Meet the pork farmers and take advantage of the Memorial Day Barbeque sale! Come to Granby on Friday from 3-6pm to get some sausages and more for grilling, plus meet the farmers from Little Lake Orchard - one of their local meat farms. 10% OFF all pastured beef and pork! Awesome pastured beef from Sidehill […]
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The 2017 Summit will cover the Entrepreneur to Table lifecycle including: how to bootstrap your business, branding and marketing strategies, distribution, local sourcing, creating and implementing a sustainable business model, the stages of financing, design thinking, lean startup, time management for innovation, and more. Learn from the experiences, challenges, and learnings of seven emerging entrepreneurs […] |
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Let’s make your farm business more profitable by maximizing the yield of your carcass through smart processing choices. While acknowledging the challenges and limitations to meat processing, there are still creative ways to meet market demand, get customers excited about unique cuts, and get the best value out of your animal. In this workshop we […] |
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A weekend of fun and education for the whole family, built around the world-famous, agriculturally-themed Strolling of the Heifers Parade, which takes place Saturday, June 3 at 10 a.m. sharp on Brattleboro’s historic Main Street. Watch scores of lovable heifer calves led by future farmers, followed by many other farm animals, bands, tractors, floats, clowns and […]
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2017 Langstroth Bee Fest to be held at Second Congregational Church, Greenfield, MA, on Saturday, June 3 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Myraid activities will take place throughout the festival including timely bee education for adults from regional and statewide experts along with a multitude of children’s activities (Pollinator Parade through Farmer’s Market, bee […]
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Farmers’ market, family activities, music, asparagus lunch, craft beer tasting, and more!
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Free Walking Tour Saturday, June 3 at 1pm Tour begins at Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery Guided by: Michael Bland, Vanguard Renewables Barstow's Longview Farm uses an anaerobic digester to take food waste from local food producers and manure from our dairy cows and turn it into enough electricity to power 250 homes. Learn more […] |
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Join Mount Grace for the Party In The Hollow, a Festival to Support Local Farms! Mount Grace is working with farmers, landowners, and community partners to permanently protect more than 700 acres of farms and forests in Wendell and Montague this year. All proceeds go to saving local farms in the Valley and the North […]
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Come join in at Wildside Gardens a well-established off-grid homestead and permaculture site in Conway, MA. This Saturday learn soil fertility, balancing minerals and reading Logan Lab soil tests with Emmet Van Dreische. Emmet owns a coppiced Christmas tree farm in Ashfield and spends the rest of the year editing scientific manuscripts, scything people's properties […]
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Join CISA and WHMP for an afternoon of live polka, cold beer and delicious food to benefit CISA's Senior Farm Share Program! Dance to the lively sounds of Grammy-nominated and Polka Hall of Fame member Dennis Polisky & The Maestro’s Men. Partial proceeds from the event help feed local seniors in need. Sunday, June 4 […] |
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Come for the spring gathering of the Greater Quabbin Food Alliance on June 6th, 2017 to share ideas, learn, network, and enjoy a free local lunch! |
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The Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts is excited to present the Local Sustainable Economies Conference at Northeastern University in Boston, MA from Wednesday, June 7 until Friday, June 9, 2017. This Conference is for local entrepreneurs and those who support and connect them. We define an entrepreneur as anyone who does something to create magic, […] |
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WHEN: Friday, June 9th, 2017 (6:30 - 9:30 pm, invitation only industry session from 5:30 - 6:30 pm) Saturday, June 10th, 2017 (3-6 pm, 7-10 pm) COST: $48 per ticket / $89 per pair TICKET SITE: hyperlocalbrew.eventbrite.com CONTACTS: Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest Festival Team: (617) 395-7680, localcraftbrew@sbnmass.org For brew fans and lovers of New […] |
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At this outdoor workshop, we’ll have Fletcher Clark, DCR Service Forester, who will talk about: · The threat invasive plant species pose to woodlands · Identification of invasive woody plant species · Available tools and resources to help manage invasive plant species on your property · Also, hear from residents about how they have tackled […]
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Free Walking Tour Saturday, June 10 at 1pm Tour begins at Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery Guided by: Dave Patteson, FMS-Farm Management Support for Lely Robotics Vermont & Albany See firsthand how robotics can help to deliver a safe, consistent, and tasty product all while providing exceptional cow comfort 24/7/365. |
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With Ari Rockland-Miller of The Mushroom Forager! Learn to create a landscape that produces a bounty of gourmet mushrooms while nourishing soil fertility and boosting vegetable yields. Participate in a hands on inoculation demonstration of king stropharia mushrooms in garden beds. Also, discover how to maximize lion's mane yields using the totem method. We will […]
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Diemand Farm is hosting the second annual BBQ to benefit The Arredondo Family Foundation on June 11th from 1pm to 4pm. To make this a successful event, we are looking for help in the form of donations and advertising. We are also looking for donations of gift baskets, items, or gift certificates that we can […]
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Come join in at Wildside Gardens a well-established off-grid homestead and permaculture site in Conway, MA. Presented by Tom Sullivan Tom, a much-sought-after speaker, teacher and consultant with decades of knowledge to share about how to identify New England’s 374 species of wild bees and other pollinators vital to our future, how to protect them, […] |
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Wednesday, June 14, 5pm-6pm Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery Presenter: Mark Huyler, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer, UMass Amherst Dairy cattle have the ability to convert feedstuffs into an exceptionally high quality product. Come learn about the critical relationship between the feed, the cow, and the mammary and how this results in the production of milk. Mark […] |
