Please join us on Saturday, March 11 from 1-3pm at the Grist Mill in Plymouth, MA for the first state-wide grain gathering in the 21st Century! Farmers, Millers, Bakers, Chefs, Maltsters, Brewers and Distillers, you are invited to the first state-wide grain gathering in the 21st Century!
Why Shop Local is the brainchild of Jasper Lapienski, a Northampton resident who has no affiliation with Serio’s Market other than as a customer. Jasper grew up in Amherst and has lived in Northampton since 2009. Jasper has been bringing our community together for a cause ever since, organizing for peace with the Northampton Committee to […]
USDA has continued funding through May 2017 to assist direct marketing farmers and farmers markets join the SNAP program by providing free equipment to qualified farmers and farmers markets. The National Association of Farmers Market Nutrition Programs (NAFMNP) has created MarketLink, an online solution to an expedited application process, nationally negotiated rates for SNAP, debit […]
**The Forum will be held at the CISA Office, 1 Sugarloaf Street, South Deerfield** CISA is pleased to invite you and market committee members to our 2017 Farmers' Market Manager Forum - a great opportunity for stakeholders from across the Pioneer Valley to meet, harvest fresh ideas, learn about new programs, and share market-boosting strategies. […]
Poultry School is back for it’s third year! The two-day conference is on March 18 and 19 at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York.
Certified mindfulness instructor Leslie Smith Frank will offer an introduction to the practice of mindfulness and mindful eating. Mindfulness invites us to use all of our senses when we eat, which may change our relationship to what is on our plate. Sharing food they prepare themselves, participants will practice tuning in to taste, hunger, and fullness. By […]
The deadline for the APR program SARA grant (Round 3) is Monday, March 20. Funding up to $25,000 may be used to conduct a survey to resolve an APR boundary issue that is of concern to the Department, restore inactive farmland for active commercial agricultural use, or project implementation costs associated with resource restoration for […]
The first one was so much fun they wanted to do it again! They host their second ever Winter Dinner on Tuesday, March 14 between 4pm and 7pm. In honor of National Pi Day, March 14, or 3.14, the menu will feature our homemade Chicken Pot Pie, mashed potatoes, and for dessert, your choice of Pie. Plates are $12 each and $8 for kids sized plates.