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SUMMARY:Halloween Pumpkin Carving
DESCRIPTION:Pick out your very own pumpkin and carve a jack o’ lantern! The perfect activity to celebrate fall and a great Halloween decoration. Enjoy hot apple cider and donuts throughout the day!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/halloween-pumpkin-carving/
LOCATION:Red Fire Farmstand\, 7 Carver Street\, Granby\, MA\, 01033
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151030
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151101
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SUMMARY:Yale Food Systems Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for the third annual Yale Food Systems Symposium: a student-led collaboration between Yale Law School\, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies\, Yale School of Public Health\, and Yale College. \nThis year’s conference\, “New Alliances That Shape a Food Movement\,” will be held on October 30th & 31st\, and feature keynote addresses from Olivier De Schutter\, Dorceta Taylor\, and Ricardo Salvador. \nRegister here! \nYou must register to attend\, but tickets are only $30 (or free for current Yale students) and include two meals: dinner Friday and lunch Saturday.\nWho: Open to academics\, practitioners\, students\, and interested members of the public\nDate: Friday October 30th & Saturday October 31st\nLocation: Yale Law School\, Sterling Law Building – New Haven\, CT
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/yale-food-systems-symposium/
LOCATION:Yale Law School\, Sterling Law Building\, New Haven\, CT\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Michael Garcia":MAILTO:michael.garcia@yale.edu
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151030
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151031
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
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SUMMARY:Food for Good: Cultivating Sustainable Solutions to Hunger in Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the Office of Congressman James McGovern\, Community Action of the Franklin\, Hampshire and North Quabbin Regions\, Massachusetts Food Banks\, and social service and hunger advocacy organizations across the state\, we invite you to save the date for Food for Good: Cultivating Sustainable Solutions to Hunger in Massachusetts\, a statewide conference on hunger to be held at UMass Amherst on October 30\, 2015. The goals for the conference include sharing innovations and promising practices across regions\, becoming better informed about the food security needs of all of our communities\, and identifying sustainable solutions that can be implemented on the state and local levels. \nThe lunch speaker for this conference is Dr. Deborah A. Frank\, the Founder and Principal Investigator of Children’s HealthWatch and a recently appointed member of the National Commission on Hunger. Her research interests include examining cumulative risk factors in children’s household\, such as food\, energy\, and housing insecurity and their impact on children’s health and development. \nAlso invited is Congressman James McGovern\, U.S. Representative to the Massachusetts 2nd Congressional district. Congressman McGovern is a national champion of hunger and food security issues and since 2013 has conducted a series of speeches focused on ending hunger called “#EndHungerNow”. We hope you can join us on October 30 for this important statewide conversation. Invitations and more information will be sent out closer to the event. If you have any questions please contact Holly Kosisky at hkosisky@communityaction.us. \n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/food-for-good-cultivating-sustainable-solutions-to-hunger-in-massachusetts/
LOCATION:University of Massacusetts Amherst
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20151025T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20151025T160000
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SUMMARY:Mushroom Foraging Class
DESCRIPTION:Join Dylan Kessler and Willie Crosby for a walk in the woods. Participants will get to know several mushrooms fruiting right now and learn the basics of foraging. \nClass will meet at a TBD location on the Holyoke range.  Participants will get the exact location by Thursday and this page will be updated when the exact location is known. \nMushrooms we may find are:\nMaitake \nchicken of the woods \nlions mane \nwine cap \nwinter chanterelle \nmany polypores and small fungi! \nCost: $25
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/mushroom-foraging-class/
LOCATION:TBD
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20151025T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20151025T160000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
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LAST-MODIFIED:20151013T213128Z
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SUMMARY:Grow Food Northampton Community FarmFest
