The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is seeking public comment on the state Pollinator Protection Plan - Draft. Please note that this document is a draft and will be finalized after a comment review period. Comments can be sent to the following email address: Kim.Skyrm@state.ma.us with the subject line "Pollinator Plan Comments." The deadline […]
Come learn how simple it is to make your own mixed vegetable kraut. Learn about the healing qualities and nutritional importance of live-culture ferments, as well as their illustrious history and integral role in human cultural evolution. Empower yourself with simple techniques for fermenting these healthful foods in your home. Be part of the fermentation […]
This meeting of the Massachusetts Poultry Enhancement Council will focus on the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Agenda: 1. Why was the Indiana Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak different from the 2014-2015 HPAI outbreak? 2. The importance of a Biosecurity plan to indemnity payments for HPAI. 3. Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) role in a […]
Join us for an evening of sharing food and recipes from our families and ancestral past! Bring a dish & recipe to share with the group that reflects your family or family history. DETAILS + Please bring a dish to share with the group. You may bring any dish you like within the theme of […]
Join Trustees and the City of Boston to kick off the growing season! Enjoy a day full of learning, networking and fun. Choose from more than two dozen workshops covering an array of topics including seed starting, composting, urban beekeeping, making sauerkraut, and community and youth organizing, and celebrate the winners of the ever-popular Community Garden […]
Northeast Harvest will host the Annual Northeast Harvest Agricultural Conference at Topsfield fairgrounds. You will have the opportunity to receive three SPRAY credits. For more information and to register, please CLICK HERE. The $20 Pre-Registration Fee Includes: Morning Coffee and Afternoon Lunch Worker Protection Standards by Laurie A Rocco - SPRAY Credit Avian Flu Update and […]
These meeting will give winter workshop participants the opportunity to network with one another and also provide additional time to discuss and consider their own individual farm needs as it relates to the workshop topics. Each session will have a CISA staff facilitator and a farmer Expert (Missy Bahret–Old Friends Farm, Pete Solis– Hampshire College Farm, and Gary Gemme– Harvest Farm of Whately). The topics for the meeting will be determined based on participant interest and determined as the class date gets closer.
“Agritourism” attractions are increasingly popular to tourists and locals alike. Have an interest in becoming part of the growing “Agritourism” trend in Massachusetts? Join us for the first in a series of workshops with successful agritourism businesses and tourism professionals on how to plan for and promote tourism at your farm. These free, half-day workshops will […]