Calendar of Events
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January |
| 4, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 1, Class 1: Intro to Farm Business Planning and Enterprise Selection |
| 11, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 1, Class 2: Crop Planning and Production |
| 18, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 1, Class 3: Equipment and Supplies Sourcing |
25, 9 am -
1 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 1, Class 4: Marketing and Sales |
February |
| 8, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 1, Class 5: Farm Financials: Writing the Business Plans |
| 15, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 1, Class 6: Writing the Business Plans II and Real Stories from Guest Growers |
March |
| 24, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Hoophouse Propagation and Seedling Management |
| 31, 6-8 pm |
New Entry Spring Launch Event |
April |
| 7, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Equipment Use and Maintenance (Farm Safety) |
| 14, 4-6 pm |
Poultry Workshop Series: Coop Construction |
| 16, 9 am-12pm |
Regulations for Small Livestock Farmers |
| 21, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Irrigation Set Up |
May |
| 5, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Laying Out Fields and Making Raised Beds |
7,
9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
Livestock Farm Day |
| 19, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Nutrient Management and Record Keeping |
| 24, 4-6 pm |
Poultry Workshop Series: Brooding |
June |
| 2, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Pest Management (Pesticide Safety) |
| 4, 10 am - 3 pm |
Sheep and Goat School |
| 11, 9 am - 2 pm |
Housing and Shelter for Livestock |
| 16, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Post Harvest Handling and Marketing, Food Safety |
| 21, 4-6 pm |
Poultry Workshop Series: Care and Nutrition |
| 30, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Weed Management |
July |
| 9, 9 am - 2 pm |
Meat Rabbit Workshop |
| 11, 7 am - 1 pm |
Poultry Workshop Series: Processing |
| 14, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Disease Management (Pesticide Safety II) |
| 23, 1-5 pm |
Pastured Poultry Workshop |
| 28, TBD |
Cover Cropping Field |
August |
| 4, TBA |
Farm Tour |
| 17, 10 am - 3 pm |
Swine School |
| 20, 9 am - 12 pm |
Regulations for Small Livestock Farmers |
| 22, 9 am - 12 pm |
Poultry Workshop Series: Processing |
September |
| 22, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Soil testing and Nutrient Management II |
October |
| 3, 7 am - 1 pm |
Poultry Workshop Series: Processing |
November |
| 3, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
Workshop- Leasing Your Land to a Farmer: An information Session for Landowners |
December |
| 20, 9:30 am - 4 pm |
Massachusetts Beginning Farmer Agricultural Alliance (BFAA) – Planning Retreat |
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Explore Farming workshops are offered on a rolling basis, please call our office or email sanderson@comteam.org if you would like to be notified of upcoming classes.
Explore Farming workshops and Farm Business Planning classes are held at the New Entry office in Lowell unless otherwise indicated. Field trainings are typically held at the New Entry farm sites in Dracut, MA. Please call our office or email sanderson@comteam.org, or visit http://nesfp.nutrition.tufts.edu/resources/livestockschool.html for more information about livestock events.
Field trainings are open to the public, and you must register in advance. There is a $15 charge for anyone who has not attended the Farm Business Training Class. Pesticide Safety and Farm Safety Trainings are required of NESFP site-based participants prior to pesticide/chemical or equipment use.
If you are interested in attending any of the events listed above, please send an email to nesfp@tufts.edu to receive notification of any scheduling changes. All dates are subject to change do to weather and other factors. Please confirm dates and times for events on our website at www.nesfp.org and call the NESFP office at (978) 654-6745.
