To celebrate Maple Weekend, March 19-20, many restaurants will be featuring delicious appetizers, entrees, side dishes, deserts and cocktails made with Massachusetts maple syrup. Come out to support local businesses and eat some delicious food! For the full list of participating restaurants visit www.massmaple.org/mwrestaurants.php
Spring is the season for pruning and grafting, two skills necessary for healthy trees. Pruning allows air flow through your trees to minimize fungal diseases, and can cause old trees to fruit again. This workshop will cover pruning trees of all ages, including recovery pruning for abandoned trees. Grafting allows for changes in the apple […]
Celebrate spring! Join Seeds of Solidarity founders and farmers Ricky Baruc and Deb Habib for a free workshop on garden season extension, including how to make low tunnels (mini-greenhouses) and suggestions for cool weather crops to get your garden going nice and early. The workshop will be held at the Orange Innovation Center (OIC), 131 W. […]
In this class, we will make a basic batch of cold-processed soap using all-natural carrier oils, commercial lye & essential oils. We will discuss how you can formulate your own recipe based on your needs, as well as colorants, exfoliants, hot-processed soap & how you can make your own lye. All participants are invited to take home a free bar of the soap we make in […]
The Full-Belly Benefit Dance Party was created eight years ago to capture the incredible outpouring of support and community involvement during the Obama campaign and turn some of that attention to our local community. The sponsors of this event are local farmers, educators, and food purveyors who recognize the importance of strengthening food security, both […]
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 […]
Massachusetts Maple Producers Association members celebrate sugaring with its annual Maple Weekend on March 19 & 20, by opening their sugarhouses for tours, selling treats, and giving out samples of hot-off-the-evaporator syrup. Massachusetts Association of Agriculture Commissions invites you to come see its Vice President of Education Steve Damon in his agricultural element on Sunday, […]
“Agritourism” attractions are increasingly popular to tourists and locals alike. Have an interest in becoming part of the growing “Agritourism” trend in Massachusetts? Join us for the first in a series of workshops with successful agritourism businesses and tourism professionals on how to plan for and promote tourism at your farm. These free, half-day workshops will […]