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SUMMARY:14th Annual Lavender Festival
DESCRIPTION:Rain or Shine\nSaturday and Sunday\nJune 24 and 25\, 2017\nFrom 10am until 4pm each day \nLocal Artisans and Crafters will be here with their handmade work\, the doves will be released\, guests will wander the Labyrinth\, visit the antique cemetery\, the apple orchard\, shop the vendor tents and watch or participate in demonstrations. \nCome for an hour or spend the day.\nRelax\, Shop and Wander.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/14th-annual-lavender-festival/
LOCATION:Johnson Hill Farm\, 51 Hog Hollow Road\, Buckland\, MA\, 01370\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Johnson Hill Farm":MAILTO:sandycardinal51@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170621T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170621T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170530T185907Z
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SUMMARY:Massachusetts Dairy and the Local Food Movement
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, June 21\, 5pm-6pm\n\nBarstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery\n\nPresenter: Claire Morenon\, Communications Manager at CISA\, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture\nDairy farms are vital to Massachusetts agriculture\, but most dairy farms haven’t benefited much from the increased interest in local food and farms that’s developed over the last couple of decades. Come learn why dairy farms are so important and about their unique challenges.\n\nClaire has been with CISA since 2006. She manages many of CISA’s communications efforts\, including the production of Locally Grown: Farm Products Guide. She oversees CISA’s Senior FarmShare program\, their winter farmers’ market work\, and co-chairs CISA’s Diversity Committee.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/massachusetts-dairy-and-the-local-food-movement/
LOCATION:Barstow’s Longview Farm\, 172 Hockanum Road\, Hadley
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170620T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170620T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
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SUMMARY:Conserving Farmland in the Pioneer Valley
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, June 20\, 5pm-6pm\n\nBarstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery\n\nPresenter: Lee Halasz\, MassLIFT-AmeriCorps Regional Conservation Coordinator\, Kestrel Land Trust\nThe number of people that call the Pioneer Valley home is growing\, but for many reasons it is critical to keep farmland in our community. Come and hear about how much farmland we have\, how much is already conserved\, and ways to conserve more farmland.\n\nLee has worked on various aspects of natural resource management with a variety of organizations (mostly in Australia)\, and is currently working to forward farmland conservation in the Pioneer Valley through Kestrel Land Trust and the Forever Farmland Initiative.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/conserving-farmland-in-the-pioneer-valley/
LOCATION:Barstow’s Longview Farm\, 172 Hockanum Road\, Hadley
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170619T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170619T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
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SUMMARY:Forgotten Farms Screening
DESCRIPTION:Save the date!\nMonday\, June 19\, 2017\, at 7:00 pm\nTriplex Cinema in Great Barrington\nA discussion with the filmmakers will follow the screening. \nTickets are $10 and can be purchased immediately prior to the event. or reserved in advance by calling 413.528.0041.\nTo learn more about this amazing film and the issues facing dairy farmers at forgottenfarms.org.\n \nFrom the film’s website: \n\n\n\n“Forgotten Farms examines class divides in our farm and food communities. Most people buy their food in supermarkets and don’t have a chance to meet their farmer\, as the bumper sticker recommends. But in more affluent communities\, farm-to-table restaurants\, farmer’s markets and CSAs are booming and the new farmers are celebrated.\nThere is another farmer who is left out of the local food celebration.\nNew England has lost over 10\,000 dairy farms in the past 50 years; fewer than 2\,000 farms remain. Collectively\, they tend 1.2 million acres of farmland and produce almost all of the milk consumed in New England. In our enthusiasm for the new food movement\, we often overlook the farmers at the foundation of the regional agricultural economy. Only 100 years ago\, New England produced most of its own food on 16 million acres of farmland. Climate change will demand that more of our food is grown closer to where we live. As we strive to revive local production\, we have much to learn from dairy farmers who have been managing most of the farmland and sustaining the farm economy all along. Through conversations with farmers and policy experts\, the film reconsiders the role of these vital but forgotten farmers.\nForgotten Farms gives us a glimpse into the past and a vision for a future regional food system. The documentary shows the cultural divide between the new food movement and traditional farming\, highlighting the need to examine differences\, develop mutual understanding\, and find common ground. A truly sustainable local food system that benefits everyone will rely on all of our farmers.”
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/forgotten-farms-screening/
LOCATION:Triplex Cinema\, 70 Railroad Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Berkshire Grown":MAILTO:buylocal@berkshiregrown.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170617T143000
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SUMMARY:From Herd Health to the Individual Cow
DESCRIPTION:Free Wagon Ride Tour \nSaturday\, June 17 at 2:30pm \nTour begins at Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery \nGuided by: Caroline Barstow\, DVM\, Hess McWilliams Veterinary Services\nFood production veterinarians have the special challenge of balancing the best health care for their patients\, making the business the animals are apart of profitable\, and upholding public health. Get an inside look at what a large animal veterinarian can do for the cows and their farmer. Start to understand how large animal veterinarians work with the farming industry to keep the food we consume safe while keeping the cows healthy. \nDr. Barstow graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 2010 and Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2016. She works with large and small animals at two different locations\, Amherst and Chicopee.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/title-tbd-cow-comfort-antibiotics-perspective-of-a-large-animal-veterinarian/
LOCATION:Barstow’s Longview Farm\, 172 Hockanum Road\, Hadley
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170617T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170617T200000
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SUMMARY:Red Fire Farm's Strawberry Soiree
