Urban Landscape Inspirations from Native Plant Communities Wednesday, May 4, 7-8:30pm
Hosted by Grow Native Massachusetts
Online and Free, Register at: https://www.grownativemass.org/Our-Programs/evenings-experts
Event Details :
Whether at ground level or high above the city streets, growing plants in an urban setting imposes stress, both for the [continue reading]
Archive for Agriculture
Native Species, Hybrids and Cultivars: What is Best for My Garden? | Online | March 16
Mar
2
2022
Native Species, Hybrids and Cultivars: What is Best for My Garden? Wednesday, March 16, 7-8:30pm
Hosted by Grow Native Massachusetts
Free Online Event register at: https://www.grownativemass.org/Our-Programs/evenings-experts
Event Details:
Awareness of the importance of ecologically informed landscaping is surging, and gardeners looking for [continue reading]
Hosted by Grow Native Massachusetts
Free Online Event register at: https://www.grownativemass.org/Our-Programs/evenings-experts
Event Details:
Awareness of the importance of ecologically informed landscaping is surging, and gardeners looking for [continue reading]
Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop | Westhampton | February 26
Feb
21
2022
Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop Saturday, February 26, 1-3pm
At Bee Forage Farm 42 Mine Road, Westhampton, MA
Tickets $25: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fruit-tree-pruning-workshop-tickets-261369722877
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With fruit trees still in winter dormancy, now is the time to prune. Are you ready to learn the techniques [continue reading]
At Bee Forage Farm 42 Mine Road, Westhampton, MA
Tickets $25: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fruit-tree-pruning-workshop-tickets-261369722877
FaceBook Event Details :
With fruit trees still in winter dormancy, now is the time to prune. Are you ready to learn the techniques [continue reading]
Valley Bounty: Walking Cloud Farm
Feb
8
2022
Supporting local farms might involve choosing to eat local, but what about dressing local? After all, farms grow more than food.
Choosing locally grown fiber and fabrics benefits local farmers, business owners, and landscapes, and can achieve many of the same social and environmental benefits as choosing local food. Yet the support and rhetoric behind a [continue reading]
Choosing locally grown fiber and fabrics benefits local farmers, business owners, and landscapes, and can achieve many of the same social and environmental benefits as choosing local food. Yet the support and rhetoric behind a [continue reading]
Generative Beekeeping School: Queen Rearing Series | Online | February 24
Jan
21
2022
Generative Beekeeping School: Queen Rearing Series They Keep Bees is piloting an exciting program called “Queen School” an online, and in person Queen Rearing Series for beekeepers to learn the hows/whys of sustainable apiary management. The series kicks off with a guest lecture from our mentor Sam Comfort starting Monday 1/24 at [continue reading]
Food for Life: CISA, Local Farms, and Cooking with Local Food
Jan
10
2022
In this episode of “Food for Life”, Claire Morenon talks to Ashely Tresoline of Bella Foodie about how CISA supports local farms and helps everyone afford, find, and use the incredible array of delicious, locally grown food that surrounds us here in western Massachusetts.
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Come See What’s Cooking at Diemand Farm
Dec
20
2021
Come See What’s Cooking at Diemand Farm
By Jacob Nelson
Listening to Annie Diemand Bucci talk about her family’s Diemand Farm feels a lot like opening the door of their farm store – it’s like walking into a warm hug. The joy that Annie and her daughter, [continue reading]
By Jacob Nelson
Listening to Annie Diemand Bucci talk about her family’s Diemand Farm feels a lot like opening the door of their farm store – it’s like walking into a warm hug. The joy that Annie and her daughter, [continue reading]
Local Hero Profile: Astarte Farm
Nov
19
2021
Local Hero Profile by Ellery Pool, TerraCorps Service Member
Astarte is the Phoenician Goddess of Fertility, and Astarte Farm in Hadley lives up to its namesake by nurturing the earth so that it will be fertile, thriving, and full of life for generations to come. Growing a wide range of vegetables with [continue reading]
Astarte is the Phoenician Goddess of Fertility, and Astarte Farm in Hadley lives up to its namesake by nurturing the earth so that it will be fertile, thriving, and full of life for generations to come. Growing a wide range of vegetables with [continue reading]
Valley Bounty: Sawyer Farm
Nov
9
2021
Published November 6, 2021 in the Daily Hampshire Gazette
By Jacob Nelson
For the Gazette
What does it mean to grow, sell, and eat food ethically? From when seeds hit the soil to when dinner hits your plate, what does that actually look like?
In our interconnected world, what’s “ethical” is [continue reading]
By Jacob Nelson
For the Gazette
What does it mean to grow, sell, and eat food ethically? From when seeds hit the soil to when dinner hits your plate, what does that actually look like?
In our interconnected world, what’s “ethical” is [continue reading]
Available: Leased Land at Grow Food Northampton
Oct
25
2021
Grow Food Northampton has between .25-1.5 acres of farmland available for lease at our Community Farm. The previous leaseholder farmer has invested considerably in infrastructure and soil fertility, making this an especially valuable opportunity for someone interested in starting or nurturing a farm business in a supportive community with many elements already in place.
Grow [continue reading]
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