October 8, 2017, 2:00-5:00pm Just Roots Farm in Greenfield Calling all extreme farmers! ... or just your average farm crew prone to antics and friendly competition. The Farm Olympics is coming to the Pioneer Valley! Recommended training regimens might include weeding with gusto, launching hay bales, estimating vegetable weights, racing crates of potatoes down pathways […]
After a day of hiking, leafing peeping or pumpkin picking, you’ll want to be sure to join this quintessential New England autumn event at Red Fire Farm in Granby. Wheelhouse Farm Truck and Catering will be preparing a delicious multi-course meal using the bounty from the certified organic farm. Not only will you be led […]
In the span of a generation in Henry County, Kentucky, the agrarian virtues of simplicity and sustainable farming have been replaced by capital-intensive industrial agriculture, fraying the rural community’s fabric. LOOK & SEE tells the stories of several residents of Henry County, as seen through the mind’s eye of writer, farmer, and activist Wendell Berry. […]
Lecture by Julie Guthman, 2017–2018 Frances B. Cashin Fellow, Radcliffe Institute; professor of social sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz The alternative food movement has been tremendously successful at raising awareness of many of the public health and ecological consequences of the conventional food system. Yet, as many critics have noted, market-based alternatives have done […]
Bob Beckwith will walk attendees through the stewardship options that he used in his woods to create wildlife habitat and regenerate oak. Chat with local woodland owners, foresters, loggers, and other land conservation professionals about options for you and your woods. Bob will host a barbecue. Space is limited. RVSP by Oct. 10th to reserve […]
The inaugural Working Weavers Studio Trail will be a celebration of handwoven textiles by production weavers in the Pioneer Valley. Taking place at the height of fall foliage, the Working Weavers Studio Trail is October 14 and 15, 2017. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the weavers, see the tools of their trade, purchase […]
Share the Avenue A harvest! We'll be picking and pressing the local apples growing around downtown. 10am - Gather at the Great Falls Discover Center. Join up w/ friends and grab an "Apple Map". Break up into teams and harvest our apples, either on foot or by bike. Folks on foot will pick the trees […]
Celebrate Mount Grace's partnership with Red Fire Farm at the 2017 Annual Meeting—held on Saturday, October 14, in the open air at Red Fire Farm—184 Meadow Road, Montague. Learn about Mount Grace's recent conservation success and an exciting new model for New England farm conservation. Tickets and more information are available here. Tickets with lunch […]