Environmentally Friendly Lawns and Lawn Alternatives
Lawns are ecological dead zones. 40 million acres are devoted to lawn in this country; the largest irrigated crop. Mowers emit at least 16 million tons of CO2 per year. […]
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Westfield Athenaeum 6 Elm Street, Westfield, MA, United States
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Working with Weather Extremes
Sunderland Public Library 20 School Street, Sunderland, MassachusettsJoin staff from the Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS), Mass Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), Mass Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), and the Hampden-Hampshire Conservation District (HHCD), to discuss strategies […]
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Working with Weather Extremes
Munson Memorial Library 1046 S East St, Amherst, MassachusettsJoin staff from the Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS), Mass Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), Mass Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), and the Hampden-Hampshire Conservation District (HHCD), to discuss strategies […]
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Environmentally Friendly Lawns and Lawn Alternatives
Zoom - VIRTUAL EVENTLawns are ecological dead zones. 40 million acres are devoted to lawn in this country; the largest irrigated crop. Mowers emit at least 16 million tons of CO2 per year. […]
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How to Maintain a Native Plant Garden: Managing the changes that occur over time
Lilly Library 19 Meadow St, Northampton, MA, United StatesYou have chosen and planted your native plant garden or meadow, and a fewyears later, whatever design you planned is no longer in place. Some plants have spread, others seem […]
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How to Maintain a Native Plant Garden: Managing the changes that occur over time
Zoom - VIRTUAL EVENTYou have chosen and planted your native plant garden or meadow, and a fewyears later, whatever design you planned is no longer in place. Some plants have spread, others seem […]
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Transform Your Yard to Support Pollinators: A 12 Step Program
Hubbard Library (Ludlow) 24 Center Street, Ludlow, MA, United StatesMany people now realize the importance of pollinators and other essential wildlife. They want to make their yard pollinator-friendly, but don’t know where to start. This talk will step you […]
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Managing Invasive Plants – the Why and How
Zoom - VIRTUAL EVENTInvasive plants are one cause of declining pollinator populations, loss of native plants, and are hastening the extinction of many animal species.. Learn which plants are invasive and how to […]
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Beyond Flowering Plants: Helping Pollinators Thrive Year Round
Westfield Athenaeum 6 Elm Street, Westfield, MA, United StatesThis talk includes a brief introduction to the biodiversity crisis, explaining why providing habitat for pollinators is essential for maintaining a sustainable ecosystem. Amy will show that pollinators not only […]
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Field Walk at Bardwell Farm
Bardwell Farm 49 Main St., Hatfield, MAJoin us for a soil health field walk on June 12 from 4:30-6 pm at Bardwell Farm. With the utilization of limited tillage, zone tillage, no till and cover cropping, […]
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Soil Health Field Walk: No Till and Microbial Layers
Astarte Farm 123 West St,, Hadley, MAJoin us for this free on-farm event, where we’ll be reviewing soil management techniques, complemented by revealing their microscopic allies. We’ll start with a field walk to discuss practices such as using occultation and solarization tarps, pollinator/insectary plantings, and the use of leaf mulch as part of a multi-year weed management system to reduce plastic […]
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Canceled! Clover Living Mulch Field Walk
Hampshire College Farm 793 West Street, Amherst, MARegister here! Unfortunately, we have decided to CANCEL tomorrow’s field walk at Hampshire College Farm due to weather concerns. We will be in touch with information about a rescheduled event when details have been confirmed. We’re sorry about the cancelation. Thanks for your flexibility and your interest in this topic. Please reach out with questions. We […]
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Grazing, Growing, and Gathering: Exploring Regenerative Farming at Preservation Farm and Carr’s Ciderhouse
FeaturedCarr's Ciderhouse 295 River Drive, Hadley, MA, United StatesJoin the Hampden-Hampshire Conservation District for an evening at Preservation Orchard, home to Carr’s Ciderhouse and Meadowfed Lamb, for a unique farm walk and fall social celebrating local agriculture, community, […]
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Building Fertile Ground: Biochar, Soil Health, and Agroforestry in Action
Big River Chestnuts SD 98 Settright Rd, South Deerfield, MassachusettsRain date: Sunday, September 28th, 10 AM - 1 PM Curious about biochar and how it supports soil health and climate resilience? Join us at Big River Chestnuts in South Deerfield to learn about the benefits of this carbon-rich soil amendment. We’ll discuss how biochar is made, how it can enhance soil health and water […]
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Pruning with a Purpose: Foundations of Fruit Tree Pruning
Hampshire College Amherst, MassachusettsRegister Here Dormant season pruning of fruit trees is one of the best tools farmers and gardeners have in maintaining and optimizing orchard and fruit tree health! It is also […]
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Local Working Group
Hadley Pulic Library 50 Middle St, Hadley, MA, United StatesRegistration Required - Register Here The Hampden-Hampshire Conservation District (HHCD) is hosting a Local Working Group - because no one understands the challenges facing our land and natural resources better […]
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NOFA Complete Approaches to Fertility: Soil to Foliar
 NOFA/Mass Registration Required - Register Here Your farm’s fertility plan doesn’t have to be a guessing game. With the right tools and approach, it can be grounded, methodical, informed and […]
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NOFA/Mass Soil Health in Organic Systems Monthly Calls Getting Soils To Hum Early: Transplanting & Spring Conditions
Register Here May in the Northeast brings a mix of warming days and sometimes stubbornly cool, wet soils. In this one-hour call, we’ll focus on transplanting into variable spring conditions, […]
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CISA Designing and optimizing irrigation systems for drought resiliency, water efficiency and crop quality
Location: Pioneer Gardens Farm, 425 Greenfield Rd, Deerfield, MA 01342 Register here This workshop at Pioneer Gardens in South Deerfield, MA will bring farmers and irrigation system designers together to […]
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NOFA/Mass Working Towards Better Soil: Farmer Exchange & Networking Event
Register and Learn More Here Join Just Roots and NOFA/Mass for a farmer-to-farmer field walk exploring how soil health practices can take shape on a small, diversified production farm. We’re […]
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NOFA/Mass Physical Soil Health: Our Critical Soil Infrastructure
Register Here Join us for this full-day workshop about the physical component of soil health where we’ll explore the essential principles that shape soil structure and vitality. This intensive will […]
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Scale & Strategy: Building a Viable, Healthy Farm
Upswing Farm 65 Brookline St, Pepperell, MARegister Here Managing a farm at the right scale is essential to finding your place within the broader network of Massachusetts growers. If you’re considering expanding your operation— or questioning […]
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CISA Preparing and planning for new & increased pest and disease risks in a warmer New England
Location: Good Bunch Farm, 221 N River Rd, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 Register here As the number of growing days increases and temperature and precipitation extremes are more frequent, producers […]
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CISA Managing pasture and livestock watering for flooding, drought and extreme heat events
Location: Chase Hill Farm, 74 Chase Hill Rd, Warwick, MA 01378 Register here This workshop will focus on livestock and pasture management in heat, drought, and flood, including practices for […]