DESCRIPTION:FarmFest 2015\, from 12-4 pm on Sunday\, October 25\, celebrates the close of the fifth harvest season at the 120-acre Northampton Community Farm in Florence. Features include food trucks using local ingredients\, local beer and hard cider\, cider slushies\, local live music\, veggie slingshot\, pumpkin painting\, goats and pigs\, horse-drawn wagon rides\, walking tours\, educational activities\, and more. The event will be centered at Crimson & Clover Farm\, with parking at the Florence Fields Recreation Area on Meadow Street\, and welcomes the entire community to see the progress made by the farmers who lease land at the community farm\, and at the 275-plot Organic Community Garden. \nWhile the event itself is free\, tickets will be sold for some activities\, food and drink\, and a raffle. Funds raised will support Grow Food Northampton\, helping to ensure that everyone in our community has access to healthy\, local food. All the details will be here very soon\, and we will be selling ticket packages online as well.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/grow-food-northampton-community-farmfest/
LOCATION:Crimson & Clover Farm\, 215 Spring St\, Florence\, MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Low-Tech Winter Gardening Workshop
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be reviewing\, observing and demonstrating how to build\, plant and manage unheated winter gardens in high and low tunnel hoophouses\, including schedules and propagation details for keeping nutrient-dense greens\, alliums\, brassicas\, etc\, alive\, all winter\, without the use of fossil fuel. Class includes a demo of simple pipe (EMT conduit) bending\, a greenhouse tour and comparitive greens tasting. Suggested donation $25-$35 includes all-farm lunch. Limited space… please RSVP to reserve a spot/directions\, or for more details… No one turned away! 413-863-8696
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/low-tech-winter-gardening-workshop/
LOCATION:Laughing Dog Farm\, 398 Main Road\, Gill\, MA\, 01354
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20151025T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20151025T170000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20151013T220356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151013T220356Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: No-Till & Intensive Vegetable Production
DESCRIPTION:NOFA/Mass is offering a daylong seminar with Bryan O’Hara on October 25th at Heifer Farm in Rutland MA.  Bryan will provide mountains of details in the concise\, practical and cohesive manner that we have come to appreciate from him over the years. He will take participants through his whole production system\, which has been profitable and sustainable for over 20 years at Tobacco Road Farm in Lebanon\, CT. \nIn addition to the various steps of a no-till transition\, Bryan will also focus on building soil and fertility; season extension techniques to grow crops year round; multicropping; cropping schedules; mowing; solarizing (using plastic to scorch crop residue); weed-free composting; mulching; broadcast seeding; weed and pest control; irrigation; harvest techniques; and efficient decision making tips. \nNo-Till & Intensive Vegetable Production: Tools & Techniques Sun.\, October 25\, 9:00am – 5:00pm at Heifer Farm in Rutland\, MA \nCosts: NOFA Member – $75\, Non-member – $94 50% scholarships are available for Beginning Farmers. \nPre-registration is required. Click here to register and for more on these and other on- farm events\, or contact Glenn Oliveira.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/workshop-no-till-intensive-vegetable-production/
LOCATION:Heifer Farm\, Rutland
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20151024T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20151024T210000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20151013T165402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151020T141917Z
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SUMMARY:Franklin County Pumpkinfest
DESCRIPTION:The fifth annual Pumpkinfest will be held on Saturday\, October 24\, 2015 on Avenue A in Turners Falls. The event is FREE to the public. Just bring cash for food\, beer\, and fun! The event runs from 2-9pm\, with FREE shuttling from Turners Falls High School and Sheffield School! \nThe event takes place on public property\, and thus dogs are permitted at this event. However\, for the safety of all guests (and the animals being stepped on!) we suggest not bringing them. \nCostumes are also permitted – and encouraged! \nGuests are encouraged to bring carved and painted pumpkins. They can be brought starting at 10am in front of St. Kaz on Avenue A. The other pumpkin station\, located on 2nd St\, opens at 12pm. \nFor information on being a vendor\, or for general information\, contact Michael Nelson\, Event Organizer at michaelnelsonmba@gmail.com or 522-0712 \nFor beer tent info\, contact Chad Cadran\, Beer Tent Chairman at 512-9432 \nTo be an entertainer\, contact Scott Kuzmeskus\, Entertainment Chairman at scott.kuzmeskus@gmail.com or 824-8069