DESCRIPTION:Rain or Shine! \nFamily Friendly! \nAfternoon Strawberry Tasting at the Farm – Free! \n2-5 pm on the farm at 7 Carver Street\, Granby\, MA \nCome to the farm in Granby for a celebration of the strawberry during the peak of picking season! We grow at least ten varieties of strawberries\, each with their own flavor.\nCome in the afternoon to try a tasting of the many strawberry varieties\, enjoy some live music\, take the Walking Tour\, have fun with kids activities\, and pick your own organic berries – open to the public! \nStrawberry shortcake for sale! Also\, quarts of our strawberries to take home! \nSchedule for the Day \nOpen to the Public\n10 AM-5 PM Public Pick Your Own for Organic Strawberries\n2-5 PM Strawberry Varietal Tasting\, Home-made Strawberry Shortcake for Sale. \n2-3 PM Walking Tour of the farm\n4-5:30 PM Kid’s Activities (TBA) \nTicketed Events\n5:30-6 PM Opening Course (included with dinner)\n6-8 PM Strawberry Feast in the Field \nStrawberry Feast in the Fields \nLater in the afternoon\, join a lovely meal in the farm fields. Chef Lauren Kendzierski of Chanterelle to Go\, maker of farm-based local food\, will be serving up a series of small-plates in a Soiree-style party atmosphere. Gather at 5:30 around the cheese fondu fountain\, small plates start at 6pm. Featuring seasonal organic produce from the farm and local products from other area farms! \nFor the loyal Soiree crowd: Dinner this year will be cocktail party style\, with passed small-plates. Tables for sitting to eat\, as well as lounges\, and places to mingle and mix. There shall be much soireeing! \nDinner Menu TBA: \nSome teasers… cheese fondu fountain\, pakora fritters with strawberry chutney\, a dessert food truck \nVegetarian\, Vegan and Gluten Free* options will be available\, please note your preferences at ticket purchase!\nLive music during dinner! \n*Dinner made in a facility that processes gluten-containing foods.\nDinner menu may change slightly based on crop availability.\n \n\nGet Dinner Tickets Now!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/strawberry-soiree-at-red-fire-farm/
LOCATION:Red Fire Farm – Granby Farmstand\, 7 Carver Street\, Granby\, MA\, 01033\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170617T150000
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SUMMARY:Homesteading in a Time of Climate Change at Wildside Gardens
DESCRIPTION:Come join in at Wildside Gardens a well-established off-grid homestead and permaculture site in Conway\, MA. \nPresented by Jono Neiger and co-sponsored by the Northeast Organic Farmers Association \nJono is a senior practitioner of permaculture\, a principal of the Regenerative Design Group LLC\, a faculty member at the Conway School of Design\, and author of The Permaculture Promise (2016). Jono designed Wildside’s seven  gardens\, sited in seven distinct and appropriate microclimates. Cost for this workshop is higher through NOFA MA. \nThis workshop will run from 10 am to 3 pm\, with attendance limited to 25. Cost to NOFA/ MOFGA members is $54\, for the general public\, $67. \nTo register call 413-369-4616\, or email suebridge@wildsidegarden.com.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/homesteading-in-a-time-of-climate-change-at-wildside-gardens/
LOCATION:Wildside Gardens\, 37 Fisher Place Road\, Conway\, MA\, 01341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170617T150000
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SUMMARY:Permaculture Homestead Design: How to Assess and Plan your Sustainable Homestead
DESCRIPTION:Cost:\nNOFA/MOFGA Member – $54 General Public – $67 \n*add $5 for walk-ins \nDescription: \nThe work of building the dream homestead starts well before the first garden is dug or the greenhouse is built. Creating an efficient and flourishing home and garden\, one that yields abundantly but needs few inputs\, requires skillful planning. Each element must intelligently connect with every other element in the system. \nThis workshop\, led by permaculture designer\, author\, and teacher Jono Neiger\, will equip you with the design tools to make wise decisions on your current or future homestead. \nJono will discuss what you should look for (and look out for) when searching for land. We’ll explore how to read the land and think through where to site the home\, roads\, drainage\, productive zones\, and other important infrastructure. \nUsing Wildside Cottage and Gardens\, a ten-year-old homestead and community center\, as a model of sustainable design\, we’ll analyze different water\, food\, and home systems and how they connect with each other\, including greywater systems\, water catchments\, composting toilets\, root cellars\, and solar panels. \nAbout the Instructor: \nJono Neiger is a founding principle of Regenerative Design Group\, with over 28 years of professional experience in permaculture\, ecological land design\, site planning\, community development\, agroforestry\, land management\, conservation and restoration. Jono teaches widely around the Northeast and Southeast at colleges\, workshops\, and conferences on the topics of permaculture\, ecological design\, and sustainable water use. He holds a faculty position at the Conway School of Landscape Planning and Design\, and is the founding Board President of the Permaculture Association of the Northeast (PAN). He is the author of The Permaculture Promise. \nRegister Online Now or Mail In This Registration Form \nMore Info \nFor information on our refund and inclement weather policy\, click here. \nFor questions contact Dan Bensonoff\, education events organizer\, at dan@nofamass.org or 860-716-5122
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/permaculture-homestead-design-how-to-assess-and-plan-your-sustainable-homestead/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, 37 Fisher Place Road\, Conway\, MA\, 01341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170616T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170703T180000
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SUMMARY:Barstow’s & Cabot Creamery: A Circular Economy in Action
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 16\, 5pm-6pm\n\nBarstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery\n\nPresenter: Jed Davis\, Director of Sustainability\, Cabot Creamery and the Agri-Mark dairy cooperative\nHear about the Real Farm Power project and how stewardship on the farm\, sustainability in manufacturing\, and communication to consumers closes loops for renewable energy\, resource recovery and upcycling.\n\nJed grew up on a dairy farm in Central Massachusetts and has worked for Cabot since 1991\, the past 9 years in pursuit of Cabot’s sustainability goal of “Living within our means and ensuring the means to live.”  Jed and his wife and small “herd” of children live in Waterbury\, Vt.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/barstows-cabot-creamery-a-circular-economy-in-action/
LOCATION:Barstow’s Longview Farm\, 172 Hockanum Road\, Hadley
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170615T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170615T203000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170602T152659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170602T153335Z
