Newton Community Farm instructor John Orren will lead you through the intricacies of making sauerkraut and kimchi on Saturday, November 15, from 12 – 1:30. The course is $25 for Friends of the Farm, $28 for the general public. Newton Community Farm is located at 303 Nahanton Street, at the corner of Winchester and Nahanton Streets in Newton. You may register online at https://www.z2systems.com/np/clients/ncfarm/eventList.jsp. Image from www.cancercrackdown.org.
Join The Newton Community Farm on Sunday, September 28 for this popular annual event! Enjoy live music, farm tours, children’s activities, farm produce, baked goods, delicious food, and more.
Time: 11 am to 3 pm
Cost: free admission, purchase tickets at entrance for food and some activities
NEW THIS YEAR:
Pie Judging Contest:
Bake your best apple pie and enter it in our first pie judging contest. Pies must be delivered to the farm between 9am-10am on the day of the event. Judging will take place at 1:30pm by a small group of local “celebrity†judges. After pies are judged they will placed on sale at the bake sale.
Prized Vegetable Contest:
Enter a tomato, an eggplant, and/or a squash grown in your home garden. Vegetables will be judged by Farmer Greg and a few other farm “expertsâ€. Vegetables must be brought to the farm between 9am-10am on the day of the event. Vegetables and ribbons can be picked up at the end of the event.
Please direct any questions to Mara at admin@newtoncommunityfarm.org.
Spend Labor Day, Monday, September 1, at the Newton Community Farm, 303 Nahanton Street in Newton, with Dr. Christine Jones, Australian soil carbon scientist, as she speaks about Practical Options for Food Production Resilience in an Increasingly Variable Climate. The program will run from 10 – 4, and the cost is $55 for NOFA members, $64 for non-members. There will be a potluck lunch, so bring your favorite dish to pass, a drink mug, and a table setting. Read about the speaker at http://www.amazingcarbon.com. Topics include building soil carbon to improve production and farm viability, plant and livestock health and disease resistance, human nutrition, and climatic resilience on your farm or garden plot.
Dr. Christine Jones is an internationally-acclaimed agricultural consultant with a specific message regarding sequestration of carbon and humus development through appropriate agricultural practices. According to Dr. Jones, photosynthesis operating at full capacity is the critical element in soil humification. Among the many benefits of high-humus soils are an abundance of soil micro-organisms which manage and make available to the plants a broad range of minerals; more effective water management; and more vibrant plant health through improved plant immunity. Dr. Jones’ work focuses on how to maximize photosynthesis through biological processes. Her message is appropriate for anyone who raises food, for those who focus on conserving our natural resources, and for climate activists.
For more information, please contact NOFA/Mass Education Events Coordinator Jamie Lombardo at jamie@nofamass.org or (860) 966-6368.
Come to the Newton Community Farm Annual Seedling Sale at 303 Nahanton Street in Newton on Saturday and Sunday, Mary 17 and 18, from 12 – 3. They will have 15,000+ vegetable and herb seedlings ready for transplant. Bring your own boxes for carrying. Cash or check only. A detailed list of what we will be growing can be downloaded at http://newtoncommunityfarm.org//srv/htdocs/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014Seedling-Sale_edits-FINAL.pdf.
