Do you want to use native plants in your yard, but don’t know how to find, choose, and place them in your landscape? This talk will cover how to use them in your garden to best effect for both humans and biodiversity, with examples from historic styles and current garden trends. We’ll also discuss how […]
Workshop will cover the basics of wind breaks, how they will help conserve your soil and how to start your own windbreak. RSVP by December 23, 2019 to hampdenhampshireconservation@gmail.com or […]
Join Connie Adams and John Keilch of Yellow Stonehouse Farm in Westfield, MA for a tour of the first organic vegetable farm and CSA in Hampden County. We will share […]
Leon & Joyce Ripley & Sons of Maple Corner Farm (Granville, MA) will open their sugarhouse to show how, through their new reverse osmosis process and energy efficient evaporator with […]
Leon & Joyce Ripley & Sons of Maple Corner Farm (Granville, MA) will open their sugarhouse to show how, through their new reverse osmosis process and energy efficient evaporator with […]
Pick up your bulbs!
Pick up your bulbs!
Come pick up your bulbs!
Pick up your bulbs at the Hadley Library!
Come pick up your bulbs at Lilly Library!
Join CISA, the NRCS, and UMass Extension for a hard look at using and maintaining agricultural ditches on commercial farms. Learn what can and can’t be done when it comes […]
In 2018, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (MA DOER) established the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program. This program carries special incentives for solar systems that allow “dual-use,” defined […]
When: Thurs Oct 27th, 7-8:15 PM On Thursday October 27th, the Massachusetts Pollinator Network will be discussing what state agencies are currently doing to improve pollinator habitat in the Commonwealth. […]
Online – Free to attend. Donations are welcome, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Register here. As part of their month-long Climate Action Challenge, NOFA/Mass […]
Remote | $50 (sliding scale offered. See below) About this Event Are you a farmer diversifying into value added production or an entrepreneur developing new and exciting products? Do you […]
Hosted by NOFA/Mass: Take some time to chat with fellow farmers and farm advisors about tillage reduction and soil health in an open, roundtable environment. The Monthly Min Till Farmer Call will […]
USDA’s new Micro Farm insurance offers whole farm insurance for farmers making up to $350,000 per year. For example, if you’re insured for $100,000 and you only make $30,000 during […]
How can we develop systems to build community resilience, grow local agriculture, improve access to nutrient-dense food, share growing spaces, and mitigate climate disruptions? All seven state chapters of the […]
Dates: January 12th through February 9th, 2023 Time: Thursday evenings, from 6:00 to 9:00pm Location: MDAR office in Southborough, MA Cost: $100 for up to two participants per enterprise, as […]
Join NOFA/Mass for their 36th annual Winter Conference! Connecting farmers, gardeners, homesteaders, educators, and environmentalists to share resources and ideas to grow our vibrant organic community. From the NOFA website: […]
Dates: January 17th through March 14th, 2023 Time: Tuesday evenings, from 5:30 to 8:30pm Location: MDAR office in Southborough, MA Cost: The course fee, subsidized by MDAR, is $150 per […]
Best Practices for Plant Disease Management Strategy: General tips will be presented that form the foundation of both organic and conventional disease management. Recommendations based on research results will be […]
How do you grow over 50 different crops for 500 shareholders who are coming to coming to your farm to pick up 13lb of vegetables for 24 weeks? Explore the […]
This webinar is part of the 2023 Tri-State SARE Project Webinar Series: Improving Pasture Management for Sustainable Livestock Production Speaker: Speaker: Heather Darby (UVM Extension) The Tri-State (CT, MA, RI) […]
The Hatfield Comprehensive Plan Committee is gathering input directly from Hatfield farmers about how agriculture in town is changing and adapting to increasingly unpredictable weather patterns. The last two growing […]
Over the past several seasons, Sawyer Farm has been successfully growing vegetables directly in a perennial Dutch White clover sod. Lincoln Fishman will explain how the system works, and discuss its benefits […]
You are raising and selling local meat, but are you making a profit? Learn marketing techniques and how to use the NEW Cornell Meat Pricing Tool to develop prices that […]
This webinar is part of the 2023 Tri-State SARE Project Webinar Series: Improving Pasture Management for Sustainable Livestock Production Speakers: Cheryl Cesario (UVM Extension) Rich Meinert (UConn Extension) The Tri-State […]