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SUMMARY:PVGrows Racial Equity Co-Learning Community Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The PVGrows Racial Equity in the Food System Working Group is calling together workers and professionals within the local food system to form a committed learning and practice community to illuminate and eradicate racism and shift white cultural dominance to build more effective anti-racist multicultural organizations and institutions. \nThey seek a dedicated group of individuals to form the core community necessary to grow their collective capacity for engaging in meaningful conversation and local and regional strategizing. On-going gatherings will provide space for delving deeper into the roots of injustice to build a more robust framework for addressing racism in our local food system. This will include scaffolding concepts\, frames\, and practical skills for advancing racial justice within participants themselves\, their organizations\, their community\, and the movement at large. The group will offer a supportive environment for co-learning and relationship building across organizations and sectors of the food system and beyond. The Working Group recognizes that racism is an injustice that has become embedded into structural systems and that we are all implicated in the work to reverse and amend it. This is an open invitation to understand and “do the work” we all need to do individually to grow our consciousness and dismantle racism\, whether we identify as White or as a Person of Color. They welcome anyone ready to take the next step to infuse their food work and activism with a racial equity lens. \nParticipants will: \n\nShare ideas\, articles and stories to stimulate discussion and create a safe and courageous learning community;\nInvestigate and identify internalized racial and cultural norms and characteristics of our work that reinforce white cultural dominance;\nDevelop strategies to create more inclusive norms that shift organizational thinking around work flows\, leadership structures\, planning\, decision making\, accountability\, and conflict;\nLearn strategies to integrate internal racial equity work into everyday tasks\, meetings\, and conversations;\nUnderstand the difference between call-out and call-in culture in naming and addressing instances or patterns of oppressive language or behavior; and\,\nBuild relationships with other people and organizations working to become more effective allies for racial justice.\n\nPlease join if you are interested in: \n\nAddressing racial inequity in the food system such as food access\, land access\, jobs\, wages\, and policy;\nGiving input into the group’s focal areas\, caucus work and strategic organizing; and\,\nWant to learn more\, even if you’re unsure of whether you can commit to future meetings.\n\nAt the initial gathering\, participants will assess where they are as a group and what capacity-building is needed to support their engagement in and advancement of racial equity work.  For those unable to attend the first gathering\, PVGrows still welcomes your participation and will include you in scheduling future gatherings. \nDate:  Thursday\, June 15th\, 6:30-8:30pm  \nLocation: United Church of Christ\, 300 Appleton Street\, Holyoke \nFree parking available in adjacent lot. Bring a vegetarian dish to share for a potluck dinner. Childcare will be provided. \nSupported with funding from the PVGrows Network. \nRegister Here (even if you are unable to attend the first gathering) \nFacilitated by members of the PVGrows Racial Equity in the Food System Working Group: \n\nSarah Bankert\, Program Manager\, Healthy Hampshire\, Collaborative for Educational Services\nLiz Wills-O’Gilvie\, Director\, Springfield Food Policy Council and Board President\, Gardening the Community\nCatherine Sands\, Director\, Fertile Ground  and Lecturer in Community Food Systems\, UMASS Amherst\nSara Tower\, PVGrows Racial Equity and Food System Working Group member\n\nThe PVGrows Racial Equity in the Food System Working Group was formed in 2013 to investigate and address systemic racism and inequities in the local food system.  The group has organized several open gatherings\, workshops\, and conversations exploring barriers to access\, building relationship across individuals and organizations working on racial equity and inclusion\, and visioning what a just local food system looks like.  They welcome new members to join their leadership team to help guide their work to create a more just and equitable food system in western MA.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/pvgrows-racial-equity-co-learning-community-meeting/
LOCATION:United Congregational Church\, 300 Appleton Street\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
ORGANIZER;CN="PVGrows":MAILTO:info@pvgrows.net
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170615T210000
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SUMMARY:Taco Night at Nuestras Raices
DESCRIPTION:Come and have a wonderful day with friends and family members at the Nuestras Raices Fundraising for our Community Gardens! Community Gardens\, are the heart of Nuestras Raices and through them\, we provide the opportunity to our local community to grow and eat healthy food during the whole season! So\, help us support Nuestras Raices work by coming to the Taco Night. \nMenu:\nComplete Plate: Rice and beans\, 2 tacos\, and salad grown at our Farm ($10.00)\nTacos alone ($2.50)\nAgua Fresca ($2.00)\nSalad ($2.50)\nRice and Beans ($2.50)\nTHERE WILL ALSO BE VEGETERIAN OPTIONS\n \nESPAÑOL\n¡Venga y tenga un gran día con amigos y miembros de la familia en la actividad de recaudación de fondos para los Jardines Comunitarios de Nuestras Raíces! ¡Los Jardines Comunitarios\, son el corazón de Nuestras Raíces ya través de ellos brindamos la oportunidad a nuestra comunidad local para crecer y comer alimentos saludables durante toda la temporada! Por lo tanto\, ayúdenos a apoyar el trabajo de Nuestras Raíces participando de esta actividad de Noche de Taco. \nMenú:\nPlato Completo: Arroz y frijoles\, 2 tacos\, y ensalada cultivada en nuestra Granja ($ 10.00)\nTacos solo ($ 2.50)\nAgua Fresca ($ 2.00)\nEnsalada ($ 2.50)\nArroz y Frijoles ($ 2.50)\nHABRAN TAMBIÉN OPCIONES VEGETARIANAS
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/taco-night-at-nuestras-raices/
LOCATION:Nuestras Raices – La Finca\, 24 Jones Ferry Road\, Holyoke\, MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170615T200000
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SUMMARY:Growing Cut Flowers: Seed to Vase - SEMAP Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join SEMAP and Weatherlow Florals to learn all about managing production of specialty cut flowers. Tour the flower fields and hoophouses at Weatherlow Farms and learn the ins and outs of growing specialty cut flowers for use in floral design\, whether for weddings\, events\, or your dining room table! We’ll discuss sourcing seeds and plugs\, trialing new varieties\, harvest and post-harvest tricks for extending vase life\, and what fun flowers and foliages you might want to add to your cutting garden. \nWhen: Thursday\, June 15\, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nWhere: Weatherlow Farm\, 845 Sodom Rd\, Westport\, MA \nCost:  $5 Beginning Farmer\, $15 SEMAP Members\, $20 General Public \nRegister online at semaponline.org/cutflowers
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/growing-cut-flowers-seed-to-vase-semap-workshop/
LOCATION:Weatherlow Farm\, 845 Sodom Rd\, Westport\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170614T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170614T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170530T185034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170530T185034Z
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SUMMARY:Milk from Feed: How does this happen?
