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SUMMARY:Spice Rack Medicine Winter Class Series
DESCRIPTION:This 3-class series dives into the rich subject of Kitchen Medicine\, demystifying herbalism and bringing it into the kitchen and home\, where it belongs! \nTOPICS INCLUDE:\n-medicinal properties of the culinary herbs\n-food and herbal energetics\n-food as medicine\n-medicinal mushrooms\n-cooking with the tonic herbs\n-medicinal soups and broths\n-remineralizing\n-harmonizing with the seasons\n-healing the gut\n-medicine-making\, and more! \nJan 14th\, Feb 11th\, March 11th \n10am-4pm \nat Blue Dragon Apothecary in Greenfield \n*Class size is limited. Register now to hold your place in class! \nTuition: sliding scale $180-$225 (includes course packet and herbs or cooking/medicine-making) \nLearn more and register here! \nKind Words: \n“Your class was a direct way to bring me into a feeling of abundance! What we learned in class has taught me to use all the same herbs that have been in my pantry all along in a way that is more artful\, intentional and potent. ” \n“I honestly wasn’t sure this class would be interesting to me\, because I do cook with a lot of spices and sometimes grow weary of the generalized “this is how to cook your foods correctly” diatribe some instructors give. But you are a great teacher! This class was perfect; it was much more about delving into the stories of the spices and herbs\, and learning about them in a broader context of health\, healing\, cooking\, nourishment\, and tradition. I was super excited for class each week and never looked at the clock. You have an awesome ability to share a huge amount of info in a way that is easy and fun for me to remember and learn. My relationship with these herbs and spices grew so much that it doesn’t feel like a chore to cook more with them\, but a delight! I love remembering some little parts of their story as I cook. They are so friendly to me now!”
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/spice-rack-medicine-winter-class-series/
LOCATION:Blue Dragon Apothecary\, 158 Main Street\, Suite 10\, Greenfield\, MA\, 01301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Mass Aggie Fruit Seminar: Edible Landscaping with Fruit
DESCRIPTION:This 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 of the class we will tour the UMass Permaculture Garden. \nRegister and pay via credit card for this Mass Aggie seminar by clicking here (link is external). You will be taken to a secure RegOnline site where you will be able to choose which seminars you wish to attend and to pay. You will receive an e-mail receipt of your transaction. \nIf you do not wish to register and pay online\, you may print a registration form to mail. Click here\, and you will open a pdf version of the registration form. You can print this form\, select the seminars that you wish to attend\, and mail it with a check for the appropriate amount.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/mass-aggie-fruit-seminar-edible-landscaping-with-fruit/
LOCATION:French Hall\, UMass\, Amherst\, MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20180305T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180305T150000
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CREATED:20171115T181846Z
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SUMMARY:Local Specialty Crop & Local Food Trade Show
DESCRIPTION:The 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. \nThis 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. \nThe Local Specialty Crop Trade Show\, Presented in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) \nExhibitors will include New England based farmers\, produce distributors and local specialty crop producers (products made with 50% or more specialty crops also qualify). Please view the USDA definition of specialty crops here. This Trade Show is funded by the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant\, sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources. The deadline to register is February 10\, 2018. Please note that booths may sell out. \nExhibition booths are free for specialty crop farmers + producers. \nSpecialty Crop Farmers and Produers–> REGISTER HERE \nLocal Food Trade Show \nThis trade show is open to all non-specialty crop food producers including meat and dairy farms\, fisheries\, baked goods and other added value producers. \nExhibition booths are $150.00\, $25 Discount for SBN Members \nLocal Food Vendors (Non-Specialty Crop) –> REGISTER HERE \nAttendees + Buyers \nThe Trade Shows will include workshops offering best practice topics around some of the most pressing barriers to specialty crop sales in Massachusetts. One-on-One consultation sessions with industry experts will also be available. \nWho should attend? \nAny wholesale buyers\, who are interested in purchasing Massachusetts or New England-produced food items. These buyers can be supermarkets\, co-ops\, restaurants\, hotels\, resorts\, institutions\, schools\, food processors in search of ingredients\, distributors\, or anyone else interested in local purchasing options.*This event is intended for commercial buyers\, not individual consumers.* \nAdmission is $30\, $10 Discount for SBN Members  \nBuyers & Attendees –> REGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/local-specialty-crop-local-food-trade-show/
LOCATION:Curry Student Center\, Northeastern University\, 360 Huntington Avenue\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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SUMMARY:Strategies to Optimize Yield and Quality of Forage on Your Farm
