Mass Agriculture in the Classroom

Workshops for Teachers on the Farm

KEEPING YOUR CLASSROOM FRESH AND GROWING!

Join us for one of these Summer Workshops for Teachers on the Farm
Each Workshop runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Fee $30 each (unless indicated otherwise)

Thursday, June 25, 2009, - Sheep, Wool and Fiber Workshop at Sheep Pastures, Natural Resources Trust of Easton in North Easton. (Lunch is included).
Tuesday, June 30, 2009, - Cranberries, Bogs and Wetlands Workshop at Flax Pond Cranberry Farm in Carver. (Lunch is included)
Wednesday, July 1, 2009, - Horticulture, Gardening and Organic Farming Workshop at Elm Bank in Dover and the Natick Community Organic Farm. (Bring your own lunch)
Tuesday, July 7, 2009, - Growing, Apples, Peaches and Pears Using Earth Friendly Practices Workshop at Small Ones Farm in Amherst.
Thursday, July 9, 2009, - Field to Plate Connections at the School at L. D. Batchelder School in North Reading. (Lunch included)
Tuesday, July 14, 2009, - Canning and Preserving of Locally Grown Foods at the Warren Farm and Sugarhouse and Brookfield Orchard in North Brookfield. (Bring your own lunch.) (additional $10 materials fee for canning of produce that participants will take home)
Wednesday, July 15, 2009, - Raising Pigs for the Home Market & Nutritional Benefits of Locally Grown and Grass Fed Foods at Artichoke Farm in Newburyport. (Lunch is included.)
Wednesday, July 22, 2009, - Changes in Massachusetts Agriculture Over Time at the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association/Memorial Hall Museum in Deerfield . (Lunch is included.)
Tuesday, July 28, 2009, - Composting and Healthy Foods at the Hubbardston Center School and Country Hen in Hubbardston. (Lunch is included.)
Wednesday, July 29, 2009, - Environmental History at Old Sturbridge Village at Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge. (Lunch is included.)
Wednesday, August 5, 2009, - Dairy Farming in Massachusetts and Connections to Agricultural Education at Stillman's Farm in Lunenburg. (Lunch is included.)
Tuesday, August 11, 2009, - Daffodils, Community Supported Agriculture and Farm Education at Holiday Farm in Dalton . (Lunch is included.)

Ten Professional Development Points are offered for each Workshop or Conference with accompanying classroom project. The fee of $30 for each workshop includes pdp's, materials and lunch for some workshops.

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