PVGrows 2015 Spring Forum REGISTER TODAY! The forum will be followed by a MA Food Plan Listening Session from 2:00 - 3:30pm Just as a house needs a strong foundation to support it over time, farmers need secure access to land to produce food. Land is the foundation of our food system. How does access to […]
Your fruiting wall will produce two bushels each of five apple varieties in just 3 years from planting using just over 100 square feet of backyard! We will spend some time indoors talking about site, variety, rootstock selection, planting, and annual care (including pest management) of your fruiting apple wall. Then, we will go outdoors […]
Farmers, buyers, and specialty producers, join us for this networking event and get an in-depth look at beverages using locally grown ingredients. Our local ag "scene" includes quite a few beverage producers making wine, mead, hard cider, and beer in the Pioneer Valley. Andrea Stanley from Valley Malt and Nate L'Etoile from Four Star Farms […]
This advanced class will teach you how to use Google Analytics to understand how people find and use your website. Carey Baker, from Midnightson Designs, will explain the wealth of information available through Google Analytics, and how to use this information to analyze the traffic flow on your website, improve the impact and usability of […]
One of the most challenging thing about growing your own fruit is knowing how to identify the insect pests and diseases that might afflict them. Learn the basics of pest and disease identification and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in the home orchard. Hands-on, scouting, monitoring, placement of traps, etc. will be covered. Cost: $50 For […]
Healthy soils are essential for raising healthy crops. In this workshop you will learn the basics of soil composition, microbial life and structure as they relate to the home garden, as well as the nitty gritty on soil testing, amendments and fertilizers needed to maintain crop health each season and build your garden’s soil over […]
This advanced class will give you the tools to help more customers find you on the web. Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the ranking of your website on the results pages of search engine queries related to your business. Carey Baker, from Midnightson Designs, will discuss strategies to improve your ranking, […]
This workshop will introduce people to draft horses, and is a great beginner course for anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of driving horses. The course breaks down the process of driving a Draft into basic steps designed to teach student the type and quality of information that these horses need to do their jobs. The group of horses […]