DESCRIPTION:Free registration\, lunch provided. \nPlease 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 \nTopics: Perennial Forage Variety Selection (Dr. Heather Darby\, UVM; Double Cropping: Making Money on Both Ends (Tom Kilcer\, NY); Managing Weeds in Pastures (Dr. Sid Bosworth\, UVM); Estimates of MA Dairy Costs and Returns (Dr. Dan Lass\, UMass); Understanding the Importance of Fiber Digestibility (Rick Kersbergen\, UMaine); Get Your Planter Ready for No-Till (Jeff Sanders\, UVM); Troubleshooting Corn After Cover Crops (Sam Corcoran\, UMass); and Forage Sorghum: The Other Corn Crop (Tom Kilcer\, NY). Please RSVP if you plan on attending to ensure that the event runs smoothly. \nFor questions or to RSVP\, please contact: Alexa Smychkovich\, asmychko@umass.edu; (413) 545 -5221 \nFor more information\, please visit: https://ag.umass.edu/crops-dairy-livestock-equine/events/strategies-to-optimize-yield-quality-of-forage-on-your-farm
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/strategies-to-optimize-yield-and-quality-of-forage-on-your-farm/
LOCATION:UMass Crop & Livestock Research & Education Farm\, 89 River Rd\, South Deerfield\, MA\, 01373\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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SUMMARY:Bella Foodie at Iron Duke Brewing
DESCRIPTION:Stop by to try Bar Bites by Bella Foodie\, enjoy a raffle\, and try an excellent selection of locally brewed beer from Iron Duke!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/bella-foodie-at-iron-duke-brewing/
LOCATION:Iron Duke Brewing\, 100 State Street #122\, Ludlow\, MA\, 01056\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Preventive Controls for Human Food Certification Training
DESCRIPTION:Under 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 the FDA-successfully completing this course is one way to meet the requirements to become a preventive controls qualified individual. This is a 20 hour (2.5 day) training and the cost is $595 per person. You can register here. \nFor more information on whether or not you should attend this training\, contact Amanda Kinchla at UMass Extension or call 413-545-1017.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/preventive-controls-for-human-food-certification-training/
LOCATION:UMass Amherst\, Amherst\, MA\, 01003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20180320T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180320T210000
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Use Market Research to Guide Farm Business Decisions
DESCRIPTION:Marketing 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 as a complete direct marketing class\, but you can register for as many as you like. Sessions will include guest speakers\, handouts\, discussions and in-class exercises. \nSession 1: Use Market Research to Guide Farm Business Decisions (3/20/2018) \nIf you want to grow your business\, you need to sell more to your existing customers\, sell to new customers\, and/or expand the number of products or services you offer. Market research can help you generate new ideas and choose the best options. This session will show you how to use basic market research to assess market trends\, understand your current or potential customers\, and decide what products\, prices and channels make sense for your farm. Participants will receive and learn to use a worksheet to profile the demographics\, interests\, and needs of your target customers. A guest speaker will discuss how to sell to wholesale and institutional markets. \nGuest Speaker: Simca Horwitz\, Mass. Farm to School Project \nFind more info and register here \nInstructors: \nMyrna Greenfield\, founder and “Top Egg” at Good Egg Marketing\, provides expert marketing for good food and good causes. Good Egg helps businesses increase sales and build customer loyalty through brand development\, sales and marketing strategies\, websites\, and social media. Greenfield is a frequent speaker\, trainer and workshop presenter. She holds an MBA from the Simmons School of Management and lives in Boston\, Massachusetts. \nJustin Chase\, Farmer Training Program Manager at New Entry Sustainable Farming Project. Justin is also a twelfth-generation farmer on his family’s farm in Newburyport\, Massachusetts. He was faculty at Northern Essex Community College where he taught business and advanced mathematics and he holds an MBA from Bentley University. \nFunding for this Direct Market Education series was made possible by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service through Grant Agreement No. 16FMPPMA0047. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/workshop-use-market-research-to-guide-farm-business-decisions/
LOCATION:The Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine\, 200 Westboro Road\, North Grafton\, MA 
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20180321T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180321T200000
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SUMMARY:RESCHEDULED: Next Generation of Farmers Gathering
DESCRIPTION:This event was originally scheduled for March 7th. It has been rescheduled for March 21st due to snow. \nOrganized by farmers\, for farmers. \nOn 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 themselves\, are creating an opportunity to gather with their peers and collaborate on current needs\, future goals\, and actions to support the continuation of their family farm legacies. \nThis event is intended to form a network of support and resources among those who may be returning to their own family farm\, taking on leadership roles at their family farm\, or stepping out on their own. Young and beginning operators and managers are encouraged to attend! \nCISA is proud to support this event. It is a great opportunity for future generations to continue their farming legacy and keep the family business viable for many years to come. \nFor more information and the RSVP\, contact Jeff Budine at Greenfield Farmers Cooperative Exchange – farmers@crocker.com or 413-773-9639. \nThis event is co-organized by Tessa White-Diemand of Diemand Farm\, Greenfield Farmers Cooperative\, Hardwick Farmers Co-op\, and Community Involved In Sustaining Agriculture\, with support from Local Hero “next generation” farmers.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/next-generation-of-farmers-gathering/