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/franklin-county-pumpkinfest/
LOCATION:Turners Falls\, Avenue A\, Turners Falls\, MA\, 01376\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20151024T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20151024T180000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Brewing Beer
DESCRIPTION:Have you always wanted to brew your own beer? Curious about what’s involved? Just want to impress your friends? Come join us and find out just how easy it is! In the course of an afternoon\, we will go from the basic ingredients of malted barley\, hops\, water\, and yeast to fermenting beer. Return three weeks later for the bottling process\, and you will get to take some beer home for your enjoyment. \nWhile learning to brew\, we will talk about beer styles\, what goes into them\, and how they get their flavors and even sample a few. You will learn a bit about yeast\, sugars\, hops\, and water and how they affect the beer. We will talk about alcohol\, how to determine ABV(alcohol by volume)\, and how to adjust it. We will also take some time to talk about the things that can go wrong\, and how to avoid them. \nWe will cover the basics of brewing\, brewing equipment\, what you truly need to brew and what makes the process easier. We will talk about some of the local resources\, putting together a brew system\, and see some examples of different brewing systems. \nRegister here
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/workshop-brewing-beer/
LOCATION:The Haberdashery\, 52 Union Street\, Easthampton\, MA\, 01027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20151024T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20151024T160000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20151014T140220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151014T140414Z
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SUMMARY:Fall Festival at the Farm!
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate fall with a festival of food\, art\, and activities at the Hampshire College Farm! Enjoy hayrides\, hot cider\, maple cotton candy\, delicious local lunch\, farm tours\, student presentations\, a recipe contest\, an artisan market\, and live music from talented local bands! \nMUSIC:\nFeaturing Great Smokey!\nEnjoy live performances from talented students and local musicians from Noon until 4pm! \n12:00 – 1:15pm: Eli Catlin\n1:20 – 2:00pm: Tatiana Hargreaves and Emma Rothman\n2:20 – 2:50pm: Hollis Woods\n3:00 – 4:00pm: GREAT SMOKEY \nFOOD:\nCome down for lunch and enjoy delicious local food available for purchase from Wheelhouse Farm Truck and Beets & Barley (vegan/vegetarian) featuring produce from the campus farm! Plus\, maple cotton candy and hot cider! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nART:\nMakers Market: The Pioneer Valley is a creative haven for so many talented local artisans! We’ve invited some of the valley’s finest “makers” to our festival this year! \n\nTaproot Threads\nTiny Anvil Jewlery\nReclaimed Crafts\nSam’s Wooden Bowls\nSusan Dayall Batiks\n\nStudent Art Mart: New this year!\nStudent artisans will be exhibiting and selling their work at a pop-up in the CSA Barn. Everything from abstract paintings to jewelry! \nACTIVITIES:\nThere’s something for everyone at the fall festival! \n\nRecipe Contest! Click here for more info and to enter the contest»\nWagon Rides\nPumpkin Painting\nFarm Games\nSelf Guided Farm Tours\nStudent exhibits and presentations\nllama gazing\npig petting
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/fall-festival-at-the-farm/
LOCATION:Hampshire College Farm\, 793 West Street\, Amherst\, MA 01002
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20151024T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20151024T150000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20150918T171613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150918T181336Z
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SUMMARY:Food Day - "Toward a Greener Diet"
DESCRIPTION:October 24\, 2015 11 am – 3 pm YMCA in Greenfield\nFood Day inspires Americans to change their diets\, our food policies\, and to take action to solve food-related problems in our communities at  the local\, state\, and national level. \nThis annual event involves some of the  country’s most prominent food movement leaders\,  including chefs\, farmers\,doctors\, teachers\, and \nparents. In 2015\, Food Day will have a focus on greener diets  as a way to address both health and environmental issues.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/food-day-toward-a-greener-diet/
LOCATION:Greenfield YMCA\, 451 Main St\, Greenfield\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151024T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151024T113000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20150603T182041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150603T182041Z
