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SUMMARY:Growing food in challenging environments: Strategies for urban farms and backyard growers
DESCRIPTION:Nordica Street Community Farm is a 1 acre hand scale no-till farm based in Springfield with a 25 member farm share/CSA and a neighborhood farm stand.  The farm has faced multiple soil and pest challenges in its 5 year history. Participants will learn strategies for dealing with depleted sandy soil\, dumped clay\, and a traumatized forest edge\, as well as a range of hungry critters and pests including rabbits\, groundhogs\, deer\, problematic bugs\, and spotted lanternfly.  Farm owners Anne Richmond and Todd Crosset will share their experience\, and will be joined by Sister Anna Muhammad\, Food Sovereignty Director at Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust and a market grower in Springfield\, who has provided soil technical assistance and support to the farm over the years.   \nStaff from UMass Extension and the American Farmland Trust will be offering free soil analysis for toxic metals using a portable x-ray fluorescence (pXRF) device. Please bring a soil sample if you want it to be tested for contamination! The results are for you only – they will not be shared with an outside agency or organization.  \nFood and beverages will be provided. Registration Required. Please register using this link so that we know how many people to prepare for. \nResources: \nENG – Collecting Soil Sample \nENG – pXRF Screening Brochure \nNordica Street Community Farm \nPocasset Pokanoket Land Trust \nUMass Soil Sampling
URL:https://hampdenhampshireconservation.org/event/growing-food-in-challenging-environments-strategies-for-urban-farms-and-backyard-growers/
LOCATION:Nordica Street Community Farm\, 7 Nordica Street\, Springfield\, MA\, 01104\, United States
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SUMMARY:CISA Managing pasture and livestock watering for flooding\, drought and extreme heat events
DESCRIPTION:Location: Chase Hill Farm\, 74 Chase Hill Rd\, Warwick\, MA 01378 \nRegister here \nThis workshop will focus on livestock and pasture management in heat\, drought\, and flood\, including practices for managing and capturing water\, managing forage crops for water extremes\, and efficient methods of providing access to drinking water for livestock. The presenters work with American Farmland Trust’s Thriving Farms and Ranches Livestock Team and can provide risk assessment and planning tools for farms and help them access services from NRCS and will explain the process for accessing this support. Presenters and CISA staff will facilitate discussion of farm-specific challenges and potential solutions.  \nPresenters:   \nMax Breiteneicher is an Apprentice Farm Conservation Planner at American Farmland Trust\, serving on the Thriving Farms and Ranches Livestock Team. In this role\, he helps farmers prepare conservation plans for implementation on their farms and for eligibility to participate in USDA-NRCS programs. Max also owns and operates a grass-based cheesemaking farm in Cummington\, Massachusetts.    \nCaleb Smith is a Livestock and Agronomy Specialist at American Farmland Trust (AFT) and a commercial farmer. He was a professional dairyman for 13 years before joining AFT and continues to be a professional livestock producer on 350 acres. Caleb has had a career-long relationship with Vermont NRCS\, with vast experience using their conservation programs to improve the profitability and sustainability of his own farm. At AFT\, he works to help farmers maximize the profit and environmental potential of their NRCS contracts. \nThis work is supported by the Northeast Extension Risk Management project award no. 2025-70027-45395\, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. 
URL:https://hampdenhampshireconservation.org/event/cisa-managing-pasture-and-livestock-watering-for-flooding-drought-and-extreme-heat-events/
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