Presenter: Ridge Shinn, Farmer Saturday, September 24; 1:00-3:00 PM at All Souls UU Church, Greenfield, 399 Main Street (Rte 2A—Corner of Hope & Main, Across from the Public Library and Public Parking Lot, ( Exit 26 off I-91 ) Learn more about the grass-fed beef program Ridge is now developing with Northeast farmers. Although industrial […]
This monthly plant swap is free and open to the public to encourage the exchange of plants and other garden related items. You many bring as few or as many of the following items as you like: Perennials Annuals Edibles Seeds Garden produce Tools Any other garden related items Please arrive on time, as each […]
The public is invited to join us in celebrating our 32nd Anniversary on Saturday, October 1st from 10am and 4pm. We are so proud to have had the pleasure of providing the community with the most complete health food store in the Springfield area dating back to when we started in 1984. Join us for […]
Celebrate 30 years of leadership in land conservation at Mount Grace's 2016 Annual Meeting--held on Saturday, October 1, in the open air at the recently conserved Feldman Property in Athol...and Petersham...and Phillipston! Join us at 586 Briggs Road, Athol, to learn about Mount Grace's recent conservation success, and bring the family for games, trail tours, […]
October 1, 2016 is the seventh installment of the Old 78 Farm Fall Festival at the Old 78 Farm property at 823 Orange Road in Warwick, MA. Gates open at 11 AM and entertainment starts at 12 noon and lasts until around 11 PM. Check out the lineup page to get acquainted with the bands and […]
Nutrient dense wild foods are everywhere! Edible plants abound in our heavily trafficked human spaces, offering us a grand opportunity to seek vitality and sound health on highly accessible, already well trodden paths. Together we will approach wild food as an elemental piece of being connected creatures rather than a last ditch survival trick. Learn the brilliance and simplicity […]
Food preservation can be a challenge, and before refrigeration, pickling was an essential strategy for safe food storage. In this illustrated talk and demonstration, participants will investigate the origins of vinegar, the alchemy of fermentation, and the anti-microbial properties of herbs and spices that are at the center of the art of pickling. Noted ethnobotanist […]
Do you raise your own pigs, goats, sheep? Want to gain independence from the slaughterhouse while learning how to humanely and skillfully harvest your own livestock? Come learn with The Roving Butcher, aka Jake Levin, as he leads us through whole hog processing. Starting with dispatching, bleeding, scalding, evisceration, Jake will then break down the […]