UID:14486-1445680800-1445686200@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Solidarity Saturday Tour and Market
DESCRIPTION:Experience our farm\, home and education center that integrate solar greenhouses\, energy efficient buildings\, abundant market gardens\, solar electric and hot water systems. Free tour\, no pre-registration. Donations to support our youth and community programs appreciated. If you wish\, bring a potluck dish to share and enjoy the abundance of our solar powered farmstand and more conversation.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/solidarity-saturday-tour-and-market/
LOCATION:Seeds of Solidarity Education Center\, 165 Chestnut Hill Road\, Orange\, MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151025
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20150608T202547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150608T202547Z
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SUMMARY:Food Day 2015
DESCRIPTION:Food Day inspires Americans to change their diets and our food policies. Every October 24\, thousands of events all around the country bring Americans together to celebrate and enjoy real food and to push for improved food policies. \nOctober 24 is a day to resolve to make changes in our own diets and to take action to solve food-related problems in our communities at the local\, state\, and national level. In 2015\, Food Day has the theme “Toward a Greener Diet.” \nThis annual event involves some of the country’s most prominent food activists\, united by a vision of food that is healthy\, affordable\, and produced with care for the environment\, farm animals\, and the people who grow\, harvest\, and serve it. \nWith Food Day\, we can celebrate our food system when it works and fix it when it’s broken. Across the country\, more than 8\,000 events took place in 2014\, from community festivals in Denver\, Savannah\, and New York City\, to a panel discussion on food justice in Washington\, DC\, to thousands of school activities in Portland\, Minneapolis\, and elsewhere. Hundreds of events are being planned on and around October 24\, 2015\, in all 50 states. \nWhy Food Day? \nThe typical American diet is contributing to obesity\, diabetes\, heart disease\, and other health problems. Those problems cost Americans more than $150 billion per year. Plus\, a meat-heavy diet takes a terrible toll on the environment. \nEating Real can save your own health and put our food system on a more humane\, sustainable path. With America’s resources\, there’s no excuse for hunger\, low wages for food and farm workers\, or inhumane conditions for farm animals. \nJoin the Movement \nThe most important ingredient in Food Day is you! Use October 24 to start—or celebrate—eating a healthier diet and putting your family’s diet on track. Food Day is not just a day; it’s a year-long catalyst for healthier diets and a better food system. Let’s use this energy to make a meaningful and long-lasting difference!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/food-day-2015/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20151023T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20151023T113000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20151014T131418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151014T131418Z
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SUMMARY:Food Day Kickoff
DESCRIPTION:The official public release of draft MA Food Systems Plan! Come be part of the official presentation and an interactive Q and A activity \nThe MA Food Plan will be available at www.mafoodplan.org for comments.  More than 1\,000 people have been involved so far\, with input from growers\, food processors\, consumers\, food and agricultural organizations and advocates. \nThe Massachusetts Food Policy Council with support from MDAR and the MAPC has facilitated the development of the draft MA Food Plan in collaboration with the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission\, Franklin Regional Council of Government\, and the Massachusetts Workforce Alliance. \nThis event will continue with another engaging event with “Let’s Talk about Food” (12 – 1 PM) at the Boston Public Market Kitchen. \n\nRSVP at rose.arruda@state.ma.us
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/food-day-kickoff/
LOCATION:State House 2nd floor Grand Stair Case and Nurses Hall
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20151022T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20151022T193000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20151008T191005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151008T191005Z
UID:16617-1445535000-1445542200@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:National Food Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/national-food-day-celebration/