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, June 14\, 5pm-6pm\n\nBarstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery\n\nPresenter: Mark Huyler\, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer\, UMass Amherst\nDairy cattle have the ability to convert feedstuffs into an exceptionally high quality product. Come learn about the critical relationship between the feed\, the cow\, and the mammary and how this results in the production of milk.\nMark Hulyer received his Ph.D. from Washington State University and Postdoctoral Training from Washington State University.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/milk-from-feed-how-does-this-happen/
LOCATION:Barstow’s Longview Farm\, 172 Hockanum Road\, Hadley
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170611T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170611T220000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170523T151942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T174351Z
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SUMMARY:Forgotten Farms film screening
DESCRIPTION:Documentary film Forgotten Farms screens at Memorial Hall in Shelburne Falls\, Sunday June 11\, 7pm  \nThe award winning documentary film\, Forgotten Farms\, will screen Sunday June 11 at Memorial Hall in Shelburne Falls. $5 suggested donation. Our Family Farms and The Shelburne Agricultural Committee are sponsoring this event.  A Q & A follows the screening with filmmakers Sarah Gardner (producer) & Dave Simonds (director) Chris Coffin (Land for Good)\, Brian Donahue (Brandeis) Warren Facey (Our Family Farms). \nForgotten Farms profiles the New England dairy farmer and examines the class divides in New England’s farm and food communities.   Producer Sarah Gardner: “There’s been a lot of focus on the new local food farmers\, so we spent the last three years filming conventional dairy farmers. Many of their farms have been in operation for over a century and we wanted to find a way to tell their story.  Forgotten Farms is their story.” \nNew England has lost over 10\,000 conventional dairy farms in the past 50 years; about 2\,000 farms remain. Collectively\, they tend 1.2 million acres of farmland and produce almost all of the milk consumed in New England. Director Dave Simonds said\, “In our enthusiasm for the local food movement\, many of us have forgotten that 75 years ago these farmers were at the center of a thriving local food economy.” Forgotten Farms reconsiders the role of these tenacious farm families. The film gives us a glimpse into the past and a vision of an expanded local agriculture that could serve all of New England’s population. \nDave Simonds (director) directed Cherry Cottage: the Story of an American House\, which premiered at the Berkshire International Film Festival in 2013\, and screened at festivals around the country. He was a familiar face in the indie-film renaissance of the late 80s and early 90s and his screen credits include Amateur\, The Book of Life\, Signs and Wonders\, The Fish in a Bathtub\, Henry Fool\, among many others. He appeared in music videos for Everything But the Girl\, Beth Orton and others.  He is currently working on a documentary called “The Hoy Boys” and a web series\, “Free Advice from an Old Guy.” \nSarah Gardner (producer) teaches environmental planning and is the Associate Director of the Center for Environmental Studies at Williams College. Her areas of research include land use\, climate change\, agriculture and food systems.  She was a leader of the North Berkshire Keep Farming project\, a three-year research initiative. She is the co-chair of the Williamstown Agricultural Commission and a Berkshire Grown board member.  Sarah is a graduate of Smith College\, she holds a Masters in Public Policy from Columbia University\, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the City University of New York. She has made two short films about tourism and farming in Eleuthera\, Bahamas. \nForgotten Farms\, screens Sunday June 11 at Memorial Hall\, Bridge Street\, Shelburne Falls.  \n$5 suggested donation.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/forgotten-farms-film-screening/
LOCATION:Memorial Hall\, 51 Bridge St\, Shelburne Falls\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170611T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170611T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170601T150727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170601T150727Z
UID:23745-1497186000-1497196800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Getting to Know Our Native Pollinators at Wildside Gardens
DESCRIPTION:Come join in at Wildside Gardens a well-established off-grid homestead and permaculture site in Conway\, MA. \n\n\nPresented by Tom Sullivan \nTom\, a much-sought-after speaker\, teacher and consultant with decades of knowledge to share about how to identify New England’s 374 species of wild bees and other pollinators vital to our future\, how to protect them\, and how to re-create the food sources and habitat they urgently need. \nWorkshop will be free of charge for Conway residents\, with a small fee for others. Workshop presenters will be offered expenses plus an honorarium. \nWorkshop is from 1:00 to 4:00 pm\, rain or shine\, suggested donation $10\, attendance limited to 12. \nTo register call 413-369-4616\, or email suebridge@wildsidegarden.com.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/getting-to-know-our-native-pollinators-at-wildside-gardens/
LOCATION:Wildside Gardens\, 37 Fisher Place Road\, Conway\, MA\, 01341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170611T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170611T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170530T152903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170530T152903Z
UID:23675-1497186000-1497196800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:BBQ Benefit at Diemand Farm
DESCRIPTION:Diemand Farm is hosting the second annual BBQ to benefit The Arredondo Family Foundation on June 11th from 1pm to 4pm. \nTo make this a successful event\, we are looking for help in the form of donations and advertising. \nWe are also looking for donations of gift baskets\, items\, or gift certificates that we can make into baskets for the raffle. \nWe can also use monetary donations. Checks can be made out to the Arredondo Family Foundation and mailed or dropped off at the farm at Diemand Farm 126 Mormon Hollow Rd. Millers Falls Ma 01349. \nPlease email the farm at diemandfarmstore@yahoo.com or call Anne at 413-522-4453 if you need to arrange for a pick-up of your donation\, or you can leave it at the farm store during business hours. All donations must be received by Wednesday June 7th.\nThank you for your help in making this a successful event.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/bbq-benefit-at-diemand-farm/
LOCATION:Diemand Farm\, 126 Mormon Hollow Road\, Wendell
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170611T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170611T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170525T170548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170525T170548Z
UID:23637-1497186000-1497196800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Mushroom Cultivation in Your Garden
