Gardener’s Gathering
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8 events found.
Events
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Hancock St. Garden 256 Hancock St, Springfield, MA
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Workshop: Backyard Chickens
The Haberdashery 52 Union Street, Easthampton, MA, United StatesDo you want to add a backyard flock to your home? Raising chickens is a fun and rewarding pastime, and it is a wonderful place to start if you're interested in livestock. Chickens can provide eggs, meat, fertilizer and companionship. They are simple to care for, but the first year is always the most trying. We're here […]
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Herbal Approaches to Lyme Disease
Sawmill Herb Farm 140 Meadow Rd , Florence, MASawmill Herb Farm in Florence and Bonnie Bloom of Blue Crow Botanicals will be giving a talk on Herbal Approaches to Lyme Disease Tick born illness is complex and difficult. Bonnie will go over options for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and recovery so that we can feel safer living in this endemic area. There is a lot people can […]
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Pasture Day
Barstow's Longview Farm 172 Hockanum Road, HadleyPasture Day will be held at Barstow's on Saturday, May 7! This event is held on the day that the girls come out of the barns from winter into the warm sunshine! They love it - as you can tell from all of the frolicking going on. Cows are out at 1pm. Get here early […]
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Birds and Breakfast
Book & Plow Farm 425 S. East Street, Amherst, MABirds and Breakfast is back for its 5th year of spotting beautiful birds and enjoying bountiful breakfasts! Join Pete McLean for a 2 hour bird walk around the varied habitats of Book & Plow Farm. Once the group has seen its fair share of bird beauties we retire to the top of Tuttle Hill where a […]
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Designing for Climate Change in your Backyard
Shutesbury Town Hall 1 Cooleyville Road, Shutesbury, MA, United StatesClimate change is already having real impacts for people all over the world. In this talk, we'll look at some strategies for using permaculture design to develop more effective and resilient systems that can help us face increasingly extreme effects of climate change. This includes how to take steps towards growing your own food, managing […]
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Workshop: EPA Worker Protection Standard
Hadley Farms Meeting House 41 Russell Street, Hadley, MAPA Worker Protection Standard Train-the-Trainer Courses for Organic and Non-Certified Pesticide Users All farmworkers must be trained under the EPA Worker Protection Standard (WPS) if your farm uses any pesticides, including those approved for organic production and other general use pesticides. The agricultural worker employer is responsible for complying with all components of WPS including […]
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Workshop: Farm Financials
Stone Barns Center Pocantico Hills, NY, United StatesMost farmers keep some sort of financial records in order to file taxes and/or apply for a loan. Within the numbers are details about the farm’s operations — its efficiency and profitability. Being able to create financial statements is the first part. Next is learning how to use the statements to garner important information about […]