LOCATION:St. Michael’s Cathedral  Bishop Marshall Center\, Elliot Street Entrance\, 260 State Street\,\, Springfield\, MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20151018T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20151018T190000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20151016T155453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151016T155453Z
UID:16705-1445158800-1445194800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Outlook Farm Pumpkin Festival
DESCRIPTION:Pig Roast and BBQ Noon-3pm\nEnjoy a plate of BBQ with all the Fix’ins for $12.00- a plate includes choice of meat\, cold salad\, baked beans\, corn bread and soda or water. Also available is an ala carte of individual items: each meat choice is $6.00 Roasted Pork\, BBQ Country Style Ribs\, Sweet or Hot Sausage (Grilled Onions and Peppers). Hot dogs- $3.00\, Cold Salad- $3.00\, Baked Beans $3.00\, Corn Bread- $1.00. \nCommunity Tag and Craft Sale 9am-3pm\nEveryone is welcome to come and bring their treasures to sell\, $10 charge to set up\, provide your own table. Call 413-529-9388 or email us at outlookfarm@yahoo.com to sign up and sell! \nLive Music 1pm- 3pm\nIce Cream Shak Open 12pm-7pm
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/outlook-farm-pumpkin-festival/
LOCATION:Outlook Farm\, 136 Main Road\, Westhampton\, MA\, 01027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151019
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20150916T173321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150916T173321Z
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SUMMARY:5k for Farmland
DESCRIPTION:ENTRY FEES\n$23 pre-registration (online or received by Friday\, October 16\n$45 family (2 adults & 2 children under 18) \n$25 race day registration\n$15 college students with valid ID \nNO BABY STROLLERS OR DOGS!\nSorry\, our insurance policy prohibits both.\nJogging strollers are OK but need to start at back and stay to side. \nONLINE REGISTRATION
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/5k-for-farmland/
LOCATION:West Street Common\, West Street Common\, Hadley\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151017T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151017T153000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20150317T171245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150608T165310Z
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SUMMARY:Making Your Own Herbal Bitters & Cordials with Jade Alicandro Mace
DESCRIPTION:Lately\, herbal bitters and cordials are all the rage — and with good reason!  They are an alluring intersection of medicine and drink\, and can be skillfully blended to taste delicious and impart health. In this class recipes will be given and preparations will be demoed. Leave with the skills and inspiration to make your own medicine and incorporate these healthful beverages into your everyday life! Please register here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/making-your-own-herbal-bitters-cordials-with-jade-alicandro-mace/
LOCATION:Just Roots Farm\, 34 Glenbrook Drive\, Greenfield\, MA\, 01301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20151017T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20151017T160000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20151008T173638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151008T173638Z
UID:16595-1445079600-1445097600@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Harvest Moon Pumpkin Festival
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/harvest-moon-pumpkin-festival/
LOCATION:North Hadley Sugar Shack\, 181 River Drive\, Hadley\, MA\, 01035\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151019
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20151015T173557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151015T173614Z
UID:16698-1445040000-1445212799@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Pumpkin Weekend - Valley View Farm
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/16698/
LOCATION:Valley View Farm\, 16 Walpole Road\, Haydenville\, MA\, 01039\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151019
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20151007T225030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151007T225030Z
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SUMMARY:Two Day Biochar Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Biochar is yet another tool in the toolbox of regenerative agriculture! In the last two decades\, Biochar has and is receiving more attention of its benefits to agriculture and of its other uses. This Biochar 2-day Workshop with Gary Gilmore will have both a lecture component and a hands-on component\, where attendees will learn how to make an efficient and easy to build Biochar burner\, produce biochar during the 2-day Workshop\, and learn of a variety of uses of biochar\, from producing fuel\, to run engines and heat greenhouses\, to producing wood vinegar\, and more! Whether you are a novice or have some experience\, this Biochar 2-day Workshop is for every one! Learning to make biochar on site\, for your farms\, fields\, and gardens\, is a wonderfully inexpensive soil amendment\, with much potential benefit to receive! \nOther Information:\n* There will be a Potluck Lunch\, thus please consider bringing a dish to share.\n* Used barrels to make and bring home your own biochar burner are available at a cost of $10 per barrel.\n* Please register early to secure your spot.\n* This Biochar 2-day Workshop with Gary Gilmore is brought to you by the Bionutrient Food Association \nRegister Here
