The day-long conference features a wide variety of workshops on many aspects of regenerative organic growing, food systems policy, and land management appropriate for growers and organizers of all scales. This year's theme is Cover, Diversity, Regenerate. Degraded soils can be restored by promoting the biological function of the soil ecosystem, which can be accomplished […]
Join CISA at the Northampton Winter Farmers’ Market on January 13th for a special Winter Fare day! A full day of free demos, activities for kids, music, and more, plus the amazing range of great local food and crafts that await you weekly at this market. Come on out and bring a friend! Find more […]
An interactive "legal 101" for mentor farmers who offer hands-on learning opportunities on their farms. Drawing on an Agricultural Employment Law booklet developed by New Entry and the Conservation Law Foundation, the session will cover federal and state laws that apply to farmers as employers.
This 3-class series dives into the rich subject of Kitchen Medicine, demystifying herbalism and bringing it into the kitchen and home, where it belongs!
TOPICS INCLUDE:
-medicinal properties of the culinary herbs
-food and herbal energetics
-food as medicine
-medicinal mushrooms
-cooking with the tonic herbs
-medicinal soups and broths
-remineralizing
-harmonizing with the seasons
-healing the gut
-medicine-making, and more!
In this workshop we will explore the steps in hiring, training and retaining farm employees, from drafting job descriptions and policies to record-keeping and exit interviews. We’ll share some decision-making tools to help farmers become employers. Participants will be introduced to available resources to make farm labor management less overwhelming. This workshop is ideal for […]
Participants will explore what racism is, where it comes from, how it functions, why it persists and how it can be undone. The workshop emphasizes learning from history, developing leadership, maintaining accountability to communities, creating networks, undoing internalized racial oppression and understanding the role of organizational gatekeeping as a mechanism for perpetuating racism.
Si necesita transportación contacte a Zoraia Barros 413-658-4278 Encuentre más información sobre Northampton Winter Farmers' Market aqui.
How do you retain staff year after year? How do you create a strong team from the beginning and follow through the season? In this workshop we will work together to build management and training styles for staff retention including mission clarification, empowering managers and crew leaders, and clear communication and feedback. This workshop builds […]