Love Local this month! Ag & Food Conference, Hands-on Workshops, Farming & Food Jobs, and More!

SEMAP is dedicated to preserving and expanding access to local food and sustainable farming in southeastern Massachusetts through research and education.

The Vine - Monthly e-Newsletter

There's still time to register for our

Ag & Food Conference!

Accept SNAP at Your Farmstand or Farmers' Market

We will offering a drop-in information session at our conference where you can get your farm, farm stand or farmers market authorized for SNAP (formerly food stamps) and receive your USDA FNS number the very same day! USDA staff will be on site to walk you through the process and assist with your application. Find out about wireless equipment options to process SNAP payments (as well as credit/debit) and learn about other resources available. More details on our conference webpage.

Vegetable Farming -

Seed and Soil Inoculation: Is it Worth the Investment?

BY DEREK CHRISTIANSON
If you have thumbed through a trade publication recently (Acres USA, Country Folks, The Natural Farmer) odds are you’ve seen the increased marketing effort for biological inoculants. As we re-launch a monthly column on vegetable farming in the SEMAP Vine, I decided to take a bit of time sharing my thoughts on the potential beneficial impacts of seed and soil inoculation ahead of propagation season.

C&C Reading Farm is Hiring!

Several Positions open including:

General Farm Worker(April – October)
Floral Arranger (June – September)
Delivery Driver(July – October)

Learn more about these positions

Rehoboth Land Available

Rehoboth Land: about two acres of beautiful, fertile, silty bottom land available for cultivation by lease (flexible for barter). This land has been lovingly cultivated, tended and amended for over 8 years (prior to that it was hay); organic soil amendments, compost, cover crops, and rotational plantings: some no-till and some shallow-till. Organically managed but not certified. Some areas have permaculture buffers. Has previously supported a 60+ member CSA. Must remain chemical free.

Please contact Anne Petersen,

rosasharnfarm@gmail.com

Langwater Farm Hiring!

Several positions open including:

Field Crew Member
Farm Stand Crew Members

Learn more about these positions!

Specialty Crop & Local Food Trade Shows!

Upcoming Events

2/26 -- 10th Annual SEMAP Ag & Food Conference, Dighton, MA
3/1 -- Local Specialty Crop & Local Food Trade Show, Boston, MA

3/3 -- Bristol County Farm Bureau Legislative Breakfast, Raynham, MA

3/4 -- 5th Annual Massachusetts Urban Farming Conference, Boston, MA

3/4 -- Marshfield Ag Com’s Backyard Farm & Garden Lectures , Marshfield, MA

3/5 -- NOFA/RI Winter Conference, Warren, RI

3/11 -- Statewide Grain Gathering, Plymouth, MA

3/11 -- Growing and Grafting Grapes Workshop, Plymouth, MA

3/18 - 3/19 -- Soil, Plant, and Farm Methodology Course, Providence, RI

That's not even half of the great events going on! Click below for even more!

Resources

Resources for Farmers
Find land to farm, service providers, farmer education, farm funding, information on land transfer, and more!

The Online Farm Guide
Farmers: Keep your farmfresh.org listing up-to-date! The online farm guide, farmfresh.org, is a go-to for anyone looking for local foods, beverages and farm fun.

The Beginning Farmers Network of MA has many resources for beginning farmers See links to Young Farmer Nights and New Entry's publication, An Entrepreneur's Guide to Farming in Massachusetts.

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.

SEMAP Farmers Market Guide

With 60 markets across Bristol Plymouth, Norfolk, and Barnstable counties, it's easy to find a market near you!