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Join SEMAP and Weatherlow Florals to learn all about managing production of specialty cut flowers. Tour the flower fields and hoophouses at Weatherlow Farms and learn the ins and outs of growing specialty cut flowers for use in floral design, whether for weddings, events, or your dining room table! We’ll discuss sourcing seeds and plugs, […]
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Come and have a wonderful day with friends and family members at the Nuestras Raices Fundraising for our Community Gardens! Community Gardens, are the heart of Nuestras Raices and through them, we provide the opportunity to our local community to grow and eat healthy food during the whole season! So, help us support Nuestras Raices […]
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The PVGrows Racial Equity in the Food System Working Group is calling together workers and professionals within the local food system to form a committed learning and practice community to illuminate and eradicate racism and shift white cultural dominance to build more effective anti-racist multicultural organizations and institutions. They seek a dedicated group of individuals […] |
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Friday, June 16, 5pm-6pm Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery Presenter: Jed Davis, Director of Sustainability, Cabot Creamery and the Agri-Mark dairy cooperative Hear about the Real Farm Power project and how stewardship on the farm, sustainability in manufacturing, and communication to consumers closes loops for renewable energy, resource recovery and upcycling. Jed grew up on […] |
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The work of building the dream homestead starts well before the first garden is dug or the greenhouse is built. Creating an efficient and flourishing home and garden, one that yields abundantly but needs few inputs, requires skillful planning. Each element must intelligently connect with every other element in the system.
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Come join in at Wildside Gardens a well-established off-grid homestead and permaculture site in Conway, MA. Presented by Jono Neiger and co-sponsored by the Northeast Organic Farmers Association Jono is a senior practitioner of permaculture, a principal of the Regenerative Design Group LLC, a faculty member at the Conway School of Design, and author of […]
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Rain or Shine! Family Friendly! Afternoon Strawberry Tasting at the Farm – Free! 2-5 pm on the farm at 7 Carver Street, Granby, MA Come to the farm in Granby for a celebration of the strawberry during the peak of picking season! We grow at least ten varieties of strawberries, each with their own flavor. […] |
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Save the date! Monday, June 19, 2017, at 7:00 pm Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington A discussion with the filmmakers will follow the screening. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased immediately prior to the event. or reserved in advance by calling 413.528.0041. To learn more about this amazing film and the issues facing dairy […]
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Tuesday, June 20, 5pm-6pm Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery Presenter: Lee Halasz, MassLIFT-AmeriCorps Regional Conservation Coordinator, Kestrel Land Trust The number of people that call the Pioneer Valley home is growing, but for many reasons it is critical to keep farmland in our community. Come and hear about how much farmland we have, how much […] |
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Wednesday, June 21, 5pm-6pm Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery Presenter: Claire Morenon, Communications Manager at CISA, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture Dairy farms are vital to Massachusetts agriculture, but most dairy farms haven’t benefited much from the increased interest in local food and farms that’s developed over the last couple of decades. Come learn why […] |
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Relaxing, self-guided tours of the farm, local artisans and crafters vending their products, workshops and demonstrations throughout the weekend.
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Free Wagon Ride Tour Saturday, June 24 from noon – 3pm Tours begin at Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery Guided by: Denise Barstow, Marketing and Education Manager, Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery opened its doors on June 30, 2008. The store has given the Barstow Family the opportunity to be […] |
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Monday, June 26, 5pm-6pm Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery Presenters: Brad Mitchell, Deputy Director, Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation, & Katelyn Parsons, Director of Marketing and Membership, Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation Massachusetts farmers in today's legislative environment routinely need an organization, like Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation, to represent them on agricultural policy. Come to this event […]
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Join SEMAP as we take a fieldwalk through the Brix Bounty Vegetable Fields to survey early season crop growth. Discussion will focus on fertility steps taken at Brix Bounty to ensure crops are able to maximize growth during the longest days of the year. From boron to zinc we’ll cover the mineral foundations invested in […] |
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Event date/time: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm Event location: Tangerini's Spring St. Farm FSMA and drought got you down? Come to this Twilight Meeting at Tangerini Farm in Millis, MA. Tour the newly installed irrigation system for orchard and vegetable crops built with funding support from NRCS with the designer, Trevor […]
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Wednesday, June 28, 5pm-6pm Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery Presenter: Niveen Ismail, PhD, Assistant Professor, Smith College - Picker Engineering Program Water is a critical resource, playing a leading role in food and energy production. Come learn about and discuss how water is used in food and energy production and novel ways to make the […] |
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This unique series offers a window into herbalism from some of the foremost practitioners, teachers, growers, and product makers in our area – join us for this very special opportunity! Are you interested in herbalism? Did you know that the greater Pioneer Valley region is one of the nation’s richest resources for quality herbal health […] |
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Join in on a multi-course farm dinner with Wheelhouse Farm (Amherst) situated in the Bryant Homestead's pastoral landscape. Enjoy breathtaking summer views of the Westfield River Valley as you feast on locally grown produce prepared by the talented chefs of Wheelhouse Farm. A celebration of Western Massachusetts' agriculture, history, and culture! This is in partnership […]
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