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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20161201T090000
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SUMMARY:SNAP Sign-Up Day for Farmers and Farmers Market Managers
DESCRIPTION:A drop-in information session where you can get your farm\, farm stand or farmers’ market authorized for SNAP (formerly food stamps) and receive your USDA FNS Number the very same day! Drop in any time between 9am and 5pm. \nHere you can: \n\nGet your farm\, farm stand or farmers’ market authorized for SNAP (formerly food stamps) and receive you FNS Number the very same day! USDA staff will be on site to walk you through the process and assist with your application.\nLearn about other resources available.\n\nIf you intend on getting an FNS (SNAP) number\, please bring copies of the following documents which will be attached to your application: \n\nPicture ID (driver’s license or passport).\nSocial Security Card (or other official document with your name and SSN).\nCopy of voided check for bank account you will use to deposit funds.\n\n For non-profit 501(c)(3) Only \nFarmers Markets operated/sponsored by a non-profit are the ONLY applicants that are not required to submit verification of Social Security number for corporate officers/board members. \n Documentation Required: \n\nCopy of the IRS Determination Letter stating the organization is a 501(c)(3). A (C)(4) and (C)(6) will not be accepted.\nLetter from the sponsoring agency stating that they are sponsoring the farmers market and who they have appointed as their legal representative to operate the farmers market.\nThe application must be signed by a corporate officer or a board member.\n\nFor Government Owned/Operated Farmers Markets Only \nDocumentation Required: \n\nCopy of the City/Town IRS EIN/TIN Tax Exempt Letter.\nCity/Town Official must sign the Application Certification Page.\n\nNo personal information is required or needed
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/snap-sign-up-day-for-farmers-and-farmers-market-managers-2/
LOCATION:Boston Marriot Peabody\, 8 Centennial Drive\, Peabody\, MA\, 01960\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20161203T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20161203T160000
DTSTAMP:20260607T173949
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SUMMARY:New England Vegetable & Berry Growers Winter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:FIVE HUNDRED and NINETY-SECOND MEETING\nNew England Vegetable and Berry Growers’ Association and New England Cooperative Extension present an ALL DAY MEETING Saturday\, December 3\, 2016 Holiday Inn Portsmouth\n300 Woodbury Ave\, Portsmouth\, NH 03801 \nRegistration: There is a $20.00 Registration Fee. This fee is waived for members of NEV&BGA\nLunch buffet is an additional $20\nTo register: CLICK HERE or contact Lisa McKeag at 917-573-5558 or secretary@nevbga.org by  **November 28** \n\nWelcome – Lisa McKeag\, NEVBGA Secretary-Treasurer\nWhat’s New with Crop Insurance? – Tom Smiarowski and Paul Russell\, UMass Extension Risk Management/Crop Insurance Education Program\nPumpkin and Butternut Varieties Evaluation – Dr. Rebecca Brown\, Associate Professor\, Plant Sciences\, University of Rhode Island\nWildlife Services: Protecting Agriculture and Livestock from Wildlife – David Allaben\, NH/VT State Director USDA\, APHIS\, Wildlife Services; Agriculture Damage Reimbursement Program for Deer\, Bear\, & Moose – NHFG\, Robert Calvert\, Wildlife Biologist\nLunch buffet\, $20. To reserve a lunch\, please contact the Secretary\, Lisa McKeag at (917) 573-5558 or secretary@nevbga.org by  **November 28**. If you order lunch and cannot attend\, please call to cancel. We will have to bill you for unpaid meals.\nNEVGBA Announcements – New England Vegetable and Berry Growers Officers\nNutrition and Nutrient Management Recordkeeping for Small Fruit – Mary Concklin\, Visiting Associate Extension Educator\, Fruit Production & IPM UConn Extension\n2016 Weather\, Insect & Disease Pest Issues in Fruits & Vegetables – George Hamilton\, Extension Field Specialist\, UNH Cooperative Extension\nManaging Irrigation during Drought – Trevor Hardy\, Brookdale Fruit Farm Inc. Irrigation and Row Crop Supplies\nAdjourn\n\nFour pesticide recertification credits have been approved for this meeting. Commercial members are welcome to put up table-top displays.\nCo-sponsored by the UMass Extension Risk Management/Crop Insurance Education Program
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/new-england-vegetable-berry-growers-winter-meeting/
LOCATION:Holiday Inn – Portsmouth\, 300 Woodbury Avenue\, Portsmouth\, NH\, 03801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161207
DTSTAMP:20260607T173949
CREATED:20161031T200816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161031T202207Z
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SUMMARY:6th Annual Soil & Nutrition Conference
DESCRIPTION:Nature As Solution: Cultivating synergy to put nutrition and flavor back on the table \nJoin us for this one-of-a-kind gathering of farmers\, agronomists\, researchers\, doctors\, nutritionists\, and health-conscious consumers. \nFeaturing over 27 speakers\, including: Joel Salatin (keynote speaker)\, Mark Fulford\, Vail Dixon\, John Kempf\, Guido Mase\, Jean-Martin Fortier\, Lane Selman\, John Navasio\, Kathleen DiChiara\, Julie Rawson and Jack Kittredge. \nThe Soil & Nutrition Conference brings together the collective knowledge of the food movement from the perspectives of successful farmers\, leading researchers\, healthcare practitioners\, and pioneers of food quality to delve deeper into the connections and importance of soil and nutrition.  Join us to explore how the intersection of the farm and human ecosystems hold the key to environmental sustainability\, quality food\, and overall well-being. \nTopics Include: \n\nApplications of biological (ecological) management\, from garden to wholesale scale\nImproving public health through agriculture\, education and local capacity building\nEffectively using nutrition to mitigate disease across the landscape\nRegenerating ecological systems to provide environmental stability and weather climate change\nFlavor as a focal point in the food quality conversation\nImplementation and development of techniques for grower success including seed establishment\, emergence and in-season monitoring solutions\nGrowing and marketing your farm business with an eye to quality\n\nCost: $225 general admission and $200 for BFA members. Learn more and register at bionutrient.org/snc
