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3 events,
TOPP Open Call for Farmer Mentors
NOFA/Mass is currently recruiting mentor farmers that have operated certified organic farms for at at least 3 years that are interested in assisting mentee farmers as they transition their farms for certification. You do not have to be an owner of a farm to qualify as a mentor!
TOPP Open Call for Farmer Mentees
If you are operating a farm and would like the assistance of an experienced organic farmer during your transition to or certification as organic, we welcome you to join our group of mentee farmers.
NOFA/Mass will be connecting farmer mentors with to farmer mentees for one year. The mentorship program is expected to commence November through December, 2023. NOFA/Mass staff will assist with helping mentee farmers navigate the organic certification process.
Food Pandemic Stories Series – Community Stories Workshop
Food Pandemic Stories Series – Community Stories Workshop
Stories are all around us and we each have one (or many!). Stories are powerful - they help us connect, learn, and imagine new possibilities for our communities and our lives.
The Hampshire County Food Policy Council invites you to share a story about your food experiences during the pandemic! Stories will be recorded and stored in a Community Story Archive.
3 events,
Agroforestry Gathering and Field Tour
Agroforestry Gathering and Field Tour
Join us for a gathering and potluck at Big River Chestnuts where we’ll spend some time exploring the ins and outs of the farm and the agroforestry movement in Massachusetts. We’ll be discussing small fruit alleys, diverse crops (pawpaws, persimmon, hazelnut, and elderberry), soil health, pollinator habitat, riverside farming, and an emerging chestnut & agroforestry industry in the Northeast.
3 events,
Go Nuts Bi-Monthly Community Call
Go Nuts Bi-Monthly Community Call
Go Nuts! is our bi-monthly informational call on agroforestry. During this call, we will discuss all things related to agroforestry, from planting and tree establishment to infrastructure and consumer access.
This includes insight into the variety of species of trees and shrubs and their various applications as well as discussing more technical elements such as soil health or animal integration. All of these discussions are grounded in the relevancy of agroforestry as a unified food systems solution, and how it can help sustain our environment, improve soil health and boost community resilience.
3 events,
harvest days 2023! – friday
harvest days 2023! – friday
It’s nuts out here!
Come help us bring in the harvest and see what’s been going on at the nut farm this year. It’s our favorite season and we’d love to share it with you!
3 events,
harvest days 2023! – saturday
harvest days 2023! – saturday
It’s nuts out here!
Come help us bring in the harvest and see what’s been going on at the nut farm this year. It’s our favorite season and we’d love to share it with you!
3 events,
harvest days 2023! – sunday
harvest days 2023! – sunday
It’s nuts out here!
Come help us bring in the harvest and see what’s been going on at the nut farm this year. It’s our favorite season and we’d love to share it with you!
3 events,
Biodynamics & Earth Evolution / Autumn Tasks
Biodynamics & Earth Evolution / Autumn Tasks
Mac Mead introduces biodynamics in the context of the spiritual-scientific understanding of earth evolution. In the garden, we do hands-on work with the horn manure preparation, transplanting, raised beds, and planting cover crops.
Mac mentors Threefold Community Farm staff and interns. Mac began farming in 1975, when he had the “privilege and good fortune” to learn biodynamic methods directly from former co-workers of biodynamic pioneer Ehrenfried Pfeiffer at the Fellowship Community. In 2006, Mac became the Program Director of the Pfeiffer Center. The core instructor of our One-Year Part-Time Training, Mac regularly speaks at conferences of the Biodynamic Association (BDA), the Northeast Organic Farming Association, and the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture. In 2016, he was an invited speaker at “The Spirit of Sustainable Agriculture,” a conference of the Harvard Divinity School.''
3 events,
Avoid Compaction: Plant Garlic Into Your Cover Crop!
Avoid Compaction: Plant Garlic Into Your Cover Crop!
Are you looking to optimize your on-farm cover cropping systems and identify opportunities to decrease the compaction of your soil? Planting garlic or a variety of other foods into your cover crop is a great way to optimize your fields, decrease the compaction levels of your soil, and increase the nutrient availability.
3 events,
MAPN Monthly Meet-Up
MAPN Monthly Meet-Up
Join us to get updates from local pollinator groups, learn about legislative actions you can take to support pollinators, and then enjoy a presentation from Whitney Troy, intern for the Native Plant Trust, on the whys, hows, and whens of collecting seeds from your garden.
3 events,
Soil Health Field Walk at Atlas Farm: Tillage-Reduced Cover Cropping and Planting Methods for Brassicas
Soil Health Field Walk at Atlas Farm: Tillage-Reduced Cover Cropping and Planting Methods for Brassicas
Join Gideon Porth of Atlas Farm and Julie Fine of American Farmland Trust for a field walk exploring an innovative approach to tillage reduction for organic vegetables. Gideon will showcase the initial results of a trial utilizing multiple cover crops, including oats and peas, followed by buckwheat, to prepare for no-till transplanting fall kale. This strategy reduces tractor passes by 75% and requires no tillage during the cropping season. Gideon will share the background of the trials, the equipment, and the operations involved, and participants will be able to compare each treatment with its standard tillage control.
4 events,
Growing Organic Together: A networking event for BIPOC Farmers
Growing Organic Together: A networking event for BIPOC Farmers
This event is a space for BIPOC farmers to explore connections with customers, markets and soil health. Together, we’ll look at the strengths, needs and opportunities within our farms, including discussions on the option of organic certification. We’ll develop an understanding around the intersections of our financial investments, love for farming and desire to serve our communities.
This is the first in a series of 5 networking & technical assistance opportunities in organic farming, specifically about certifying organic.
Bring questions or interests about certification and whether it’s right for your farm.
Cultivar Orgánico Juntes: Un evento para crear conexiones entre agricultores (BIPOC)
Cultivar Orgánico Juntes: Un evento para crear conexiones entre agricultores (BIPOC)
¿Alguna vez ha pensado en sumergirse en el mundo de la salud del suelo y conversar sobre qué prácticas serían mejores para su propia granja? Este evento es un espacio para que agricultores racializades (BIPOC) puedan explorar y crear conexiones con clientes, con el mercado y con la salud de la tierra. Exploraremos nuestras fortalezas, nuestras necesidades y las oportunidades de nuestras propias granjas, incluyendo conversaciones sobre la posibilidad de certificarse como granja orgánica. Desarrollaremos un conocimiento más claro sobre la intersección entre las inversiones financieras, el amor por la agricultura y el deseo de servir a nuestra comunidad.