DESCRIPTION:With Ari Rockland-Miller of The Mushroom Forager!\nLearn to create a landscape that produces a bounty of gourmet mushrooms while nourishing soil fertility and boosting vegetable yields. Participate in a hands on inoculation demonstration of king stropharia mushrooms in garden beds. Also\, discover how to maximize lion’s mane yields using the totem method. We will also cover outdoor shiitake production in the Northeast\, from inoculation methods to laying yard management and season extension. Participants will inoculate their own shiitake log to take home\, and enjoy a mushroom tasting. \nOur guest presenter\, Ari Rockland-Miller is a writer\, instructor and lecturer on wild and cultivated mushrooms and edible plants. He is co-founder of the popular blog The Mushroom Forager and is author of a forthcoming book on how to safely and fruitfully forage for the most coveted wild mushrooms in North America. The Mushroom Forager’s work has been featured on CNN’s Great Big Story\, New England Public Radio\, Vermont Public Radio\, and in magazines including Vermont Life and Northern Woodlands. \nWorkshop $35-$45 sliding scale (plus $15 to take a shiitake mushroom log to grow at home). Please register for this workshop by sending an email to Kay at ecologicalgardens@gmail.com or permacultureseries@gmail.com
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/mushroom-cultivation-in-your-garden/
LOCATION:Sowing Solutions\, 8 Deerfield Ave\, Shelburne Falls\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170610T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170610T150000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170530T184844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170530T184844Z
UID:23695-1497099600-1497106800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:The Latest and Greatest in Milk Production
DESCRIPTION:Free Walking Tour \nSaturday\, June 10 at 1pm \nTour begins at Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery \nGuided by: Dave Patteson\, FMS-Farm Management Support for Lely Robotics Vermont & Albany\nSee firsthand how robotics can help to deliver a safe\, consistent\, and tasty product all while providing exceptional cow comfort 24/7/365.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/the-latest-and-greatest-in-milk-production/
LOCATION:Barstow’s Longview Farm\, 172 Hockanum Road\, Hadley
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170610T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170610T120000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170525T150116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170525T181021Z
UID:23606-1497088800-1497096000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Greater Quabbin Food Alliance Invasive Plant Workshop
DESCRIPTION:At this outdoor workshop\, we’ll have Fletcher Clark\, DCR Service Forester\, who will talk about: \n· The threat invasive plant species pose to woodlands\n· Identification of invasive woody plant species\n· Available tools and resources to help manage invasive plant species on your property\n· Also\, hear from residents about how they have tackled invasive plants on their own properties. \nHeavy rain or thunderstorms cancel. We will spend the morning outside – please dress accordingly and wear comfortable shoes for walking in the woods. \nContact Mollie Freilicher 413-577-2966\, mollie.freilicher@state.ma.us. \n 
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/invasive-plant-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170609T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170610T220000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170608T143338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170608T143338Z
UID:23822-1497033000-1497132000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:6th Annual Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest
DESCRIPTION:WHEN:                Friday\, June 9th\, 2017 (6:30 – 9:30 pm\, invitation only industry session from 5:30 – 6:30 pm) \nSaturday\, June 10th\, 2017 (3-6 pm\, 7-10 pm) \nCOST:                 $48 per ticket / $89 per pair \nTICKET SITE:      hyperlocalbrew.eventbrite.com \nCONTACTS:        Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest Festival Team: (617) 395-7680\, localcraftbrew@sbnmass.org \nFor brew fans and lovers of New England fare\, the Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts (SBN) is presenting the 6th Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest to The Center for Arts at the Armory in Somerville\, MA for three public sessions over two days.  Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest is the only festival of its kind in the country that focuses on local brews with locally sourced ingredients. The festival brings together dozens of breweries\, cideries\, meaderies\, and artisan beverage crafters offering more than 75 tasting samples along with food from skillful local chefs and bakers from all over New England to celebrate with local craft brew fans. This year SBN is launching an invitation-only Industry Session in collaboration with aimed at connecting local restaurants\, institutions\, and retailers interested in sourcing local beverages with local brewers and artisan beverage makers. \nThe Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest is a unique opportunity to meet the makers of local brews and beverages in an intimate setting while exploring brews that go beyond local.  To qualify as “Hyper-Local\,” not only are the beers\, ciders\, meads\, and artisan beverages made by New England producers\, many of the products reflect local sourcing created with ingredients grown\, made\, or harvested in New England\, or malted in local facilities. This year we look forward to Ale made from local beets\, cold-pressed coffee sweetened with New Hampshire honey\, ciders made from New England Apples\, and much more. \nWhile all three sessions are jam-packed with local goodness\, the Friday Beer on Cask Tasting night session (June 9th\, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm) calls out to the most passionate\, adventurous\, and curious and die-hard of brew fans. Cask night also features commercial brews and is coordinated by Randy Baril\, former Head Cellerman of NERAX (the New England Real Ale eXhibition). Attendees can sample unfiltered and unpasteurized beer with no nitrogen or carbon dioxide added. Cask products are made exclusively for the festival from six craft brewers and a cider producer listed . \nThe Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest is not only an opportunity to sample the cornucopia of flavors New England offers\, it’s a chance to raise your glass to a good cause. A fundraiser for the Boston Local Food Program\, the festival is a double-win: drink craft beer\, and feel good doing it! Admission is $48 for a single ticket\, $89 for a pair. Tickets are available through Eventbrite at hyperlocalbrew.eventbrite.com.  Admission includes unlimited samples of beer\, cider\, mead\, and artisan beverages from local vendors. Local food will be on sale for $6 or less and there will be local food samples. \nVendors Include (as of June 1\, 2017): \n\n\n\n1.       Aeronaut Brewing \n2.       Bent Water Brewing Co \n3.       Berkshire Brewing \n4.       Boston Beer Co. \n5.       Brazo Fuerte \n6.       Cambridge Brewing Co \n7.       Clown Shoes \n8.       Down the Road \n9.       