Dear folks, Ruth Hazzard, one of the talented and hardworking members of the UMass Extension Vegetable Team, recently got in touch to propose a meeting of...
Powisset Farm, a property of the Trustees of Reservations, is a 240-person CSA farm, located in Dover, Massachusetts. We are hiring two farm apprentices for...
Hi Everyone, Does anyone use biodegradable black plastic mulch? If so, where do you get it, and how does it compare quality wise to other black plastic? Happy...
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Answering Questions on the Vegetable Farm: Conducting Research, Maintaining Records, Evaluating Production Practices January 5 & 6, 2009 Hulbert Outdoor...
________________________________ From: Amy Cook [mailto:varyeater@...] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 10:51 AM To: Cook, Amy - Holden, MA Subject: Fw:...
Just heard about this: http://www.mofga.org/Programs/Events/CommunitySupportedAgricultureConference/tabid/1040/Default.aspx MOFGA is hosting a CSA conference...
Hello Emasscraft Folk, Passing along word of a couple of job openings (please share them with anyone you know who may be qualified or interested): 1)...
Hey Friends, Happy New Year! May our collective 2009 growing season be a little smoother and sunnier than '08, right? I wanted to share around our new CSA...
It's on! Mark your calendars for 10 AM to 1 PM in Grafton, MA. More details to follow this week. Thanks for your patience -- please spread the word widely....
Hi Everyone, Though many of you probably know about this I thought I'd pass it along. H Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 09:13:16 -0500From: kartiksrinivas@...:...
Discussion on Needs of Organic Farmers and Beginning Farmers Friday, January 16, 2009 10am to 1 pm Brigham Hill Community Farm, Grafton, MA Directions, see...
Dear friends, I heard that the message I tried to forward before about CISA's upcoming series of marketing workshops came out as gobbledy guk, so I will try to...
Powisset Farm, in Dover, MA is looking for a summer intern for the 2009 season! At Powisset, we grow vegetables for a 240-person CSA, do a small amount of...
hi meryl, if you want to make this into a flyer i will post it at the nofa winter conference next saturday. that goes for all you cool folks: send me a flyer...
Have been hearing lots of murmurms of carpooling to the NOFA winter conference. My car is full, but don't forget to ask your neighbors if they are going or...
Brick End’s Farm 464 Highland St Hamilton, MA 01936 Brick End’s Farm has a lot of compost. They are offering it free of charge to those who use it for...
Hi, i'd like to propose 2 carpool, one for Friday CRAFT meeting in Grafton, the other for NOFA Winter Conference Sat. i can drive to both, have 3 places, and...
Hi farmers, I'm on my never-ending quest to find someone who spreads lime on a relatively small scale -- we need about 7 tons spread this year. Anyone have...
Hey Amanda, We've had two pretty good experiences with Randy Blackmere from Connecticut - 860 923 2710. He waits will he has a few jobs lined up in the same...
Hi All, We will also be needing lime here at Codman, so if you guys let me know when you have him scheduled to come this way I'd also be happy to use him (or...
This year again, i will be growing sweetpotato slips. Unlike the bare rooted, travel-shocked ones you order from the South (or even from Johnny's), these come...
On the subject of lime. It is important that the effective difference of calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate on soils which are both called lime is...
Mike, I would say just ask the supplier you are working with to make sure that you are getting Calcium carbonate. I do not have a comprehensive list of lime...
Hey farmers, For those of you attending the winter conference on Saturday, a reminder to please remember your potluck item! We're really pleased to have more...
Just to clarify, the lime source I used had some calcium but it was higher in magnesium. I think that they can give you a break down in content if you ask....