Spring Kickoff for Landscapers: UMass Extension Landscape Education Day Every new year comes with its own challenges for successful maintenance of healthy and attractive landscapes. These challenges include variable and unpredictable weather, insect pests, weeds and changing regulations. Join UMass Extension Educators at the UMass Cranberry Research Station in East Wareham for a day of […]
This session will introduce you to techniques that maximize sales once you get someone to your place of sale. Michael McCusker will review effective display options, store flow, and other aspects of point of sale design. He will review examples of good and bad designs through a power point presentation with lots of slides of […]
Blueberries are among the most popular fruits to grow in the home garden. They are healthful and well suited to grow in our New England conditions Come learn the basics for growing blueberries in your home landscape or small scale commercial operation. The workshop will include some hands-on pruning lessons. Bring your own tools or […]
The conference will be held on Wednesday, March 18 in Essex, Vermont -- the theme is Grains in a Diversified Farming System and will feature a keynote address by Paul Muller of Full Belly Farm, a diversified vegetable and livestock farm in northern California. Topics to be addressed include: Growing barley for food, feed and […]
Event date/time: Thursday, March 19th 11:00am to 3:00 pm Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 11:00am to 3:00pm Thursday, April 2, 2015 - 11:00am to 3:00pm Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 11:00am to 3:00pm Place: Brigham Hill Community Farm, North Grafton, MA This workshop series is for mid-career producers who are serious about building their financial management […]
Raspberries are among the favorite fruits grown in home gardens and offer some of the most challenges to gardeners. There are many types of ‘bramble’ fruit including summer red, yellow or black raspberries, blackberries, and fall bearing types of all colors. Each has a somewhat unique growth habit and requires specialized pruning to be most […]
Final session of the winter marketing workshop series. Presenters will be available to meet with attendees through a “sidewalk” café type setting where presenters each have their own table and attendees rotate through presenters to ask specific questions, follow up or get feedback on aspects of their own marketing plan. For participants who enrolled in […]
Pollinator Health for Agriculture and Landscapes Full day program for all sectors of the agriculture and landscape communities, including agricultural producers and grounds management professionals. University and national experts on pollinating insects, protection of pollinators, and pesticides will share the latest scientific research on factors affecting the health of honeybees and other pollinators, best practices […]