Ipswich Ale Brewery \n10.   Magic Hat \n11.   NBPT Brewing \n12.   Peak Organic\n13.   Portico \n14.   Ricker Hill \n15.   Turtle Swamp \n16.   Commonwealth Coffee Co. \n17.   DRINKmaple \n18.   Green Bee \n19.   ParTea \n20.   Artifact Cider \n21.   Bantam Cider \n22.   Farmer Willie’s Craft Ginger Beer\n23.   Lookout Farm \n24.   Moonlight Meadery \n25.   Prospect Ciderworks \n26.   Stowe Cider \n27.   Alex’s Ugly Sauce \n28.   Fox Point Pickling \n29.   Just Add Cooking \n30.   Koy \n31.   Oat Shop \n32.   Q’s Nuts \n33.   Red Lentil\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nCask Vendors include: \n34.   Aeronaut Brewing – Hop Hop and Away – with added Rakau hops (4.8%) \n35.   Battle Road – Lord Stirling’s Scottish Ale (5.3%) \n36.   Lookout Farm – Farmhouse – conditioned with Black Currant\, Sour Cherry and Pomegranate (5%) \n37.   Medusa – Solo Project: Centennial – Single hop American Pale Ale\, (5.4%) \n38.   Turtle Swamp – Nik’s Bitter – An American style Bitter (4.5%) \n39.   Barrel House Z – 1988 – Real Ale aged in Bully Boy Whiskey Barrels (8.5%) \n40.   Lamplighter – Werewolves of Cambridge – Porter (6.4%)\n  \n \n  \n \n\n\n\n\nSBN’s Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest is sponsored by Aeronaut Brewing\, Edible Boston\, Samuel Adams\, Green Cambridge\, Maine Brew Bus\, and The Williams Agency. The Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest is affiliated with\, and is a major annual fundraiser for\, the Annual Boston Local Food Festival\, produced by the Sustainable Business Network\, Sunday\, September 17\, 2017 on The Greenway in Boston\, MA. The Sustainable Business Network\, founded in 1988\, aims to support the local food economy and defines “local” as products grown and produced in New England with Massachusetts as the first preference. SBN’s Local Craft Spirits Festival highlights local products as well as products that include local ingredients. To learn more about SBN\, please visit sbnmass.org
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/6th-annual-hyper-local-craft-brewfest/
LOCATION:The Center for Arts at the Armory\, 191 Highland Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, 02143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170607T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170609T220000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170509T195956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170525T180809Z
UID:23484-1496829600-1497045600@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Local Sustainable Economies: Building Entrepreneurship and Community Resilience with the Sustainable Business Network
DESCRIPTION:The Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts is excited to present the Local Sustainable Economies Conference at Northeastern University in Boston\, MA from Wednesday\, June 7 until Friday\, June 9\, 2017. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis Conference is for local entrepreneurs and those who support and connect them. We define an entrepreneur as anyone who does something to create magic\, whether that takes the form of a business\, a non-profit organization\, or a community initiative. \nIf you care deeply about growing local business and you’re putting that passion into action\, then this conference is for you. \nFind more info and register here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/local-sustainable-economies-building-entrepreneurship-and-community-resilience/
LOCATION:Northeastern University\, 260 Huntington Avenue\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170606T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170606T130000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170227T204720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170227T204720Z
UID:22610-1496737800-1496754000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Greater Quabbin Food Alliance Spring Gathering
DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, June 6th\, 2017\nTime: 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM\nWhere: Orange Innovation Center\, 131 W Main Street in Orange. \nFood Alliance Website \nEconomic Disparity and Food Access Working Group busy discussing ways to increase local food production and make healthy food affordable for everyone.\nCome for the spring gathering of the Greater Quabbin Food Alliance on June 6th\, 2017 to share ideas\, learn\, network\, and enjoy a free local lunch! \nOver the past 3 years the Food Alliance has helped to connect dozens of diverse organizations\, farmers\, and businesses from all over the region to collaborate on initiatives to further strengthen our communities in the Greater Quabbin Region. \nCurrent collaborative projects include:\nOrganizing a workshop for food service directors in order to increase local food procurement in schools.\nLaunching a 3-year strategic plan to increase access to healthy\, local food and improve our local markets\, including the Orange and Athol Farmers Markets and Quabbin Harvest Co-op.\nPlanning a second workshop in a series for Quabbin area event organizers to divert food waste and recycle at their events (e.g.\, festivals\, fairs\, races\, community meals\, etc).\nCome learn about these and other ongoing initiatives across the region! \nWant to share a project or initative you are working on? Consider giving a “Lightning Talk” at the gathering. A Lightning Talk is a 5 minute presentation that you or your organization is working on related to food\, health\, composting\, business development\, education\, etc (click here to see past presenters). If you are interested in presenting a Lightning Talk please contact Maggie Hensel at 978-248-2055 ext 29 or farmconservation_americorps@mountgrace.org
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/greater-quabbin-food-alliance-spring-gathering/
LOCATION:Orange Innovation Center\, 131 West Main Street\, Orange\, MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170604T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170604T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170509T182224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170525T180540Z
UID:23477-1496595600-1496606400@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Farm-To-Table Dinner at Crimson & Clover
DESCRIPTION:Wheelhouse Farm Truck will return to Crimson & Clover Farm for another glorious 4-course meal. There will be an intimate gourmet meal\, meet the farmers\, and learn more about the local farm scene. \nBYOB: No alcohol will be served\, but you are welcome to bring your own beverage. \nThe setting: Crimson & Clover Farm is set on 40-acres of the Northampton Community Farm\, a 121-acre parcel of permanently preserved farmland in Florence. Farmers Nate Frigard and Jen Smith grow vegetables\, fruits\, and flowers for a CSA and farmer’s markets. \nThe Menu! \nTo Start \n\nSeared spigariello with ricotta and black pepper\n\nFresh \n\nSalad of peashoots\, asparagus\, and young kale with calendula and cured egg. Garnished with chive flowers and pickled radish; dressed with green garlic and cider vinaigrette.\n\nMain \n\nFarrotto with lamb\, mint\, rhubarb\, coriander and cardamom\nFarrotto with braised carrots\, charred onion and potato (vegetarian)\n\n*Risotto for gluten-free guests\n\n\n\nDessert \n\nRhubarb crumb pastry\n\nJoin in on a delicious evening at the farm!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/farm-to-table-dinner-at-crimson-clover/
