Join SEMAP and Weatherlow Florals to learn all about managing production of specialty cut flowers. Tour the flower fields and hoophouses at Weatherlow Farms and learn the ins and outs of growing specialty cut flowers for use in floral design, whether for weddings, events, or your dining room table! We’ll discuss sourcing seeds and plugs, […]
Come and have a wonderful day with friends and family members at the Nuestras Raices Fundraising for our Community Gardens! Community Gardens, are the heart of Nuestras Raices and through them, we provide the opportunity to our local community to grow and eat healthy food during the whole season! So, help us support Nuestras Raices […]
The PVGrows Racial Equity in the Food System Working Group is calling together workers and professionals within the local food system to form a committed learning and practice community to illuminate and eradicate racism and shift white cultural dominance to build more effective anti-racist multicultural organizations and institutions. They seek a dedicated group of individuals […]
Friday, June 16, 5pm-6pm Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery Presenter: Jed Davis, Director of Sustainability, Cabot Creamery and the Agri-Mark dairy cooperative Hear about the Real Farm Power project and how stewardship on the farm, sustainability in manufacturing, and communication to consumers closes loops for renewable energy, resource recovery and upcycling. Jed grew up on […]
The work of building the dream homestead starts well before the first garden is dug or the greenhouse is built. Creating an efficient and flourishing home and garden, one that yields abundantly but needs few inputs, requires skillful planning. Each element must intelligently connect with every other element in the system.
This workshop, led by permaculture designer, author, and teacher Jono Neiger, will equip you with the design tools to make wise decisions on your current or future homestead.
Come join in at Wildside Gardens a well-established off-grid homestead and permaculture site in Conway, MA. Presented by Jono Neiger and co-sponsored by the Northeast Organic Farmers Association Jono is a senior practitioner of permaculture, a principal of the Regenerative Design Group LLC, a faculty member at the Conway School of Design, and author of […]
Rain or Shine! Family Friendly! Afternoon Strawberry Tasting at the Farm – Free! 2-5 pm on the farm at 7 Carver Street, Granby, MA Come to the farm in Granby for a celebration of the strawberry during the peak of picking season! We grow at least ten varieties of strawberries, each with their own flavor. […]
Free Wagon Ride Tour Saturday, June 17 at 2:30pm Tour begins at Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery Guided by: Caroline Barstow, DVM, Hess McWilliams Veterinary Services Food production veterinarians have the special challenge of balancing the best health care for their patients, making the business the animals are apart of profitable, and upholding public health. Get […]