2009 CRAFT visits and discussions
Wednesdays, 4:00-6:00 pm except where otherwise noted
April 4, Saturday, 4-6 pm , Farmer-in-Training Gathering, Kathy Huckins & Gretta Anderson,
Drumlin Farm’s Farm Life Center, 208 South Great Road (Rte 117), Lincoln, MA.
April 7, Tuesday, 6 pm, CRAFT Facilitator & Presenter Workshop & Potluck,
Matthew Kochka of Re-Vision Urban Farm, 278 Allandale Road Brookline MA (Allendale Farmer Jim Buckle’s home). Contact Matt to RSVP: agricity@…
April 15, Basic Tractor Maintenance, Jim Buckle, Allandale Farm, Jim Buckle,
259 Allandale Road, Brookline, MA
April 22nd-North Shore CRAFT at Green Meadows Farm- Processing Chickens 4:00pm
April 29, Growing Beans in the Northeast, Charlie Baer, Moraine Farm, (address will be posted to emass CRAFT
list soon)
May 13, Beginning Beekeeping, Jean-Claude Bourrut , Natick Community Organic Farm,
116 Eliot Street (Rte 16), S. Natick. Bring a veil if you have one.
May 20th-North Shore CRAFT at Pleasant Valley Farm- Green house Management 4:00pm
May 27, Brookwood Community Farm, Judy Lieberman & Gretta Anderson
Blue Hill River Road, Milton, MA Directions: http://www.brookwoodcommunityfarm.org/
June 10, New Farmers Potluck, Lydia Sisson (Luna Farm), Christie Raymond & Chris Kantlehner (White
Barn Farm). Host: Waltham Fields Community Farm, 240 Beaver St, Waltham, MA
June 17th-North Shore CRAFT at Appleton Farms- Irrigation systems 4:00pm
June 24 Accessing Land Owned by Nonprofit Organizations, Meryl LaTronica, Powisset Farm & others
37 Powisset Street, Dover, MA
July 8, Nothing scheduled!
July 22, Diseases and Pests: Tomatoes, Cucurbits & Brassicas, Ruth Hazzard, UMass Extension, hosted by
Lindentree Farm, 10 Old Concord Rd Lincoln
July 22nd-North Shore CRAFT at Cider Hill Orchard- Tree Fruit/ renewable energy 4:00pm
August 7, 8, 9 No CRAFT: NOFA Summer Conference
August 19 Farmstand Operations and Finances, Brian Cramer, Hutchins Farm,
754 Monument St. Concord, MA
August 26th-North Shore CRAFT at Colby Farm- Pigs and Farm Bureau 4:00pm
September 2, Two hundred Member Multi-Producer CSA, McKenzie Boekhoelder, New Entry Sustainable
Farming Project, Location TBA
September 16, Rotational Grazing/ Small-Scale Livestock Production, Jen Hashley, Jen & Pete’s Backyard Birds,
159 Wheeler Road, Concord, MA
September 30 Whole Farm Systems, Greg Maslowe, Newton Community Farm, 303 Nahanton Street, Newton
October 14 Nothing scheduled!
October 28? (tentative), Market Garden Budgeting workshop, Chris Yoder, probably at Natick Farm
November 4, CRAFT 2010 Planning Meeting?
November 11, Wednesday, 11:00-1:00 Annual CRAFT Variety Discussion and Potluck
Greg Maslowe, Newton Community Farm, 303 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA
December 15-17, NO CRAFT, New England Veggie & Fruit Conference, Manchester, NH,
http://www.newenglandvfc.org/
January 2010, date TBA, Sustainable Relationships and Farming, with Don Zasada & Bridget Spann, Caretaker
Farm. Location TBA
February 10, Wednesday, 11:00-1:00 Greenhouse Production Roundtable at Waltham Fields Community Farm
240 Beaver St, Waltham, MA
March 2010, date TBA – CRAFT planning meeting?