Belchertown, Mass – A workshop on foraging for wild edibles will be held on Sunday, July 13th from 1-4pm in Belchertown, Mass.  Led by foraging expert and author Russ Cohen, participants will discover more than two dozen of the 150 species of wild edibles that can be found in Massachusetts.  

Jamaica Plain – A workshop on heating hot water with the sun will be held at 21st Century Foods at 30A Germania St from 10AM-12:30PM on Saturday, June 21, 2008.

      
SUSTAINABLE LIVING TOUR TO BE HELD 

Wendell, Mass – A sustainable living tour of two separate locations will be held on Sunday, June 15th from 10am-3pm to show how some people have worked at creating sustainable systems and have chosen to live in ways that are closer to the rhythms of the natural world. 

Washington, Mass – A workshop on framing carpentry will be held at the Heartwood School for the Homebuilding Crafts in Washington, Mass on Saturday, June 14th from 9am-5pm.  Will Beemer will demonstrate making joists, sills, studs, rafters and he will show the tools to frame interior and exterior walls, floors and roofs. Layout for openings such as windows and doors will also be covered as participants work on a stick-framed building project under construction.

Concord, Mass – A workshop on raising broilers from chicks to market will be held on Sunday, May 25 from 1-5pm at Pete and Jen’s Backyard Birds, Verrill Farm in Concord.  In this comprehensive and informative session, Pete Lowy and Jennifer Hashley will explain brooding, mobile coop construction, electric fencing, feed rations and supplements, veterinary care, marketing and humane slaughter.

Allston - The environmentally friendly group GreenGreaseMonkey will be leading a workshop on Waste Veggie Oil Car Conversion on Sunday May 18th from 9.30am-5.30pm in Allston, Ma.  Learn how to run a diesel car, truck or tractor off the used grease from your local fried food place.

 

According to Patrick Keaney and Jamie Merkle of GreenGreaseMoneky, vegetable oil is sustainable because it

Jamaica Plain – Learn how to make your own soy and grain products at a workshop to be led by Rudy Canale at 21st Century Foods on Saturday, May 24th from 10am-12.30pm.  Trade groups from all over the world visit this innovative small business to see how to start up a small scale operation of tofu and tempeh.

A cheese-making workshop will be held at Upinngil Farm in Gill on Sunday, May 11th.  Participants will learn how to take raw milk to create a hard “cheddar” cheese.  Cliff Hatch, owner of Upinngil Farm, will lead this hands-on workshop and will demonstrate different recipes and cultures to make several varieties of cheese.  Participants are asked to bring two gallons of their own animal’s milk to make small batches of such cheeses as brie, mozzarella, ricotta and cream cheese.

For a full listing of NOFA/Mass' 2007 Practical Farm Skills Workshop Series: click here

For a full listing of NOFA/Mass' 2007 Practical Farm Skills Workshop Series: click here