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The Vine - Monthly e-Newsletter
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There is a boost of energy with the early spring this year and since the soil is already workable farmers are getting an early start to their crops. (This being New England though, we know the weather could turn at any moment.) Farmers are busy planting spinach, radish, beets and peas, and we all are anticipating the first harvest of the season.
While the farmers are occupied with spring planting, Massachusetts state legislators have been busy at the State House compiling a comprehensive Omnibus Ag Bill (S.2171) An Act to promote agriculture in the Commonwealth. The Joint Committee of Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, chaired by Senator Anne Gobi and Representative Paul Schmid, filed a bill that supports farmers and local food across the state and to continue the economic growth that agriculture has had in the Commonwealth. It aims to increase the availability of locally grown food, offer opportunities to current and future farmers and invest in agricultural programs to boost the industry. Click here to continue reading.
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SouthCoast Farmers, want to be featured in SouthCoast Today's online farmer profiles? Fill out a short survey to have your farm featured!
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It’s hard to believe that exactly one month ago today was our
Ag & Food Conference
. There was a tremendous amount of hard work put into that conference by many hands, including our
staff and board
, as well as a thriving group of volunteers. All that hard work really paid off, and our crowd of over 225 people seemed very happy. Of course, this couldn’t have been done without our generous sponsors:
The Trustees
,
WhatsGood
,
Southcoast Health
,
Farm Credit East
,
Next Step Living
,
Bay State Organic Certifiers
, and
Fertrell.
Anyhow, for at least the month prior to the conference, all I did was work on the Conference and didn’t really seem to have any free time for other SEMAP projects. I kept saying how after the conference it would all slow down,
Keep reading...
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We encourage farmers to go to the State House on Ag Day to speak with their legislators. If possible, contact your legislators in advance to make an appointment to meet with them.
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SEMAP Local Food Guide
This online version of our Local Food Guide contains SEMAP member farms and local food businesses, as well as a list of farmers markets in our region.
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Us: Family run, successful 3 season vegetable CSA farm looking for new land opportunities.
(www.heartbeetsfarm.com) You: Willing owner of 5-10+ vegetable acres looking to rent/sell in Bristol County Help us find new fertile fields! Email us at
heartbeetsfarm@gmail.com
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