This six-hour class is designed to provide a basic understanding of how small engines work. There will be a review of the 2-cycle and 4-cycle process with actual engines to demonstrate how these engines work, and tips on how best to maintain them. Like many machines, these tools are as readily misused or abused as […]
Slow Money Pioneer Valley organizes an Entrepreneur Showcase each year to bring investors together with farm and food businesses interested in their support. The Showcase is an opportunity to forge relationships that will be useful as these businesses grow and need support, including financing. The six entrepreneurs who will be presenting at this year’s Showcase: […]
Come on out for one of our last Volunteer Impact Days! We've got a lot going on at our Walnut St Farm and would love more volunteers to come out and dig in with us! We'll be working on winter-proofing our new greenhouse and starting to put our vegetable beds to sleep.
n New England, cider-making is to autumn what maple sugaring is to the spring season: a cultural activity. Cider expert Dennis D. Picard will teach us the history and process of this American tradition from the selection and collection of apples to the pressing of the fruit which results not merely in apple juice, but […]
Come celebrate at the Grand Re-Opening Party of Revival Homestead Supply (formerly The Haberdashery) with live music, tastings, an observation beehive, and a jam and pickle contest.
Get a taste of all the delicious ferments and canned goods we make in our harvest classes. Taste the entries to our jam and pickle contest and cast your vote. Or enter your own homemade jams and pickles! Ribbons and prizes will be awarded. Also, come learn about our Beekeeping Course with instructor Angela Roell of Yard Birds Farm and take a peek inside the hive, weather permitting.
Enjoy live music by Kendy Gable at 4 pm and Workman Song at 5 pm. Cocktails and wine available (donations appreciated).
On Saturday October 22nd at 7:00 pm, award winning author Wendell Berry and The Land Institute's co-founder Wes Jackson will share the stage at the historic Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in the heart of Great Barrington, Massachusetts. They will hold a conversation about the 50-Year Farm Bill, their work, and their long friendship and collaboration […]
Food Day is a nationwide grassroots campaign for healthy, affordable, and sustainably produced food that has served as a jumping off place for many around our state to celebrate and educate their community with regards to our local food system. MA organizers have reached out to me to ask if Food Day is still being celebrated and […]
Join Dan Kaplan, Farm Manager of Brookfield Farm in Amherst, MA for an overview of the financial management of a diversified farm. Brookfield has been managing a 500-share CSA since 1994 when they started with 10 acres of leased land, not much debt, and not much money. The business has steadily grown into a sustainable […]