LOCATION:Greenfield Farmers Cooperation\, 269 High St.\, Greenfield\, MA\, 01301\, United States
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20180322T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180322T180000
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CREATED:20171204T182700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181108T133137Z
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SUMMARY:CISA Workshop: Improving Workplace Communication
DESCRIPTION:(THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MARCH 22ND) \nDevelop effective communication tools and explore strategies to improve our relationships with\, and the well-being of farm employees. Presenter\, Mary Jo Dudley of the Cornell Farmworker Program will address how to create a positive workplace and reduce communication misunderstandings including tips and tools for employers of foreign born farmers. Based on the extensive work of the Cornell Farmworker Program in capacity building for foreign-born farmworkers. \nLocation: Holyoke Community College Kittredge Center Room 301\, 303 Homestead Avenue\nPresenter: Mary Jo Dudley\, Cornell University and Director of Cornell Farmworker Program  \n\n \n\n\n\nRegister for Workshop\n\n\nMarch 22: LH Member $15.00 USDMarch 22: non-LH Member $18.00 USDMarch 22: Additional Attendee $5.00 USD\n\n\nEnter name(s) of attendees:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis workshop is part of the CISA Winter Workshop Series:  \nPolicies Practices\, and People\nFarmers and related business owners and operators\, you are invited to participate in CISA’s seven-workshop series “Labor Management: Policies\, Practices and People” beginning January 2018. \nA well rounded farm operation needs to be a positive workplace that meets the needs and expectations of managers and employees. Addressing the issues of ethical management\, staff retention\, and effective communication and training tools\, this series’ topics span the needs of multiple farm audiences. Whether you are new to farm employment or looking for advanced methods to improve staff management and workplace culture\, these workshops will provide tools for a productive\, healthy\, and just workplace that improves farm operations. Examples in the workshops will be farm related\, but the skills and methodology will be relevant to all businesses. \nBy participating in at least three workshops\, you will be eligible to receive a one-on-one consultation to improve your staff management and operations. \nThe cost to attend the whole series is $75\, or $15 for each individual workshop. Food will be provided at each session. If cost is a barrier to your participation\, please feel free to contact Stevie to discuss options—we want everyone to be able to get the training they need to effectively operate their business. Scholarships may be available. \nContact Stevie Schafenacker via email or at (413) 665-7100\, ext. 27 for more information. \nTranslation services may be provided upon request. \nFunding for CISA’s Winter Workshop Series is provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/National Institute of Food and Agriculture under award 2016-70017-25423\, USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program through grant USDA-AMS-SCBGP-2016\, USDA/Agricultural Marketing Service through grant 16FMPPMA0002\, and by individual contributors and Local Hero members. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/cisa-workshop-improving-workplace-communications/
LOCATION:Holyoke Community College Kittredge Center Room 301\, 303 Homestead Ave\, Holyoke\, 01040
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20180322T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180322T183000
DTSTAMP:20260519T184759
CREATED:20180308T223418Z
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SUMMARY:Mass Farmers' Markets Association Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Annual Meeting for the Mass Farmers Markets Association will be held on March 22nd\, 2018 at the Hogan Campus Center at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester from 4:30 – 6:30pm. \nThe Annual Meeting will include a recap of MFM’s activities over the past year along with a review of forward-looking plans and a celebration of Mass Farmers Markets’ 40th Anniversary. Election of the Board of Directors will also take place. All are welcome to attend this free event. \nThe Annual Meeting will immediately follow the Farmers Market Managers Professional Development Seminar. For more information on the seminar and the annual meeting\, click here.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/mass-farmers-markets-association-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:The Hogan Center: College of the Holycross\, Worcester\, MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20180327T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180327T210000
DTSTAMP:20260519T184759
CREATED:20180207T214456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180207T214559Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Create a Farm Marketing Plan to Achieve Your Sales Goals