LOCATION:Crimson & Clover Farm\, 215 Spring St\, Florence\, MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170604T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170604T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170323T204631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170503T192543Z
UID:22909-1496584800-1496599200@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Polka Party Benefit for Senior FarmShare
DESCRIPTION:Join CISA and WHMP for an afternoon of live polka\, cold beer and delicious food to benefit CISA’s Senior Farm Share Program!\n \nDance to the lively sounds of Grammy-nominated and Polka Hall of Fame member Dennis Polisky & The Maestro’s Men. Partial proceeds from the event help feed local seniors in need.  \nSunday\, June 4 from 2-6 pm at the Hatfield Lion’s Club Pavilion. \nLimited number of early bird tickets available right here\, save $5! \nCISA’s Senior FarmShare program provides shares of the local harvest to low-income seniors. Each participating senior receives 10 weeks of fresh\, local produce delivered to their residence or a local senior center. \nIn 2016\, the Senior Farm Share program provided food for 500 local seniors throughout Hampden\, Hampshire\, and Franklin Counties. The program relies on a mix of state funds and public generosity to provide fresh\, local food to our low income seniors.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/polka-party-benefit-for-senior-farmshare/
LOCATION:Hatfield Lion’s Club Pavilion\, 15 Billings Way\, Hatfield\, MA\, 01038\, United States
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170604T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170604T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170601T150306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170601T150306Z
UID:23742-1496581200-1496592000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Soil Fertility for the Long\, Long Run at Wildside Gardens
DESCRIPTION:Come join in at Wildside Gardens a well-established off-grid homestead and permaculture site in Conway\, MA. \n\nThis Saturday learn soil fertility\, balancing minerals and reading Logan Lab soil tests with Emmet Van Dreische. \nEmmet owns a coppiced Christmas tree farm in Ashfield and spends the rest of the year editing scientific manuscripts\, scything people’s properties and teaching spoon carving. This year he will reprise two popular workshops\, the first on soil fertility and the second on how to use a scythe. \nWorkshop will be free of charge for Conway residents\, with a small fee for others. Workshop presenters will be offered expenses plus an honorarium. \nWorkshop is from 1:00 to 4:00 pm\, rain or shine\, suggested donation $10\, attendance limited to 12. \nTo register call 413-369-4616\, or email suebridge@wildsidegarden.com. \n 
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/soil-fertility-for-the-long-long-run-at-wildside-gardens/
LOCATION:Wildside Gardens\, 37 Fisher Place Road\, Conway\, MA\, 01341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170604T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170604T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170522T152827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170525T180251Z
UID:23541-1496574000-1496592000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Mount Grace's Party in the Hollow
DESCRIPTION:Join Mount Grace for the Party In The Hollow\, a Festival to Support Local Farms! \nMount Grace is working with farmers\, landowners\, and community partners to permanently protect more than 700 acres of farms and forests in Wendell and Montague this year.  All proceeds go to saving local farms in the Valley and the North Quabbin. \n \nParty in the Hollow Festival Details: \n\n7K Chicken Run Trail Race along a rugged and scenic trail through Wendell State Forest starting at 10AM\nLocal food\, including a BBQ lunch from from Diemand Farm (Pulled Turkey BBQ Sandwich OR Vegan Quinoa & Black Bean Salad) served from 12-2pm\nIce cream from Flayvors\nCoffee from Dean’s Beans\nLocal brews from Element Brewing Company\nLive music from the Equalites\, Shokazoba\, and The Gaslight Tinkers\nLocal art vendors\nFamily friendly kids’ activities\nStories celebrating farmers and the land\nTours of the land!\nFarm animals\n\nALL festival tickets\, food tickets\, and race tickets must be purchased in advance online or by calling 978-248-2055 x15. \nFestival Tickets: Kids’ festival attendance is FREE. Buy early bird festival tickets for $10 by May 25th ($15 after May 25th). \nLunch Tickets: Diemand Farm BBQ lunch (meat or vegetarian options) is $10 for adults and $8 for kids 12 and under\, available from 12-2pm. \nRace Tickets: Chicken Run registration is $10 by May 25th ($20 after May 25th) and first 50 registrants get a FREE Chicken Run T-shirt!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/party-in-the-hollow/
LOCATION:Diemand Farm\, 126 Mormon Hollow Road\, Wendell
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170603T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170603T150000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170530T184616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170530T184616Z
UID:23693-1496494800-1496502000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Sustainability in Agriculture: Anaerobic Digestion
DESCRIPTION:Free Walking Tour \nSaturday\, June 3 at 1pm \nTour begins at Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery \nGuided by: Michael Bland\, Vanguard Renewables \nBarstow’s Longview Farm uses an anaerobic digester to take food waste from local food producers and manure from our dairy cows and turn it into enough electricity to power 250 homes. Learn more about the digester on a free walking tour open to the public. Closed toed shoes are recommended.\nMichael Bland is a lifelong neighbor and friend of Barstow’s Longview Farm.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/sustainability-in-agriculture-anaerobic-digestion/
LOCATION:Barstow’s Longview Farm\, 172 Hockanum Road\, Hadley
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170603T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170603T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170327T190200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170502T174013Z
UID:22947-1496484000-1496512800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:WGBY Asparagus Festival
