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SUMMARY:Save the Date: Long Island Futures Fund Announcement 2024
DESCRIPTION:Save the Date for our 2024 Announcement! \nFully virtual Zoom meeting. Registration and links to follow. \n  \n 
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/save-the-date-long-island-futures-fund-announcement-2024/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Berkshire Conservation District's Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Annual Meeting Monday\, Dec. 9\, 4:30 – 6:30 pm.  The meeting will be hybrid\, with our Board of Supervisors and staff present in-person and the general public invited to join over Zoom.\n\nPlease find the agenda on the home page of our website.  We have a lot to cover\, so have given each segment a timeline to help keep us on track with the goal of ending the meeting by 6:30pm.
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/berkshire-conservation-districts-annual-meeting/
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SUMMARY:How to Welcome Visitors and Increase Sales
DESCRIPTION:How can on-farm experiences like tours\, festivals\, educational workshops\, farm stays\, or other events help your farm profitability? CISA\, Lisa Chase from UVM\, and Russell and Alane from Park Hill Orchard will lead a discussion about how to host visitors and build connection with your customers\, increase on-farm sales\, or even create new income streams for your farm. Whether your farm has been open to the public for years or you’re just getting started\, bring your stories and questions. Light dinner provided. \nContact Lucy at lucy@buylocalfood.org with questions. \nRegister here!
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/how-to-welcome-visitors-and-increase-sales/
LOCATION:Park Hill Orchard\, 82 Park Hill Rd\, Easthampton\, MA\, 01027
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SUMMARY:December 2024 MLTC Conservation Partners Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Land trust staff and board members as well as conservation partners are welcome to this quarterly meeting\, featuring relevant news from state agencies\, a timely update on state and federal policy matters\, announcements\, and this month’s featured topic: background and next steps on the $45.8 million in RCPP grants recently awarded to EEA and Mass Audubon. The full agenda will be sent out to all registrants and posted on our website before the meeting. \nThis is a virtual meeting only\, via Zoom. Register . 
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/december-2024-mltc-conservation-partners-meeting/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Vacant Lots to Farms Program -- MA Food System Collaborative Final Meeting of 2024
DESCRIPTION:We will host one final Urban Agriculture network meeting of 2024 on Thursday December 19 at 1pm. You can register for the zoom meeting here.\n\n \nWe’d love to discuss topics of interest for next year\, and seek your input on potentially advocating for a Vacant Lots to Farms program. \n \nVacant Lots to Farm program – “Collaborate with city and regional planners\, NGOs\, and MDAR Urban Farming staff to analyze vacant lots in Gateway cities\, Boston\, and other cities. If implemented\, offer grants to cities to collaboratively develop urban farm/garden plans.”\n \nIncluded in the Resilient Lands Initiative – one of the state plans that addresses the food system – as part of a goal to “Expand the amount of locally grown food\, especially in food deserts\, and ready the Commonwealth’s local food production system for future stress from droughts\, floods\, storms\, sea level rise\, and other climate change impacts.” \n\n\n— \n\n\nEmily Fidanza \nshe/her/hers\nNetwork Manager\nMA Food System Collaborative
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/vacant-lots-to-farms-program-ma-food-system-collaborative-final-meeting-of-2024/
LOCATION:On Zoom
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SUMMARY:Santa & Mrs. Claus visit Apex Orchards
DESCRIPTION:Say hello to Santa and Mrs.Claus on Sunday\, December 22nd! They will be visiting Apex Orchards from 9:00 am to 10:30 am!\nWe will have delicious Mini Cider Donuts\, Hot Chocolate\, and Hot Apple Cider as well as Choose and Cut Christmas trees!
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/santa-mrs-claus-visit-apex-orchards/
LOCATION:Apex Orchards\, 225 Peckville Road\, Shelburne\, MA
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