During this class we will cover pickles of many varieties, with a particular focus on cucumber pickles, both naturally fermented pickles & vinegar pickles (canned & refrigerator). Includes a basic introduction to canning. We will make and can a batch of vinegar pickles for participants to take home. Admission for this workshop is $40. For more […]
Berkshire East and The Recorder are proud to partner up for the 1st Annual Franklin County Beer Fest on Saturday July 16, 2016. This event, which will be held at Berkshire East Mountain Resort, will feature beer from several local breweries, local ciders and local mead and libations. Join them for an afternoon of music, food […]
THREE WOMEN'S PASSION FOR PLANTS Mix one award winning botanical illustrator, with a renaissance style florist & caterer, add an MHS award winning garden designer & grower and you have a recipe for an afternoon of hands-on learning about perennials, best annuals for cutting, floral & garden design and more! Beverly Duncan, studied Graphic Design at […]
Bug Hill is having a July workshop on the farm! Mix one award-winning botanical illustrator*, with a renaissance-style florist & caterer**, and add an MHS award-winning garden designer & grower*** and you have a recipe for an afternoon of hands-on learning! Participants will learn essential elements of floral and garden design. Tour the farm gardens to see design principles in action & cut and […]
For centuries, biochar was used by the indigenous peoples of amazonia as a natural and easily-obtained soil amendment that builds microbial communities and long-term fertility in soils. Recently, farmers and researchers have been finding that not only does biochar create an incredibly rich habitat for microbes, nematodes, and fungi, it also adds stable carbon to […]
Please join the Central MA Dairy Producers Association, UMass Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, MDAR, USDA-NRCS, and USDA FSA for their annual Twilight Meeting. This year the meeting will be hosted by Jordan Dairy Farm in Rutland, MA. Highlights of this year include information about no till corn cover crop system, with demonstration and case studies by […]
Making dairy ferments at home is a delicious, fun and cost-effective way to add probiotics to your diet, and make lactose more digestable. In this class we will cover how to make yogurt, kefir & simple fresh cheeses. We will make yogurt, kefir and one simple cheese. Taste our homemade dairy ferments during class! If […]
Learn about preparing & cooking grass-fed meat direct from the dedicated local farmers of our community, then join us for a flavor-filled luncheon on the farm's front porch of beef and pork recipes with all the trimmings! Menu: All meat from Ashfield: Steady Lane grass fed beef and Manda Farm grass fed pork. Organic Vegetables from local sources […]