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/two-day-biochar-workshop/
LOCATION:Kittredge Farm\, 24 Hillsville Road\, North Brookfield\, MA\, 01535\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20151014T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20151014T200000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20150918T172202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150923T172345Z
UID:16423-1444843800-1444852800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Starting a Food Business Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Starting a Food Business Workshop \nBrought to you by SCORE Western Mass & \nthe Western MA Food Processing Center \nFood Business Development Specialist\, Nico Lustig\, will present a step by step process for making your food business dreams a reality. This special workshop will be offered to a live audience in West Springfield\, in a room wired for broadcasting and taping.  The technology will allow for the presentation will be simultaneously broadcast to locations in Northampton\, Greenfield and Pittsfield. Plan to join any one of the 4 locations as each location will be hosted with a SCORE mentor who would distribute any handouts and collect questions for the presentation in real time. \nThis is a great opportunity for you to learn about the food processing center\, without traveling too far from your home. \n\nRegister here!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/starting-a-food-business-workshop/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Nico":MAILTO:nicol@fccdc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151014T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151014T150000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20150908T233814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150908T233814Z
UID:16151-1444813200-1444834800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Extending the Season’s Harvest: Growing Vegetables for Four Seasons
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to extend the season’s harvest to enjoy your own garden greens throughout the late fall and early spring months. Consider growing under cover in an unheated structure and learn techniques necessary for a four-season harvest. Following the lecture\, Pete Salinetti will lead a field study to Woven Roots Farm in Tyringham\, MA.  Cost: $60
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/extending-the-seasons-harvest-growing-vegetables-for-four-seasons/
LOCATION:Berkshire Botanical Garden\, 5 West Stockbridge Road\, Stockbridge\, MA 01262
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20151013T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20151013T200000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20151005T224220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151013T202745Z
UID:16557-1444759200-1444766400@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Forum: High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI) and Poultry
DESCRIPTION:Attention poultry producers and backyard poultry owners: the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) and USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) will host an informational forum on High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI) on Tuesday\, October 13\, 2015 at 6 pm in the MDAR conference room\, 101 University Drive\, Suite C4.\, Amherst. \nPresenters: Dr. Lorraine O’Connor\, MDAR Chief Veterinarian Health Officer\, Dr. Lauren Harris & Lech Szkudlarek\, USDA – APHIS. \nMDAR & APHIS are seeking to educate poultry owners about the risk HPAI poses to their birds in hopes that owners will take every precaution to prevent their flocks from being exposed. Additionally\, we want poultry owners to understand what will happen if their flock becomes infected. \nFind FAQs about Avian Flu here.\nFind more information about how to protect your flock here. \nQuestions specifically about your bird’s health should be directed to Esther Wegman\, Animal Health\, 617- 626-1795. \nRSVP or question about the forum to Julia Grimaldi\, 617-626-1763.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/forum-high-path-avian-influenza-hpai-and-poultry/
LOCATION:MDAR Amherst Office\, 101 University Drive\, Suite C4\, Amherst\, MA\, 01002
