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SUMMARY:Slow Money Pioneer Valley Entrepreneur Showcase (Application Deadline)
DESCRIPTION:Calling All Local Farm & Food Entrepreneurs! If you are (or you know) a Pioneer Valley local farm or food entrepreneur currently seeking private investors or thinking seriously about how to meet your future financing needs\, you may be a good candidate to participate in the upcoming Showcase. Applications are due by September 15th.  Click here for an application. Information about what to expect from the event is available here. \nSlow Money Pioneer Valley organizes an Entrepreneur Showcase each year to bring investors together with farm and food businesses interested in their support. For entrepreneurs\, the Showcase is an opportunity to forge relationships that will be useful as their businesses grow and need support\, including financing. \nThank you to the wonderful entrepreneurs who participated in our Entrepreneur Showcase in the fall of 2015! \n\nArtifact Cider Project\nArtisan Beverage Cooperative\nNextChar\nRobariah Farms\nSutter Meats\nTregaverne\n\nThe PVGrows Investment Fund also launched its community investment vehicle for individuals\, institutions and foundations to invest in building a healthier food system. To learn more about this new way to invest in our local farm and food businesses\, click here. \nAbout Slow Money Pioneer Valley: \nSlow Money Pioneer Valley (SMPV) catalyzes community-based investment in the local food system by connecting investors\, farmers and entrepreneurs in order to strengthen our local and regional food economy. \nSlow Money Pioneer Valley works in close collaboration with the PVGrows Investment Fund and other local food financing programs and organizations. Slow Money Pioneer Valley seeks to complement the existing funding mechanisms available to entrepreneurs\, with a focus on direct investments. \nOur network also collaborates with other Slow Money networks in Boston\, Maine\, Vermont\, the Hudson Valley and New York City\, as well as Slow Money National\, to further regional efforts that spur investment into local food economies and share in the best practices being developed across the country. \nIn 2014\, SMPV hosted our first Entrepreneur Showcase  and co-sponsored a workshop for local food entrepreneurs with Jenny Kassan of Cutting Edge Capital to review the options for raising funds\, including through Direct Public Offerings.  Several entrepreneurs followed up by participating in a “DPO Boot Camp” in the fall.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/slow-money-pioneer-valley-entrepreneur-showcase-application-deadline/
LOCATION:Smith College Conference Center\, 49 College Lane\, Northampton\, MA\, 01063
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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SUMMARY:Pasture Management and Rotational Grazing
DESCRIPTION:Rotational grazing is a system that mimics the ecology of natural grasslands. By rotating large herds through fenced-off portions of your pastures\, your cattle will eat more tender grass\, gain more weight faster\, AND sequester considerable amounts of carbon in the soil. But to accomplish these goals requires a well-designed plan. In this workshop\, organic grass-based cattle farmer Matt Koziol will teach us how he manages his pastures through rotational grazing. This workshop will also include a tour of Matt’s certified-organic grass-fed beef farm and livestock facilities. \nFor more info or to register click here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/pasture-management-and-rotational-grazing/
LOCATION:Clover Springs Farm\, 234 Ragged Hill Road\, West Brookfield\, MA\, 01585\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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SUMMARY:Honey Bee Hive Education Day at the State Apiary
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in honey bees\, their health and honey production? Join bee experts from the Department of Agricultural Resources and UMass Amherst at the state’s first working apiary. These events are opened to the public and beekeepers by providing education on the basics of honey bee biology\, hive management and disease/parasite prevention.  This session will be beekeeper focused on deal mostly with fall hive management\, winter hive prep\, and general hive questions. State Apiary Inspectors will be present to give attendees a tour of a live working honey bee hive and answer any questions on topics related to honey bee health and hive husbandry. Participants must bring protective clothing (i.e. bee suit and/or bee veil/long pants) as it will not be provided and is necessary before entering the apiary and are also asked to wear closed toe shoes. Contact Kim Skyrm with questions.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/honey-bee-hive-education-day-at-the-state-apiary/
LOCATION:Food for All Garden\, 911 North Pleasant St\, Amherst\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Beyond Sustainability - Beef in a New Agricultural Model
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this workshop with farmer-presenter Ridge Shinn to learn more about the grass-fed beef program that Ridge is now developing with Northeast farmers. \nAlthough industrial meat production practices can be bad for the environment and human health\, Ridge will explain how new breeds and new ways of grazing cattle and managing farmland can take carbon out of the atmosphere and concentrate it in the soil\, which in turn can restore soil fertility and water-carrying capacity\, helping grasses survive drought and providing healthy food for humans. \nA report published in the journal “Sustainability” on September 30\, 2015 compared the net climate effect of various strategies for grazing beef cattle in the Southern Great Plains\, where one-third of the U.S cow-calf operations are located. The study\, conducted by scientists from South Dakota University and Texas A&M\, calculated both the emissions of methane from the animals’ digestive tracts and also the carbon sequestration occurring under the respective grazing scenarios as carbon is taken from the air and stored deep in the ground via photosynthesis and the action of soil microbes. Previous studies on beef production had generally omitted the carbon sequestration factor\, which mitigates the greenhouse gas emissions impact. The report concluded that rotational grazing was the best option and  farms employing this grazing strategy would likely be carbon sinks for decades. \nThe church where the workshop is being held is located on Route 2A at the Corner of Hope Street and Main Street\, across from the public library and a public parking lot. Email administrator@uugreenfield.org to register for the workshop\, or call Pam Kelly at 413-475-3605 for more information.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/workshop-beyond-sustainability-beef-in-a-new-agricultural-model/
LOCATION:All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church\, 399 Main Street\, Greenfield\, 01301
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Beyond Sustainability - Beef in a New Agricultural Model
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Ridge Shinn\, Farmer \nSaturday\, September 24; 1:00-3:00 PM\nat All Souls UU Church\, Greenfield\,\n399 Main Street (Rte 2A—Corner of Hope & Main\, Across from the Public Library and Public Parking Lot\, ( Exit 26 off I-91 ) \nLearn more about the grass-fed beef program Ridge is now developing\nwith Northeast farmers. \nAlthough industrial meat production practices can be bad for the environment and human health\, Ridge explains how new ways of grazing cattle and managing farmland will take carbon out of the atmosphere\, concentrate it in the soil\, restoring soil fertility and water-carrying capacity which can help grasses survive drought\,\nand provide healthy food for humans. \nA report published on Sept. 30\, 2015 compares the net climate effect of various strategies for grazing beef cattle in the Southern Great Plains\, where one-third of the U.S cow-calf operations are located. The study\, conducted by scientists from South Dakota University and Texas A&M\, calculated both the emissions of methane from the animals’ digestive tracts and also the carbon sequestration occurring under the respective grazing scenarios as carbon is taken from the air and stored deep in the ground via photosynthesis and the action of soil microbes. Previous studies on beef production have generally omitted the carbon sequestration factor \,which mitigates the GHG emissions impact. The report concludes that rotational grazing\, is the best option and farms employing this grazing strategy will likely be carbon sinks for decades. \nRegister administrator@uugreenfield.org\nMore info? Pam Kelly 413-475-3605
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/workshop-beyond-sustainability-beef-in-a-new-agricultural-model-2/
LOCATION:All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church\, 399 Main Street\, Greenfield\, 01301
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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