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The Vine - Monthly e-Newsletter
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Being a lifelong Acushnet resident, I can say I've easily driven by Stone Bridge Farm thousands of times. It was always just another cranberry bog to me, one of many in Southeastern Massachusetts. Over the past couple of years, though, I've gotten to know the owners Scott and Joanne Harding and learn about their business, and it is
not just another cranberry bog. Not only do the Hardings harvest cranberries, but also offer some great agritourism, which incorporates history, learning, and fun.
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Locally grown food is on our minds every day and it is really exciting when a local business ‘gets it.’ Kathryn Hackett, owner of Cranberry Vine Catering in Pembroke, is one of our most enthusiastic members. Sourcing locally is part of her day-to-day routine for her catering business. Last spring when delivering some of our member ‘swag’ we got a chance to hear a little about her business and we liked what we heard! We circled back this fall to hear more about it.
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Can you believe this is the last opportunity this season to get lost in a corn maze? This year’s maze theme is Wizards and Dragons!
Sunday, October 30th, bring your dog for a day at the farm, explore the corn maze, and enjoy many other farm attractions! Bring your dog on a leash! One dollar from each ticket sale will be donated to Assistance Canine Training Services (A.C.T.S.).
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Saturday, November 5, Bristol Aggie
Topics include animal nutrition, grazing and pasture management, exploring the rules and regulations for livestock farmers, adding value to your meat products, and more. There will be more than 20 different seminars including talks for all levels from those interested in getting animals for the first time to established livestock farmers.
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Do you enjoy cooking? Share your favorite cranberry recipe and show off your cooking skills! All recipes will be judged and evaluated into 2 categories: Adult and Student/Youth (ages 8-16).
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Real-Time Instrumentation
for Farming
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Wednesday, November 2, 2016, 4-8pm
Impact LABS, 555 Pleasant Street, NB
SEMAP is partnering with Impact LABS and their sponsor, Analog Devices (ADI) to conduct a workshop that will bring together local farmers, regulatory agencies, and technology to investigate and gather information about ways ADI’s products and real-time instrumentation can help address the challenges and needs faced by small to mid-size growers in our region.
If you are interested in learning more about how real-time instrumentation of hoop houses and greenhouses can positively affect your business or how to meet compliance and avoid risks through innovative traceability programs, then this is a workshop you will want to attend.
This is also a great way to learn more about Impact LABS and what they are doing to help farmers pilot upcoming technologies.
Space is Limited - Contact Liz Wiley at lpw@iotimpactlabs.com to reserve your seat today - Dinner will be provided.
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Franklin Agway is pleased to offer new feed prices as well as new pet foods, including Earthborn, Pro Pac, and Chicken Soup for the Soul pet foods. Also carrying Blue Buffalo, Wellness, Loyall, and Loyall life. Franklin Agway will special order Nutrena and Southern States feeds for you as well.
Also selling coal, wood pellets, small bundles of wood, and propane refills only 13.99!
Plenty for the home and farm!
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Fieldstone Acres Tag Day
+ Open House
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Tag Day and Open House: 10am - 4pm, November 12th and 13th, 143 Plymouth Street in Carver.
Fieldstone Acres is a real tree farm, offering its own homegrown White Spruce, Norway Spruce, Frasier Fir, and Balsam Fir Christmas trees, handcrafted American furniture designs, and artisan soaps.
On November 12th and 13th you can pick out your own tree and "tag it,“ then come back later in the season to harvest it and take it home.
The event will also feature mulled cider, hot chocolate, cookies and other treats. For more information, call The Fieldstone Acres Tree Farm at 508-866-2839 or 781-588-9588.
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Cluck & Trowel has just a few spaces left in their winter egg CSA. Pick up locations include on their farm in Westport, Downtown New Bedford, Jamaica Plain, and Pawtucket RI. To receive your share of Certified Organic, Soy-Free eggs please send your sign-up form by November 15th. Distribution at all pick up locations will begin the week of 11/28 - 12/2 and run for 20 weeks until the week of 4/10 - 4/14.
Email your sign up to cluckandtrowel@gmail.com or snail mail to Cluck & Trowel - 777 Horseneck Rd - S. Dartmouth, MA 02748 ~ Eat Like Your Life Depends On It !!
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November 19th, 10am-5pm
Visit the farm, meet the team, purchase farm products from RTB and other local farmers, and be embraced by a like-minded community that is striving to create resilient communities for all to enjoy.
Available -
- Non-GMO and grass-fed meat
- Seasonal veggies
- Honey
- Maple Syrup
- Herbal teas
- RTB farm eggs
- Family friendly farm tours are available
Please Note – Payment is by cash or check only!
For more information, call 508.938.5089
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For the last year, WhatsGood has been bringing together purchasers and purveyors to provide an easy and efficient means of ordering direct and managing the relationships. WhatsGood is an online marketplace that connects wholesale food purchasers such as chefs and food service directors, with local purveyors through a comprehensive directory of farmers, fishermen, artisans, and producers.
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Farms experiencing severe drought conditions may be eligible for cost-share assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP). This disaster program is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (FSA), which provides cost-share assistance if the damage is so severe that water available for livestock or orchards and vineyards has been red
uced below normal to the extent that neither can survive without additional water.
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That's not even half of the great events going on! Click below for even more!
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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.
With 60 markets across Bristol Plymouth, Norfolk, and Barnstable counties, it's easy to find a market near you!
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