December 9, 2009 by Sara Zoe.

With the installation of a new pond for irrigation, Heron Pond is going to be able to expand their CSA share numbers for 2010, and they are already accepting registrations!

New Pond Brings New Future to Heron Pond Farm

Hello Heron Pond Family,

As 2009 comes to an end Heron Pond Farm has an eye on making the most of 2010. With CSA demand increasing and the general theme of the farm seem to be “grow more diverse crops” we needed a greater area that we could readily get water to. This will help us grow the type of crops our customers have been looking.

Additionally in order to stretch our seasons in an good way we will need to put up more greenhouses and cold frames. The biggest part of witch is the Haygrove tunnel project that we are looking to get going sooner then later. In order to make this kind of investment in cold frames we need to make sure that we had reliable water.

Read more and find the link to register on their website >

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December 9, 2009 by Sara Zoe.

From the December 5, 2009 market at Wentworth Greenhouses!

Seacoast Eat Local Winter Farmers’ Market, Dec 5, 2009 from Seacoast Eat Local on Vimeo.

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December 9, 2009 by Sara Zoe.

From New Entry’s website:

Staring down old man winter

from New Entry Sustainable Farming Project

The New England winter is around the corner with its short days and cold temperatures - not the ideal conditions for growing vegetables. So what? New Entry is offering three winter skills workshops to help growers extend the season and keep busy until spring. The first is coming up in just two weeks:

Winter Growing and Hoophouse Workshop with Adam Montri, Michigan State University

DATE: Friday, December 18th

TIME: 9 am - 1 pm

LOCATION: Casey Family Services Conference Room (18 Palmer Street), Downtown Lowell, MA

Topics will include:- Structure Options and Selection- which hoophouse is right for me?- Site Selection and Preparation- Crop Selection, Scheduling, Harvesting, and Pricing- … And lots of Q&A and crop profitability discussion.

The course costs $15, checks made payable to: Community Teamwork. To register, please email nesfp@tufts.edu.

Adam Montri is an outreach specialist in the Horticulture Department at Michigan State University where he coordinates outreach efforts for the MSU Student Organic Farm focused on hoophouses/high tunnels and sustainable and organic production and marketing with both urban and rural farmers across the state of MI. Adam was one of the original student organic farmers while an undergraduate at MSU. He received his master’s degree in Horticulture from Penn State University where he focused on organic high tunnel tomato production. He and his wife, Dru, and daughter, Lydia, own Ten Hens Farm in Bath, MI. Check out Adam’s Hoophouse Blog here: http://hoophouse.msu.edu/blog/index.php.

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