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July 11Saturday
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Foraging for Wild Edibles with expert forager and author Russ Cohen
July 11, 2009 from 9am to 12:30pm – Belchertown, MA Join expert forager Russ Cohen as we discover more than 2 dozen of the 150 species of Massachusetts' edible wild plants. This workshop aims to teach you how to enjoy nature while nibbling on the tr... Organized by Russ Cohen | Type: exploration, +, education
July 12Sunday
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Making Soap with Goat's Milk with soap-making farmer Erin DeCoste
July 12, 2009 from 10:30am to 3:30pm – Lancaster, MA Learn the basics of creating goat milk soap - from the milking to the curing! We will spend some time in the barn and learn how to hand-milk a goat. From there, we will head over to the "laboratory... Organized by Erin Decoste | Type: educational, +, enjoyment
August 1Saturday
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Medicinal Herbs with Dawn Pavone at Bird House Garden Center
August 1, 2009 from 9am to 1pm – Boxborough, MA Learn how to identify, grow and use medicinal plants from the garden. Participants will be encouraged to harvest herbs for drying or making their own tincture. Bring a container to take home an her... Organized by | Type: educational, +, enjoyment
August 7Friday
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Northeast Organic Farming Association 35th Annual Summer Conference
August 7, 2009 at 2pm to August 9, 2009 at 10pm – UMASS, Amherst, MA 180+ diverse workshops for adults, teens and even kids! 2 Keynotes! - Friday August 7th, 7:30 PM Paul Stamets, Mushroom expert and author. - Saturday August 8th, 7 PM Will Allen, Urban farmer; Com... Organized by NOFA | Type: conference
August 8Saturday
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Eco-Friendly Button Co. Grand Opening
August 8, 2009 from 1pm to 8pm – Chicago Did you know Busy Beaver Buttons is moving to a new location? We received a Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF) grant from the City of Chicago to rehab a vintage storefront in Logan Square. It f... Organized by Busy Beaver Button Co. | Type: grand, opening, party
August 22Saturday
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Edible Weed Walk: "You can eat that?"
August 22, 2009 from 6pm to 7pm – Vinal Street in Union Square Take a walk through the Growing Center to identify some common weeds that you can eat and discuss the reasons to eat wild foods, precautions, and preparation suggestions. In the event of rain, this... Organized by | Type: skillshare
August 23Sunday
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Yoga for Farmers and Gardeners with Marie Marchand at Amherst Co-housing
August 23, 2009 from 2pm to 4pm – Amherst Co-Housing Learn how to move so farming and gardening doesn't hurt so much. Practice breathing, and relaxing stretches that can make your active life less painful and more complete. Make friends with your bod... Organized by | Type: educational, +, enjoyment
August 25Tuesday
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Tennessee Carbon Farming Intensive Broadacre Permaculture & Holistic Management for Carbon Negative Agriculture
August 25, 2009 at 12pm to September 16, 2009 at 12pm – Ecoville Training Center at the Farm in Summertown, TN Exploring Soil, Water, Carbon, Energy & the Economy through a 6-part holistic curriculum Organized by Zachary Heath | Type: learning
August 29Saturday
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Permaculture for Home and Garden
August 29, 2009 to August 30, 2009 – Yestermorrow Design/Build School In this workshop, students will learn Permaculture principles as applied in temperate homes and gardens. We will discuss organic gardening, building with local natural materials, ecological lawn, m... Organized by Yestermorrow Design/Build School | Type: class
September 3Thursday
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Cheesemaking #3! - (ADVANCED*) making diffcult cheeses with Cliff Hatch at Upinngil Farm
September 3, 2009 from 8am to 5pm – Upinngil Farm (limited to 10) Contact Tom for more information on this! Learn how to take raw milk and create a harder to make cheeses. Participants should have taken Cliff's previous NOFA workshop. In this hand... Organized by | Type: educational, +, enjoyment
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Deeply Rooted: Farm Aid & Lisa M. Hamilton
Writer and photographer Lisa M. Hamilton focuses on food and agriculture, particularly the stories of farmers. Her work has taken her from castration time on a Wyoming sheep ranch to a meeting of radical plant breeders in Iowa; from dairy farms in the highlands of Bavaria to sacred rice paddies along the coast of Japan.She is the author of two books: Deeply Rooted: Unconventional Farmers in the Age of Agribusiness and Farming to Create Heaven on Earth. Her work has also been published in The Nation, Harper's, National Geographic Traveler, Orion, and Gastronomica.
On Wednesday, June 25 Lisa and Farm Aid teamed up for an event at Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Lisa read from her recent release Deeply Rooted and spoke about her connection to farming as well as how she began on her path as an author and photographer.
Carolyn Mugar, Executive Director of Farm Aid, was there to speak about Farm Aid's work advocating for dairy farmers, who are being paid less than half the cost to produce milk. In honor of Dairy Month, we had a milk tasting where we sampled three different varieties of milk from New England dairy farmers. Chef Peter Davis of Henrietta’s Table at The Charles Hotel provided delicious pig-shaped cookies! Read more about Lisa M. Hamilton on her website and catch up on Farm Aid’s work on the dairy crisis here.
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