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8 events found.
Events
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Springfield Central Library 220 State Street, Springfield, MA
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Mass Aggie Fruit Seminar: Edible Landscaping with Fruit
French Hall, UMass Amherst, MAThis presentation will explore how fruit can be incorporated into an edible landscape setting. Participants will talk about common fruit like strawberries and blueberries and also more unusual fruit like Aronia and Lingonberries. Participants will learn what these plants can contribute to a home landscape and what it takes to grow them successfully. The end […]
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Local Specialty Crop & Local Food Trade Show
Curry Student Center, Northeastern University 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, United StatesThe Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts (SBN) is offering our 7th Specialty Crop and Local Food Trade Show. The 2018 Local Food Trade Show is designed to facilitate connections and stimulate business relationships between producers and wholesale buyers of local food, with a focus on specialty crop food products in Massachusetts. At this event, buyers will have the unique opportunity to meet nearly 100 farmers and producers who grow and craft some of New England’s finest foods.
This event is ideal for restaurants, retailers and institutional buyers interested in trading with local food suppliers and who desire to buy more locally produced products from growers, fishermen, and value added producers from Massachusetts and New England.
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Strategies to Optimize Yield and Quality of Forage on Your Farm
UMass Crop & Livestock Research & Education Farm 89 River Rd, South Deerfield, MA, United StatesFree registration, lunch provided. Please join the UMass Extension Crop, Dairy, Livestock, & Equine team for a multi-state collaborative event that focuses on innovations in sustainable forage production, featuring presentations from several distinguished professors and professionals in the Northeast. Featured Topics: Perennial Forage Variety Selection (Dr. Heather Darby, UVM; Double Cropping: Making Money on Both […]
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Bella Foodie at Iron Duke Brewing
Iron Duke Brewing 100 State Street #122, Ludlow, MA, United StatesStop by to try Bar Bites by Bella Foodie, enjoy a raffle, and try an excellent selection of locally brewed beer from Iron Duke!
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Preventive Controls for Human Food Certification Training
UMass Amherst Amherst, MA, United StatesUnder the Food Safety Modernization Act, or FSMA,certain activities must be completed by a "preventive controls qualified individual" who has successfully completed training in the development and application of risk-based preventative controls, intended to ensure safe manufacturing, processing, packing, and holding of food products for human consumption. This course meets the standardized curriculum recognized by […]
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Workshop: Use Market Research to Guide Farm Business Decisions
The Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MAMarketing can help you decide what to grow or produce, choose where and how you want to sell it, differentiate yourself from other farmers, and make effective use of social media and other marketing tools. Learn the basics to doing your own direct marketing or supervising someone else. This series of 4 workshops is designed […]
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RESCHEDULED: Next Generation of Farmers Gathering
Greenfield Farmers Cooperation 269 High St., Greenfield, MA, United StatesThis event was originally scheduled for March 7th. It has been rescheduled for March 21st due to snow. Organized by farmers, for farmers. On Wednesday, March 21st at 6:00pm the Greenfield Farmers Cooperative Exchange will host an event for farmers who are carrying on their family business. The organizers, who are next generation farm owners […]