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151011T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151011T180000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20150908T174810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150908T175309Z
UID:16130-1444572000-1444586400@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Just Roots Fall Farm Festival
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for our annual Fall Farm Festival! Experience the magic of the fall with demonstrations\, workshops\, vendors\, community potluck\, live music\, and fun for all ages! We can’t wait to see you there! \nEvents\n\nKids Arts and Crafts Tent\nHorse Drawn Hay Rides\n\nRoy Nilson returns with his draft horses\n\n\nPumpkin Carving\n\nFor all ages\n\n\nLive Performances\n\n(To be announced)\n\n\nLearning Opportunities\n\nBlacksmithing Demonstration :: Ted Hinman\nCobb Oven Pizza Making Demonstration :: Felix Lufkin\nFarm Tour :: Andy Grant\nFall Wild Edibles Workshop :: Felix Lufkin\nHerbal Medicine Harvest\, Give-Away and Demonstration :: Leslie Chaison\nNature and Ecology Walk :: Ted Watt\nPig Talk :: Jessica Van Steensburg\nStone Sculpture Demonstration :: Tim de Christopher\n\n\nFood & Beverage\n\nFall produce from the Greenfield Community Farm\nFree samples of Just Soup (Soup will also be for available for sale)\nWe have six recipes in production; sign up for the Soup CSA!\nFood Truck — Wheelhouse Farm\nBeer Garden — Lefty’s Brewing Company\n\n\nVendors\n\nKettle of Hawks Herbal Apothecary\nThistle Hill Soaps\nEarth’s Touch Natural Beauty Products\n\n\nInformation Tables\n\nRECOVER Project and The People’s Medicine Clinic\n\n\nCampfire (depending on the weather)\n\nFor more information\, contact annie@justroots.org. We hope to see you one the farm!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/just-roots-fall-farm-festival-2/
LOCATION:Just Roots Farm\, 34 Glenbrook Drive\, Greenfield\, MA\, 01301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151010T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151010T163000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20150630T171540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150630T171540Z
UID:14938-1444471200-1444494600@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Workshop: Complete Pig Butchering
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to skin\, dress\, quarter and further butcher hoofed animals! In this workshop\, we’ll take apart two heritage breed pigs. Learn about butchering\, charcuterie and anatomy as we transform a whole\, noble cousin of ours into food for us humans. All parts of the animal will be used\, including organ meats\, bones and blood. Lastly\, we will learn to use the sinew for string\, hooves for glue. Folks will be expected to roll their sleeves and participate. All this will be done\, of course\, in the respectful context of interdependence. \n Do students need to bring anything special? – Clothes that can get messy and a sharp knife. \nVisit the Taproot Commons website to register.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/workshop-complete-pig-butchering/
LOCATION:Taproot Commons\, 11 Porter Hill Road\, Cummington\, MA\, 01026
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151010T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151010T130000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20150825T225708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150825T225708Z
UID:15977-1444471200-1444482000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Workshop: Making Medicine
DESCRIPTION:Herbal medicine is the people’s medicine! Learn how you can welcome common\, locally prolific herbs into your life and stock up your medicine cabinet in this experiential\, introductory workshop. Students will learn to confidently identify four different plants ready to harvest late fall. We will discuss several different medicine making techniques in class including tinctures\, vinegars\, syrups\, fermentation\, and decoctions. This workshop will include wild-crafting fundamentals\, medicinal actions\, edibility\, and folk lore of each plant discussed. We will focus on tonic herbs most people will benefit from incorporating in their health routines such as dandelion\, burdock\, yellow dock\, & angelica. \nPreparations we will make include:\nBurdock and Dandelion Root Java\nBitters Aperitif\nStrong Blood Syrup\nDeep Roots Kimchi (burdock\, sunchokes\, ginger\, and tumeric) \nBring 2 of your own 8oz. jars and a $10 materials fee if you would like to take home the medicines we make in class. \nTaught by Carly Leusner of Acorn Kitchen\nCarly has studied herbalism and wild food cookery for close to a decade\, both formally and as an integrated\, vital part of her daily life. Carly completed a 2-year clinical herbalism training with Chris Marano at the Clearpath School of Herbal Study. She has also studied with Sage Mauer at the Gaia School of Healing & Earth Education\, master herbalist Susun Weed\, and is currently studying with whole foods chef Alice Cozzolino. She holds a B.A. in Ethnobotany from Hampshire College. Carly co-founded and runs Acorn Kitchen\, a wild food and medicine educational cooperative in 2011. She always looks forward to the next moment she can dance around the stove and share the joy of eating handmade food and medicines with others.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/workshop-making-medicine/