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/6th-annual-soil-nutrition-conference/
LOCATION:Kripalu Center\, 57 Interlaken Road\, Stockbridge\, MA\, 01262\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20161204T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20161204T160000
DTSTAMP:20260607T173949
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Assessing Pasture Soil Fertility and Forage Quality
DESCRIPTION:The health of ruminant animals is directly connected to the health of the pastures on which they graze and the supplemental hay they eat. But how do you know whether you’re pastures are healthy? And how can you tell whether the hay that you’re buying is of high quality? In this workshop\, organic grass-based cattle farmer Matt Koziol will teach us how to “read” our pastures and the quality of our feed hay. Matt will walk us through how to take\, interpret\, and implement pasture soil tests to ensure we are making wise economic and ecological choices for our pastures. He’ll cover a variety of pasture improvement strategies and discuss how different organic amendments can be used to fortify the pasture biology. \nWe’ll also interpret several different hay test results and view different samples of various hay types and qualities. You’ll walk away from this workshop confident in making better decisions for your pastures and your animals. \nThere will also be time to discuss other aspects of running a 100% grass-fed beef farm. \nAbout the instructor: \nMatthew Koziol the farmer at Clover Spring Farm\, where he raises 150 high quality Devon and Devon/Angus cattle. All of his animals are 100% organic and grass-fed. Read more about Clover Springs Farm here. \nOther Info: \nThis workshop is part of our Grass-Fed Cattle: Connecting Soil\, Animal\, and Pasture Health series. Check out the other upcoming workshops in this series: \n\nHolistic Cattle Health and Handling\nPasture Management and Rotational Grazing\n\nPre-registration for this workshop is recommended.  For more information contact Dan Bensonoff\, education events organizer\, at dan@nofamass.org or 860-716-5122. \nFor information on our refund and inclement weather policy\, click here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/workshop-assessing-pasture-soil-fertility-and-forage-quality/
LOCATION:Clover Springs Farm\, 234 Ragged Hill Road\, West Brookfield\, MA\, 01585\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161208
DTSTAMP:20260607T173949
CREATED:20161121T175240Z
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UID:21641-1481068800-1481155199@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Registration Deadline: NOFA/Mass Beginning Farmer Mentorship Program
DESCRIPTION:NOFA/Mass is seeking beginning farmers with some experience who are in the beginning stages of\, or preparing to take on\, farm ownership or a leadership position\, and those interested in deepening their farming knowledge. Applicants should have clear learning goals and the motivation to work towards meeting those goals by utilizing the expertise of a mentor and committing to educational opportunities and group collaboration. \nBased on feedback from mentees and mentors\, and research of other successful farm mentorship programs\, we have made some changes to our program that will increase its effectiveness and provide improved educational support to our participants. \nProgram Includes:   \n\n12 month mentorship\nAdmission to NOFA/Mass Winter Conference and NOFA Summer Conference\nStipends to NOFA/Mass Advanced Grower and On Farm Workshops\nProgram Coordinator support\nTwo group meetings to support the structuring and success of individual mentorships and build relationships between program participants\n\nProgram Cost: $200\, NOFA/Mass Membership required. \nTo become a NOFA/Mass member and see all the benefits that membership offers\, visit www.nofamass.org/membership. \nClick here to read the full program description and access the application. \nPlease contact our Beginning Farmer Program Coordinator\, Brittany Overshiner\, with inquiries: brittany@nofamass.org. \nWe are also seeking mentors interested in participating in the program.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/registration-deadline-nofamass-beginning-farmer-mentorship-program/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161210
DTSTAMP:20260607T173949
CREATED:20161130T152428Z
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SUMMARY:Young Farmers Conference