DESCRIPTION:Marketing 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 as a complete direct marketing class\, but you can register for as many as you like. Sessions will include guest speakers\, handouts\, discussions and in-class exercises. \nSession 2: Create a Farm Marketing Plan to Achieve Your Sales Goals (3/27/2018) \nLearn how to create a simple marketing plan that will help you reach your sales goals. We’ll review product\, pricing\, and distribution options and discuss the design\, promotion\, and people you’ll need to implement your plan. Participants will receive and learn to use a marketing plan worksheet to map out your strategies. A guest consultant who works with farms will discuss how to create sales forecasts that integrate with your marketing plan. \nGuest Speaker: Julia Shanks\, Julia Shanks Food Consulting \nInstructors: \nMyrna Greenfield\, founder and “Top Egg” at Good Egg Marketing\, provides expert marketing for good food and good causes. Good Egg helps businesses increase sales and build customer loyalty through brand development\, sales and marketing strategies\, websites\, and social media. Greenfield is a frequent speaker\, trainer and workshop presenter. She holds an MBA from the Simmons School of Management and lives in Boston\, Massachusetts. \nJustin Chase\, Farmer Training Program Manager at New Entry Sustainable Farming Project. Justin is also a twelfth-generation farmer on his family’s farm in Newburyport\, Massachusetts. He was faculty at Northern Essex Community College where he taught business and advanced mathematics and he holds an MBA from Bentley University. \nFunding for this Direct Market Education series was made possible by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service through Grant Agreement No. 16FMPPMA0047. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/workshop-create-a-farm-marketing-plan-to-achieve-your-sales-goals/
LOCATION:The Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine\, 200 Westboro Road\, North Grafton\, MA 
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20180329T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180329T193000
DTSTAMP:20260519T184759
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LAST-MODIFIED:20180320T144710Z
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SUMMARY:CISA Workshop: How to Create a Content Strategy that Increases Customer Awareness and Drives Sales
DESCRIPTION:In today’s over-saturated digital media landscape\, how can you reach new audiences while cultivating loyal followers\, communicate your distinction\, and develop effective messaging that will inspire customers to keep coming back? The answer is to focus on a content marketing strategy that works for your business. In this workshop\, Robin Catalano will look at the main digital communication channels—websites\, blogs\, social media\, and email—and explain which types of content perform best on each. We’ll also cover how to create a marketing calendar that will take the guesswork out of posting and streamline your workflow\, posting frequency\, and timing\, as well as SEO basics that you can start implementing today. Dinner will be provided. The cost of this workshop is $10 and we ask that you please RSVP to Devon Whitney-Deal at devon@buylocalfood.org or call 413-665-7100\, ext. 22. \n\n \n\n\n\nRegister for Workshop\n\n\nMarch 29: Content Strategy $10.00 USD\n\n\nEnter name(s) of attendees:
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/how-to-create-a-content-strategy-that-increases-customer-awareness-and-drives-sales/
LOCATION:Holyoke Community College Kittredge Center Room 302
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20180329T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180329T200000
DTSTAMP:20260519T184759
CREATED:20180326T195823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180326T195823Z
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SUMMARY:Your Woods and the Values of Trees
DESCRIPTION:Your woods are important to you\, to your community\, and to the environment. Collectively\, the forests of Massachusetts provide us with many benefits\, including purifying the air we breathe and the water we drink\, space for wildlife and people to roam\, wood to build and heat our homes\, plus a beautiful backdrop as we drive along the region’s roads. The woods are a vital part of our quality of life. \nJoin with your neighbors to discuss: \n\nstrategies to keep woods as woods for the long-term\npotential cash from a timber sale\, and challenges too\ndiscuss changes after a tree cutting\, how the land looks and\nimplications for wildlife\n\nThese programs are for you if you are a woodland owner\, forest products professional\, or community member who cares about the woods. Let’s learn from each other. Pie\, coffee and other light refreshments will be served. Both programs are free and open to the public. \nThursday\, March 29th\n6:30 to 8:00 pm\nBelchertown Town Hall\, 2 Jabish Street \nThursday\, April 5th\n6:30 to 8:00 pm\nBarre Senior Center\, 557 South Barre Road Barre \nThese programs feature presentations by\, and discussion with: \n\nA local landowner who is actively managing their forested land will talk about their experience.\nRon Rich\, a professional logger and chairman of the Barre\, Massachusetts Conservation Commission.\nDoug Hutcheson\, Service Forester for Massachusetts Division of Conservation and Recreation.\nAnd conservation professionals from your local land trust who will be on hand to provide information about land conservation options for those who are interested.\n\nFor more information: Contact Ed Hood of the MassConn Sustainable Forest Partnership at ehood@opacumlt.org or by leaving a message at 508-347-9144\, ext. 2 or Cynthia Henshaw at chenshaw@EQLT.org or 413-477-8229.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/your-woods-and-the-values-of-trees/
LOCATION:Belchertown Town Hall\, 1 South Main Street\, Belchertown\, MA\, 01007\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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