LOCATION:The Haberdashery Homestead\, 63 Bradford Street\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20151010T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20151010T160000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20151001T164344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151001T164344Z
UID:16514-1444469400-1444492800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Winter Sheep Shearing
DESCRIPTION:Winterberry Farm will hold its semi-annual sheep shearing\, fiber celebration and open farm day\, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. \nBecause they’re changing to a fall shearing system for most of the flock\, Gwen Hinman the shearer will begin earlier\, about 10 a.m. She’ll be shearing about 25\, working until about noon. \nFiber demonstrations will start after shearing. Weaving\, spinning on spindle and wheel\, needle felting and fleece skirting and washing will be shown. A herding demonstration by one of the farm’s border collies will take place at the end of the day. \nLots of farm-grown fiber will be displayed and available for sale throughout the day. Raw fleece — washed\, dyed\, roving — and our soft mill spun yarn\, hand-dyed here at the farm. Angora from the bunnies and mohair from the colored angora goats as well. The farm’s animals (sheep\, goats\, rabbits; ducks\, geese and guineas) will be available for greeting all day. \nLamb and duck are available for take home cooking and other food for sampling.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/winter-sheep-shearing/
LOCATION:Winterberry Farm\, 340 Wilson Hill Road\, Colrain\, MA\, 01340
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20151009T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20151009T180000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20150904T202118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151002T003448Z
UID:16117-1444406400-1444413600@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Twilight Meeting: Nutrient Management\, Soil & Crop Fertility
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Twilight Meeting will focus on nutrient management from the bottom up and will feature: \n\nExplanation of new statewide nutrient management regulations which will go into effect on December 5\, 2015 by MDAR\nCover crop-based fertility and on-farm composting at Langwater Farm\nCompost analysis and interpretation by Katie Campbell-Nelson\nWeed management by Rich Bonanno\n\nLangwater Farm is a 50 acre certified organic farm in Southeastrern MA run by Kevin O’Dwyer. Before starting Langwater in 2010\, Kevin was head grower at Ward’s Berry Farm in Sharon\, where he started farming at age 14.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/twilight-meeting-nutrient-management-soil-crop-fertility/
LOCATION:Langwater Farm\, 206 Washington Street\, North Easton\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151005T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151005T200000
DTSTAMP:20260613T141155
CREATED:20150826T233831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150826T233831Z
UID:15994-1444071600-1444075200@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Quickbooks for Beginning Farmers
DESCRIPTION:NEW Online Course Helps Farmers Set Up QuickBooks  \nHow profitable was this market over that one? Should we raise chickens again? How is the business doing? Answers to these questions must be informed by highly organized\, detailed farm financial information. As your farm business evolves and matures\, QuickBooks most often becomes the solution of choice for storing all of your farm’s financial data and analyzing your business. \nNow farmers can get some directed and one-on-one guidance in the set up and use of QuickBooks for their farm business in an online course offered October 5 – Nov 9\, 2015\, with live Mon. evening webinars from 7-8p Eastern time. \nBF 204: QuickBooks for Farmers is led by veteran Cornell Cooperative Extension educators who will provide a combination of self-paced activities\, homework and personalized guidance to beginning farmers seeking to put QuickBooks to use for their farm business. \nThis 6-week course costs $200. Participants who complete all requirements of one or more Northeast Beginning Farmer Project online courses are eligible to be endorsed for a 0% interest loan of up to $10\,000 through Kiva Zip.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/quickbooks-for-beginning-farmers/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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