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Agriculture Industry Events/Workshops
2012
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February
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| 9 - 11 |
Soil and Nutrition: An Education and Coalition-Building Conference - by Northeast Organic Farming Association/ Massachusetts Chapter and Real Food Campaign. First Churches, 129 Main St, Northampton, MA. Featuring leading thinkers and practitioners of building healthy soils, this conference aims to grow the movement for enhancing soil fertility as a basis for the long-term ecological and economic sustainability of farming, the environment, and our society as a whole. Each of the three days is organized with a different format. Participants are invited to listen and share, as we all deepen our soils knowledge. Registration and details at : www.nofamass.org/seminars/winterseminar.php |
| 10 |
North East Buyers Mission, Boston. Take advantage of this opportunity to get feedback and sales
opportunities from international buyers. This Buyers Mission presents a
unique opportunity to develop and expand export business. Buyer profiles
can be previewed online to find those that might offer the best prospects
for a meeting. Contact: Bonita Oehlke at 617-626-1753, Bonita.Oehlke@state.ma.us. For more information click here. |
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Cattleman's Conference, Norfolk County Agricultural High School, 400 Main St., Walpole. www.snesa.org |
| 24 |
SAVE THE DATE - MA Association of Agricultural Commission's Dinner and
Anuual Meeting - Sturbridge Host Hotel - Social 5:00pm, Buffet Dinner 6:00pm, Annual Meeting, 7:00pm. |
| 25 |
Agriculture & Food Conference of Southeastern Massachusetts, 8:30am - 5:00pm, Bristol County Agricultural High School, 135 Center Street, Dighton. Presented by SEMAP and Bristol County Conservation District. Whether you're a professional farmer, a backyard gardener, or just curious about locally grown food, this is the event for you! This year we're expanding the day's offerings to include workshops for the public and for youth ages 9-12, as well as workshops on organic methods. farmconference@semaponline.org |
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Explore Export, The World is Waiting! Small food and agricultural businesses and export opportunities, Publick House, Sturbridge Explore how exporting can broaden your markets, build on your market shares and increase overall revenues. Hear from industry experts as they share their successful export methodology. Contact: Bonita Oehlke at 617-626-1753, Bonita.Oehlke@state.ma.us. |
March
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| 10 |
Growing Minds Through Massachusetts Agriculture for Educators, Paul R. Baird Middle School, Ludlow. MA Agriculture in the Classroom
(MAC) will hold its 11th Annual Winter Conference which will include four
workshop sessions, with six concurrent workshops in each session related
to the many different aspects of agriculture in the classroom. Each will
be taught by a teacher or farm educator. The fee for the conference; all
materials; breakfast snack; lunch from Randall's Farm in Ludlow, and professional
development is $50. Early registrations of $45 if arrive by Dec. 31st.
Conference details. |
| 13 |
Massachusetts Poultry Enhancement Council (MPEC) Meeting, 5:45pm to 8:45pm, Northborough Free Library, 34 Main St., Northborough,
MA, NorthboroughLibrary.org. Questions, contact: Edward Hageman, 617-626-1796, Edward.Hageman@state.ma.us. |
| 14 |
Worcester County Conservation District and Agricultural Commissions Quarterly
Meeting, 7pm, Holden USDA Service Center, 52 Boyden Rd. The topic is “Farmers'
Market Issues” and Ag. Commissions. Members within the County are encouraged
to come and participate! Call Lisa 508-829-0168, ext. 5 or email Lisa.trotto@ma.usda.gov for more information. |
| 15 |
Mass. Farm To School Program is Hosting a Convention - The Massachusetts Farm to School Program will be hosting a convention on Thursday, March 15 in Sturbridge. One of the conference tracks will focus on Agriculture in the Classroom Initiatives and School Gardening. MAC has agreed to take the lead on organizing these three workshops. We are now looking for educators who can join us and offer a presentation on some aspect of their agricultural classroom or school garden. If you are interested in presenting or want more information e-mail MAC today. massaginclassroom@earthlink.net |
| 17, 24, 31 |
Spring Gardening Symposia - Join the Western MA Master Gardeners - in celebrating our 16th year of late winter fun by attending one or more of our upcoming sessions. Programs at 3 different locations:
There are workshops for the novice gardener as well as the more experienced.
Speakers on a myriad of subjects providing practical gardening advice on
fruiting trees, berries, vegetables (including heirlooms), herbs (and creating
herbed appetizers), and even mushrooms. Once you have successfully grown
and harvested your food you will need to preserve it. For those who would
rather look at garden plants than eat them, we have workshops on garden
design, container gardens, water gardening, creating a cutting garden,
flower arranging and entire workshops dedicated to some of the belles of
the garden: roses, ferns, hostas and hydrangeas. There are workshops on
native plants, creating a certified wildlife habitat, organic lawn care
and pest control. For the more adventurous there are cutting edge topics
like growing wine grapes and home wine making, planting a living roof,
creating garden ornaments with hypertufa and making your own garden trellis.
Some locations will have book sales and raffles of garden related items.
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UVM Extension 2012 Winter Hops Conference - Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Burlington, VT. Please save the date! Great speakers lined up, click here for more details. |
| 22 - 23 |
Beginning Women Farmer Conference: Exploring Whole Farm Planning, University of MA, Amherst, Lincoln Campus Center - Two day conference
for all farmers interested in improved quality of life, profitability,
and land health sponsored by Holistic Management International, the USDA
National Institute of Food & Agriculture and the University of MA.
Learn how Whole Farm Planning can help you achieve improved quality of
life, profitability, and land health. http://holisticmanagement.org/conferencebwfne/ |
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MA Association of Agricultural Commission's Dinner and Anuual Meeting - Sturbridge Host Hotel - Social 5:00pm, Buffet
Dinner 6:00pm, Annual Meeting, 7:00pm. Details soon at www.massagcom.org. RSVP by February 15, 2012: Laura Grabski, Vice President of Advocacy,
MAAC, 2 Brookview Road, Boxford MA 01921. $32.00 per person payable to
MAAC, Inc., 781-248-4576. |
April
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Ag Day at the Statehouse |
To submit agriculture industry workshop/event dates, email Rick LeBlanc,
at Richard.LeBlanc@state.ma.us.
Consumer events listed at www.mass.gov/agr/massgrown/calendar.htm
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