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 […]

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 […]

Members and non-members are invited to the annual Massachusetts Christmas Tree Association annual meeting. For more information, check out the MCTA website.  

Spend the day with Dr. Christine Jones, Australian soil carbon scientist, for a presentation and field walk. Topics will cover how to build soil carbon to improve: production and farm viability plant and livestock health and disease resistance human nutrition Climatic resilience on your farm or garden plot   Dr. Christine Jones is an internationally-acclaimed […]

Warm Colors Apiary will once again hold its annual "Honey Festival". Warm Colors has been hosting the Honey Festival for more than twelve years. The festival is a celebration of the Honeybee and our native pollinators. It is an opportunity to recognize the many contributions beekeepers, and their bees, make to agriculture and the health […]

This free outdoor festival showcases farmers, local restaurants, food trucks, specialty food producers, fisher folks, and organizations focusing on healthy food and fitness from New England. The festival also features lively chef & DIY demos, a seafood throwdown competition, diverse music and performances, family fun zone and more. :: Festival goers learn about the benefits […]