DESCRIPTION:Every December\, hundreds of beginning farmers from across the United States gather at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills\, New York to learn from agricultural luminaries\, peers\, and advocacy organizations at the Young Farmers Conference. On December 7-9\, 2016\, Stone Barns Center will host the 9th annual Young Farmers Conference\, providing participants with access to inspiring keynotes and unique workshops that address soil science\, technical skills\, agricultural policy\, farm business management\, conservation and more. \nClick here to view the 2016 Young Farmers Conference Schedule \n\nLIVESTREAM\nThese special workshops will be streamed live on this page on December 7 and 8 (all times are EST): \nWednesday December 7\n11:00am: Farms as Agents of Social Change\n2:00pm:  Fitting Green Manure Cover Crops into Crop Rotation\n3:45pm:  Understanding Customer Behavior at Farmers Markets \nThursday December 8\n9:15am: Acta Non-Verba: Youth Urban Farm Project\n11:00am: Carbon Farming\n2:00pm: Panel: Grassfed Grazing\n3:45pm: Land Access for Urban Farmers \nLast year’s livestreamed workshops:\nCrop Rotation\nGrowing and Marketing Cut Flowers\nKnow Your Supplier\nFarm Mechanization Tools for Increased Efficiency\nSwine Nutrition and Management
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/young-farmers-conference/
LOCATION:Stone Barns Center\, Pocantico Hills\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20161208T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20161208T200000
DTSTAMP:20260607T173949
CREATED:20161114T152945Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Municipal Farmland Leasing and Protection
DESCRIPTION:Leasing municipally owned land to farmers can be a great way to add to your town’s revenues while helping to keep farms in farming. In our December Municipal Official Continuing Education Series\, we present an excellent opportunity to learn the particulars of leasing and/or protecting town-owned land\, especially farmland. Speakers include Land for Good’s Senior Program Director and Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust’s Land Conservation Specialist. Please note: any of the lessons learned in this workshop can also be applied to land other than farmland. \nWho should attend? Town Administrators\, Planning Boards\, Select Boards\, Agricultural Commissions\, Conservation Commissions\, Open Space Committees and Community Preservation Committees \nClick here for more information   RSVP by clicking here
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/workshop-municipal-farmland-leasing-and-protection/
LOCATION:John W. Olver Transit Center\, Allen Meeting Room\, 12 Olive St\, Greenfield\, MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20161214T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20161214T200000
DTSTAMP:20260607T173949
CREATED:20161201T161549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161207T165933Z
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SUMMARY:Disaster Assistance for Drought & Other Losses
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn about the financial assistance available to help farms cope with 2016 losses and plan for the future. This workshop will discuss the direct financial compensation for losses available through USDA-FSA disaster assistance programs; funding available from USDA-NRCS and MDAR; new insurance options like Whole Farm Revenue Protection; and low-interest loan programs. Representatives from FSA\, UMass Extension\, and Signal Rock AG Insurance will be on hand to discuss these programs and to meet one-one-one with growers seeking personal advice. Dinner will be served. Cost is $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers. RSVP to Kristen at 413-665-7100 or kristen@buylocalfood.org by December 12th and payment can be submitted at the links below. \n\n\n \n\n\nRegister for Workshop\n\n\nDecember 14\, 2016: LH Member $10.00 USDDecember 14\, 2016: non-LH Memeber $15.00 USD \n\n\nEnter name(s) of attendees:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCISA is an equal opportunity provider. This workshop is supported in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture\, Farm Service Agency\, under Federal Award Identification No. FAMA-6-007\, and by individual contributors and Local Hero members.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/disaster-assistance-for-drought-other-losses/
LOCATION:CISA Office\, 1 Sugarloaf Street\, South Deerfield\, MA\, 01373\, United States
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20161230T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20161230T210000
DTSTAMP:20260607T173949
CREATED:20161228T173641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161228T173641Z
UID:21907-1483120800-1483131600@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Deepening Roots\, Growing Success Business Training - First Monday Evening Session
DESCRIPTION:The Carrot Project is excited to announce Deepening Roots\, Growing Success\, a business training program for current or aspiring urban farmers and locally-sourced food processing business operators. Training is open to ALL\, not just Boston residents. \nThe training program will kick off with a Saturday Intensive Crash Introduction to the world of growing\, sourcing\, and processing local foods. Local experts and business leaders will present on panel discussions to help introduce you to the local food landscape. Then\, 8 Monday evening sessions will provide participants with in-depth business expertise to help launch and develop their business models\, also presented by local experts and business leaders. \nWhen: \n\nJanuary 28\, 2017 from 8:30am-5:00pm: Saturday Intensive Crash Introduction\nJanuary 30 – March 20\, 2017 from 6:00pm-9:00pm: 8 Monday Evening Sessions\n\nWhere: \n\nHibernian Hall Ballroom and Conference Room\, 184 Dudley Street\, Roxbury\, MA\n\nCost: \n\n$50 for all 9 sessions\, including Saturday Intensive OR \n\n\n$10 for the Saturday Intensive session ONLY OR \n\n\n$40 for 8 Monday Evening Training Sessions\n\nMore Information and Full Program \nREGISTER HERE!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/deepening-roots-growing-success-business-training-first-monday-evening-session/
LOCATION:Hibernian Hall Ballroom and Conference Room\, 184 Dudley Street\, Roxbury\, MA\, 02119\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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