Planting and designing an agroforestry-based farm is both a science and an art. It’s easy to get stuck in your head when approaching a site, and mulling over choices, such as whether to leave a section of land for pollinators, or how to select the most suitable trees for sun exposure and soil type. Whether […]
Date: Saturday, September 13 Time: 1:00–3:30 PM Cost: $25 for NOFA-NH Members / $35 Nonmembers Limited to 15 participants Registration and more info: nofanh.org/picadillyintensive
Join us in the Berkshires! Farmer Laura Tupper will lead a farm tour with a focus on cut flower production. She will also discuss the paper pot transplanter that she uses to grow sunflowers. Extension Educator Hannah Whitehead will talk about a UMass project to track labor and costs associated with sunflower production. And UMass […]
Register here! Join CISA and farmers Meghan Hastings and Dave Kaskeski for a farm walk at Dave’s Natural Garden in Granby, MA, where a combined strategy of income stream diversification, forward-thinking adaptations to climate change, and a lot of hard work have led to a thriving farm business and neighborhood food hub. The event starts […]
Join us at Just Roots Farm (34 Glenbrook Drive in Greenfield) as we celebrate our community and the local harvest in our newly renovated historic barn! Dance the night away with local Cajun two-step band, Les Taiauts, enjoy snacks and beverages provided by local businesses, and bid in a silent auction featuring donated local gifts […]
Join us for a tour of Big River Chestnuts agroforestry farm, cohosted with Sowing Solutions Permaculture. We’ll talk about growing and caring for chestnuts, soil health, alley cropping, grazing sheep under the trees, and the future of a chestnut industry in New England and the Pioneer Valley. Plant sale: We have limited quantities of potted hybrid […]
Register here! Many people are suffering from emotional consequences associated with anticipated or actual environmental changes and reacting with despair, grief, or uncertainty. Farmers, ranchers, and food producers have uniquely intimate relationships to places and landscapes, and as a result, are especially vulnerable to climate-related anxiety. Berkshire Agricultural Ventures will host this introductory session with […]
Register here! Join CISA and University of New Hampshire Extension for an event exploring how farmers and others working in food systems are experiencing and coping with climate grief. Many people are suffering from emotional consequences associated with anticipated or actual environmental changes and reacting with despair, grief, or uncertainty. Farmers, ranchers, and food producers […]