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The Vine - Monthly e-Newsletter
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It's less than one week to Farm to Tapas! We've been very busy with last minute preparations to make sure that this is an event to remember! If you were one of the early birds to get a ticket, you're in for a treat. This year we'll have food from 19 vendors; an open bar with local beer, wine, and craft cocktails; a live auction; and, new this year: a silent auction and cow paddy bingo!

Did you miss out on ticket sales? Are you feeling lucky? Like us on Facebook and check out the contest that New Bedford guide is helping us with...we're giving away two free tickets to Farm to Tapas!

After we have chance to catch a breath after our big event, we'll have some great twilight workshops to offer in the month of August! Our board member, Ben Wolbach, will be hosting a workshop on Growing Cut Flowers at Skinny Dip Farm. For those considering dabbling in livestock, we'll be touring Moonlight Rose Alpacas and learning basic care of these friendly and fibrous creatures. You can find more information on all of of twilight workshops here.

Looking for some other farm-related fun? There's plenty of agricultural fairs happening around Southeastern Mass! The Marshfield Fair, Rochester Grange Fair, and Rochester Country Fair are just a few of the many fairs going on in our area in August. You can view a statewide map of fairs here.

Lastly, just a reminder to keep buying local! In this heat we might want to head for the air-conditioned grocery store, but don't forget to support your local farmers. We have a fantastic guide for all of the markets in the region posted on our website.

-Kendra Murray

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7/31 -- Tractor Safety Workshop for Women, W. Greenwich, RI
7/31 -- SEMAP & TLI 2nd Annual Farm to Tapas, Westport, MA
8/1 -- Backyard Chickens Workshop, Norwell, MA
8/8 -- Growing Cut Flowers SEMAP Twilight Workshop, Little Compton, RI
8/12 - 8/14-- NOFA Summer Conference, Amherst, MA
8/23 -- Raising Alpacas Twilight Workshop, Swansea, MA


That's not even half of the great events going on! Click below for even more!
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Thank you to our Farm to Tapas Sponsors!
 
 
 
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