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October 19 – Meeting and workshop at Pineo Family Farm
Sunday, October 192:00 – 4:30 p.m.Pineo Family Farm41 Tuttle Rd, Sterling, MA 01564 This meeting will be bring your own chair and bring something to share with the group! Mike will be teaching the group about how to use cover crop effectively and which ones to use in different applications for different areas of your…
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August MAA Meeting – Sunday, August 10 at Flower Brook Farm
In August we’ll be visiting another of our member farmers! Kelly Young will be hosting us at Kelly’s Flower Brook Farm in Westminster. The meeting will be 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.The address is:65 Bacon St, Westminster, MA 01473For some info about the farm, seehttps://www.kellysflowerbrookfarm.com/At Kelly’s Flower Brook Farm, we’re proving you don’t need a huge…
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July 13 – MAA Meeting at Pineo Family Farm
Our next MAA meeting is this Sunday, July 13, from 2:00-4:30 p.m. This meeting will be held at Pineo Family Farm41 Tuttle RoadSterling, MA This meeting will be a potluck so please bring a snack or non- alcoholic drink to enjoy with the group. Mike will be be doing a demo on the lower and…
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May 18 – MAA Meeting with Guest Speaker Randall Prostak
Our next meeting is on Sunday, May 18, 2025, 2:00-4:30 p.m. at the Westminster Senior Center, 69 W Main St, Westminster, MA 01473. We will be having a guest speaker Randall Prostak who is a invasive weed specialist from UMass. He will be doing a presentation on how to help combat some of those weeds that we…
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April 26: MAA at Mass Ag in Action Expo at MWCC!
Visit MAA’s table at the Massachusetts Agriculture in Action Expo on April 26 at Mount Wachusett Community College! Become a member of MAA and get a free soil test voucher! The expo is 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and is sponsored by the Massachusetts State Grange. All the information you need is at this link:…
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Agricultural Day at the State House – Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Small farmers and homesteaders, come to your state capitol and be seen and heard! Organized by the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation and MDAR, Massachusetts Agriculture Day at the State House celebrates the agricultural industry and gathers farmers, producers, and commodity groups from across the Commonwealth to showcase the richness and diversity of Massachusetts grown products,…
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MAA Meeting and Workshop – Sunday, February 9
The next meeting of MAA will be held on Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., at the Westminster Senior Center, 69 West Main Street, Westminster, MA. Rob and Natalia of My County Mushrooms in Gardner will give a presentation about mushroom growing. Rob plans to do a “Blue Oyster mushroom demo. I’ll “build” one…
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MAA Annual Meeting – Sunday, January 12
All MAA members are encouraged to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 12 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Gardner Seventh Day Adventist Church, 100 Colony Road, Westminster, MA. We will be hearing the reports of the officers, and voting on some Bylaw amendments and the full…
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Small Orchard Management Workshop
We’re pleased to offer a highly discounted rate per person for a 10-hour online training program, which includes five 2-hour modules on topics such as orchard establishment, tree pruning, insect and disease management, weed control, and IPM. Normally, the full program costs $225. Current MAA Members may register for free. Non-member’s fee is $140.00. Become…
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MAA December Meeting – Holiday Pot Luck and Seed Swap
On Sunday, December 8, we will be having a holiday potluck and seed swap with everyone. Bring one of your favorite holiday dishes–and bring a few of your favorite, fun to grow, and/or unique seeds that you have grown to share with other members of the group! We will catch up on the past season,…