Events

The 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.
This 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.

Come join in at Wildside Gardens a well-established off-grid homestead and permaculture site in Conway, MA. Presented by Jono Neiger and co-sponsored by the Northeast Organic Farmers Association Jono 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 […]

Rain or Shine! Family Friendly! Afternoon Strawberry Tasting at the Farm – Free! 2-5 pm on the farm at 7 Carver Street, Granby, MA Come 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. […]

Free Wagon Ride Tour Saturday, June 17 at 2:30pm Tour begins at Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery Guided by: Caroline Barstow, DVM, Hess McWilliams Veterinary Services Food 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 […]

Save the date! Monday, June 19, 2017, at 7:00 pm Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington A discussion with the filmmakers will follow the screening. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased immediately prior to the event. or reserved in advance by calling 413.528.0041. To learn more about this amazing film and the issues facing dairy […]

Tuesday, June 20, 5pm-6pm Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery Presenter: Lee Halasz, MassLIFT-AmeriCorps Regional Conservation Coordinator, Kestrel Land Trust The 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 […]

Wednesday, June 21, 5pm-6pm Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery Presenter: Claire Morenon, Communications Manager at CISA, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture Dairy 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 […]

Relaxing, self-guided tours of the farm, local artisans and crafters vending their products, workshops and demonstrations throughout the weekend.