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate All Things Local & Agricultural! \nAdmission is free and open to the public. (Suggested donation $5.) \nLive Music\nDon’t miss headlining bands from Signature Sounds. Wear your dancing shoes. \nFarmers’ & Makers’ Market\nSupport the local slow food movement by visiting the booths hosted by area farmers. In addition\, see the craftsmanship of some of Western Massachusetts’ most talented artisans along with the displays of other “makers\,” businesses\, and community groups. \nCraft Beer\nAles and lagers galore\, all curated by State Street Wines & Spirits. Come thirsty\, as Artifact Cider Project\, Artisan Beverage Cooperative\, Berkshire Brewing Company\, Brewmaster Jack\, Building 8\, Lefty’s\, The People’s Pint\, and other local breweries will all be serving up some of their best pints. \nLocal Food\nThere will be plenty of food on hand\, too. Tasty festival favorites at the 2016 WGBY Asparagus Festival included Flavours of Cook Farm’s asparagus ice cream\, Hadley Swaz Fried Potatoes\, Barstow Burgers\, Spoletos\, Hillsides Asparagus Pizza\, and fare from Wildwood Barbeque. Also were “farm-to-truck” food trucks representing The UMass University Club\, Simple Gifts Farm\, Wheelhouse Farm. Locally produced beverages were also served. \nReally want to get a taste of the Valley? \nCheck Out Our Farm-to-Table Chef’s Spearit Lunch » \nKids Fun ‘n Games & Curious George \nIn a kids’ area WGBY is called the Asparagus Sprouts section\, children enjoy: \nPBS Characters—In 2016\, it was a meet ’n greet with Curious George. \nActivity Stations—Engaging displays hosted by numerous community partners. \nOutdoor Games—Active learning games\, including Asparagus Pick\, which tests a child’s ability to pick asparagus as their grandparents did\, and Valley Scramble\, an agricultural-themed spinoff of PBS Kids’ Kart Kingdom. \nWhole Foods Cooking School—Whole Foods Market Hadley help get young ones capable in the kitchen during the 2016 WGBY Asparagus Festival with a free-admission event called Valley Kids Cook. Children will enjoy working hands-on with locally grown crops. \nAgriculture & History\nIn 2016\, farmers’ displays and a WGBY tent also presented information and documentaries about the agricultural history of our region\, and the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association showcased its Jurassic Roadshow of rocks\, tracks\, and fossils from the western New England. \nFestival Sustainability\nWith a nod toward environmentalism in agriculture\, WGBY’s Asparagus Festival served its food and beverages using compostable serveware from Alternative Recycling Systems. The West Hatfield\, Mass.-based waste management company will also handle all waste and recycling at the event.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/wgby-asparagus-festival-3/
LOCATION:Hadley Town Common\, Rt 9\, Russell Street\, Hadley\, MA\, 01035
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170603T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170603T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T151529
CREATED:20170530T151546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170530T151546Z
UID:23673-1496482200-1496493000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Annual Bee Fest
DESCRIPTION:2017 Langstroth Bee Fest to be held at Second Congregational Church\, Greenfield\, MA\, on Saturday\, June 3 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. \nMyraid activities will take place throughout the festival including timely bee education for adults from regional and statewide experts along with a multitude of children’s activities (Pollinator Parade through Farmer’s Market\, bee crafts\, bee piñata\, bee dances\, & bee prizes.) All this sweet activity will be located at the stone church next to Town Hall and Greenfield Farmers’ Market. \nAlong with a jam–packed morning of bee-themed events\, visitors are invited to visit the permanent exhibit to honor Langstroth\, unveiled last year. It features photographs\, a copy of his classic beekeeper’s manual\, “The Hive and Honey-bee\,” and more.  Outside\, a permanent granite monument to him\, installed in 1947\, has gotten a face lift with a welcoming pad added comprised of bee cell shaped stones.\nWhat’s the point of all this bee-centric activity?  According to Rev. Corey Sanderson\, current pastor at Second Church\, “Our congregation feels a special calling to provide timely and relevant information about bees.  Against the backdrop of serious worldwide bee die-off\, we have the privilege of rich history with these hard-working pollinators.” \nWhat else? A huge collection of bee-themed products valued at over $2\,500 donated by artists and companies across the U.S. resulted in gift baskets and sweet Silent Auction prizes for some lucky winners. Proceeds will help feed hungry people through SNAP coupons used at Farmers’ Market for local food\, Just Roots that shares locally-grown food with residents and schools\, and worldwide through Heifer Project International all part of Second Church’s outreach mission. \nWant more? The first 100 people receive a free pollinator plant\, courtesy of Pioneer Gardens\, Deerfield. Take a selfie with a costumed bee and the bee piñata then break it open for prizes. See live bees in an observation hive by Franklin Co. Beekeepers\, facepaint\, make bee crowns and wands\, play bee games\, drink Arizona Honey Tea. At noon\, a cake will be shared to celebrate Langstroth’s 207th birthday.  Oh\, yes\, and this community event is free.   All are welcome.   Sponsors include:  Tire Warehouse\, Opus\, Magpie\, Karen’s Dance Studio\, Sherwin Williams\, Arizona Tea Company\, Greenfield Farmer’s Market\, Johnny’s Seeds\, Pioneer Gardens.  Organized by members of Second Congregational Church and Franklin County Beekeeper’s Association. For more information: https://www.facebook.com/beefest/ \nSCHEDULE of EVENTS: \n9:30-11:30 Kids Honey Bee Tea Party -sideyard \nCrafts (Bee wands\, crowns)\, bee games\, facepainting\, FREE BEES & bee bags \nBee Face-in-hole Photo Op \nBee Pinata: take a selfie \n~First 100 get free bee-loving plant & seeds \nEAT: Magpie’s Honey Pie\, AZ Tea\, popcorn \n10:30 Adults Learn about the latest bee research\, local history\, bee health and more in the sanctuary. \nKeynote Kim Flottum speaks at 11:00 \n10:45 Karen’s Dance Studio on lawn \n11:00 Pollinators Parade through Farmers’ Market then enjoy photo ops \n11:15 Break open Bee Pinata \n11:30 Bee Quilt Auction-in sanctuary \n11:45 Garden Award- in sanctuary with Gov. Deval Patrick \n12:00 Langstroth’s 207th bday cake! \n12:15 Bee basket drawings! Get Tix early!! \nAll Day: \nTake a chance & win bee-themed items valued at over $2\,000! Proceeds after expenses go to Just Roots\, Heifer Project Int’l & SNAP
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/annual-bee-fest-2/
LOCATION:Second Congregational Church\, Greenfield\, MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170603
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170605
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CREATED:20170111T182258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170530T164907Z
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SUMMARY:Strolling of the Heifers Weekend
DESCRIPTION:A weekend of fun and education for the whole family\, built around the world-famous\, agriculturally-themed Strolling of the Heifers Parade\, which takes place Saturday\, June 3 at 10 a.m. sharp on Brattleboro’s historic Main Street. Watch scores of lovable heifer calves led by future farmers\, followed by many other farm animals\, bands\, tractors\, floats\, clowns and much more. When it’s over\, follow the crowd to the all-day 11-acre Slow Living Expo for food\, music\, dance\, demonstrations\, exhibits and fun\, all related to our mission of sustaining family farms by connecting people with healthy local food.  For more information click here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/strolling-of-the-heifers-weekend-3/
LOCATION:Downtown Brattleboro\, Brattleboro\, VT
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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