Hawley’s quinquennial Pudding Hollow Pudding Festival Sunday, October 6, beginning at 11 a.m. Hawley Meeting House and Grove on East Hawley Road In addition to the pudding contest, the festival will include a cider tasting, a tasty lunch, a pudding parade, homespun Hawley entertainment, and the crowning of the pudding head. The day is a […]
Sunday, October 6 1-3PM Yoga Center Amherst 17 Kellogg Avenue, 2nd floor Amherst, MA How can we use more fresh local produce year round to create healthy and delicious meals? New England has a bounty of local farms providing the freshest ingredients that naturally support our bodies as we transition from season to season. But […]
Food Safety Course: Preventive Controls for Human Food Certification Training - Blended Online/In-person Course This course is especially suited for food processing businesses. Online portion must be completed before in-person portion on October 7. COURSE DESCRIPTION: The Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-based Preventive Controls for Human Food FDA regulation is intended to ensure […]
When: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 from 5 pm to 7 pm Where: UMass Agricultural Learning Center, 911 North Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01003 Packhouse pests, including birds and rodents, affect produce quality and pose food safety risks. They can also be hard to get rid of! New food safety regulations require that covered farms have […]
"Keeping the Light Alive Ancient Ponies Farm, Amherst, MA Sunday, Oct 13th, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM This workshop dives into the practical and gritty details of reliably keeping green food crops alive, “against the calendar” (with no fossil fuel), using cold-hardy crops protected by high and low tunnel (unheated) hoophouses, through the harsh New […]
Farm Business Planning Course October 15 to December 3: Every Tuesday from 6:00pm - 9:00pm (includes remote online classes) New Entry Farmer Training Center: 733 Cabot Street, Moraine Farm, Beverly, MA Instructors: Kevin Cody and Ben Zoba What to Expect Over the eight-week course, you will create a plan to start or grow your farm […]
Announcing the 4th Annual Producer and Buyer Forum With Keynote Speaker Dan Horan of Five Acre Farms Discussing the Rewards and Risks of Growth MIDDLEBURY, VT – All growers, food producers, retail and institutional buyers and distributors are invited to attend the 2019 Producer and Buyer Forum. Hosted in partnership with the Vermont Agency of […]
Although we tend to associate climate change with transportation and coal, the food we eat is one of the greatest contributors to the crisis. Which means that just by changing the way you eat, you can have a significant impact on the future of our planet. Focusing on the work of Project Drawdown this special […]