The summer meeting of the New York Nut Growers Association will be held at the Finger Lakes Nut Farm of Marvin Russell, 5287 Booth Hill Rd., Locke, NY 13092, on Saturday, August 26, from 8:30 to 3:00. The meeting is open to the public. We'll hear talks about the NYNGA English Walnut Project; highlights of […]
Seed saving brings tremendous benefits to the willing gardener. Learn how seeds develop, stay dormant, and germinate. This hands-on workshop will cover harvesting, cleaning, and storing a wide spectrum of native seeds. Spend time in the field observing and collecting seeds, then practice cleaning. Bring home the seeds you collect. Bring a lunch and dress appropriately for the field.
Every year, we have an unbelievable selection of amazing and often award-winning tomatoes for you to taste. It's a great day at the farm, with everything from cooking demonstrations to live music to crafters and a smorgasbord of local fare from area producers. Come and visit the Granby farm! Festival open 12-6 PM. GUEST CHEFS […]
Enjoy a special evening on the farm, with a multi-course meal featuring specialty tomato varieties all throughout! Learn the flavors of some of our favorite tomatoes in the peak of their season. A perfect summery dinner to celebrate tomatoes, created by the farm-to-table masters at Wheelhouse. It’s the evening of our Tomato Festival, so enjoy […]
Sunday, August 27th, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM Laughing Dog Farm, Gill, MA This is a practical, inspiring, hands-on primer on winter growing techniques ("keeping the light alive") using cold-hardy cultivars, aggressive timing, propagational ingenuity and (high and low tunnel) "hoophouses". This class will focus on the practical details of cold weather horticulture, including hoophouse construction and […]
Join your fellow fermentation enthusiasts, pickle geeks, and homebrewers at this year's Pop up Pickle Picnic! Where: On the Greenway by the Boston Public Market When: Sun 8/27 from 12pm - 3pm What: At the 2017 Boston Fermentation Festival you’ll have the opportunity to hang out on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway with other fermenting […]
Join Great Falls Harvest in Turners Falls for an evening of mingling and sampling as they offer a variety of prepared dishes and value-added products to pair alongside some tasty local beverages. Get a chance to chat with some of the local farmers who supplied the ingredients for these exciting dishes as well as Chef […]
In collaboration with CISA Bistro Les Gras will be serving a muli-course dinner with a few of their favorite local farmers and producers featuring the lesser knowns of the our food world. In the spirit of a "Staff Meal", a meal that a restaurant would generally hold for their staff, will be a menu full […]