events
There's more than just veggies growing at Next Barn Over Farm! Check out the schedule below:
upcoming events
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past events
- Thanksgiving Store Annual Extravaganza!
Monday, November 19th, 12:00-6:00pm &
Tuesday, November 20th, 12:00-6:00pm:
The farm will be open to the public on the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving with a wide array of fresh, locally-grown items to make your holiday feast abundant. Plus, farm-made thanksgiving pies!
read more....
- A Night to “Stop Stop and Frisk”
Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 6:30pm
Come out to celebrate & support the work of organizers from NYC to Hadley, who are going to court this fall in Queens and Brooklyn to put "Stop and Frisk" on trial.
Come early in the evening to hear stories from our lives and work. Join in the discussion about the impact of this policy in NYC, and mass incarceration here & across the country.
We'll provide the background info, some food for thought and delicious dessert (on the house). Bring your thoughts to contribute and your cash to support.
As the night continues, we'll be sure to check out the full moon as we dance to hot jams or hang out by the bonfire. Patronize the cash bar. Door: $10 - $40 sliding scale.
What is Stop and Frisk?
Stop and Frisk is a policy of the NYPD to stop and search anyone on the street without warrant. 85% of those stopped are Black or Latino, affecting thousands of people every day in New York City. This breaks apart communities of color, targeting populations for mass incarceration. These practices lead to widespread civil and human rights abuses, sexual harassment, humiliation, violence and death at the hands of the police.
> Visit Stop Mass Incarceration Network for more information.
Farm Potluck and Concert:
Tina & Her Pony
Saturday July 14th
Potluck at 5:30pm
Music at 7:00pm
Suggested donation of $10.00
No one turned away for lack of funds!
We met Tina and Quetzal out in New Mexico and we are thrilled to be hosting them at the farm as they stop through town on their east coast tour with their indy folk band Tina and Her Pony.
The concert is a suggested donation of $10 to support the musicians. Come early and bring a dish to share for the potluck!
Crafting Original Herbal Teas
Wednesday July 11th 5:30-7:30 pm
$15 farm members, $20 non-members
No one turned away for lack of funds!
Pre-registration requested, sign up at the farm!
The ritual of drinking tea can be both simple and profound. In this workshop we'll discuss some simple guidelines for making our own tea blends (including sun teas!), cover some of the most well-loved herbal teas, and formulate some combinations in class based on participants needs. We'll also make Iced Chaga Chai, the famous immune-enhancing version of traditional chai. Recipes will be given!
Jade Alicandro Mace is a Community Herbalist grounded in the Wise Woman Tradition of herbal medicine. She believes herbal medicine truly is the "people's medicine" and that this knowledge belongs to everyone. She focuses on self and community empowerment, local plants, simple and easy remedies, and the sharing and spreading of herbal knowledge. She offers private herbal consultations, staffs the Blue Dragon Apothecary Low-Cost Herbal Walk-in Clinic in Amherst, and teaches classes and leads herb walks throughout the Pioneer Valley.
- Summer Solstice Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk
Sunday June 24th 10:00am-12:00pm
$5.00 suggested donation
The sun is at its peak in the sky and the herbs and plants around us are bursting into flower, making it a wonderful time to get out and meet some plants in person. Join us for a walk around the farm and its surrounding fields and woodlands as we learn to identify the numerous medicinal and edible plants growing right here in abundance around us. Medicinal properties and medicine-making, edible plants and recipes, harvesting techniques and guidelines, and helpful identification tips will all be discussed!
Jade Alicandro Mace is a Community Herbalist grounded in the Wise Woman Tradition of herbal medicine. She believes herbal medicine truly is the "people's medicine" and that this knowledge belongs to everyone. She focuses on self and community empowerment, local plants, simple and easy remedies, and the sharing and spreading of herbal knowledge. She offers private herbal consultations, staffs the Blue Dragon Apothecary Low-Cost Herbal Walk-in Clinic in Amherst, and teaches classes and leads herb walks throughout the Pioneer Valley.
- Spring Potluck! Saturday, June 16th, 5:30pm to 8:30ish
(or maybe later if we catch a second wind).
The first week in the shareroom was filled with enthusiasm and we are looking forward to spending more time with you this weekend.
Please bring a dish to share. We will toss up a big salad and also fire up the grill. If you have anything you want to throw on the grill, bring that along. Also, feel free to bring your own bowl and fork so as to cut down on the disposables. And of course, bring friends, neighbors, kiddos, pet turtles.... (well, maybe not pet turtles)
We hope to see you!
- Tuesday, November 22nd, 2;00-6:00pm &
Wednesday, November 23rd, 10:00am-2:00pm:
Thanksgiving Store Annual Extravaganza!
The farm will be open to the public on the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving with a wide array of fresh, locally-grown items to make your holiday feast abundant.
Our own organic veggies...
We will have available: carrots, beets, sweet potatoes, leeks, parsnips, onions, rutabaga, winter squash, cabbage, turnips, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, spinach, lettuce, mixed salad greens and more!
read more....
- Saturday, October 22nd, 4:00-7:00pm:
Next Barn Over Annual Fall Potluck!
* 4:00 - 5:00: drinks and snacks
* 5:00 - 5:30: presentation by Gardening the Community
* 5:30 - 7:30: potluck dinner
Fall is strolling in and its time to get together and celebrate the slanting of the sun, planting of the garlic, and slowing down of the season. We would love to spend an evening relaxing, eating fall veggies, and enjoying your company.
Also, as many of you know, this season we started a collaboration with Gardening the Community, the youth urban gardening project in Springfield. They were able to raise money to buy shares from the farm at full cost, and then offer them in their neighborhood for a subsidized price. A crew from Gardening the Community will be joining us at the potluck to share some information about what they do, show a short film, and hopefully raise some money to be able to continue the subsidized shares project next season. Don't miss it. It'll be exciting.
- Sunday, October 23rd, 12:00-3:00pm:
Herbal Medicine Making Workshop
Sliding Scale $25-40 + $5 materials fee -no one turned away for lack of funds!
Pre-registration requested for workshop.
Call 413-387-5116 or email Jade at milkandhoneyherbs@gmail.com
There is a bounty of medicinal plants and mushrooms growing amongst us here in the Pioneer Valley. In this hands-on workshop, we'll meet some of these wonderful herbs and fungi, discuss their medicinal properties, prepare medicine from them, and learn how we can easily incorporate these healers into our daily routines. Emphasis will be on creating our unique "home apothecaries" as we pick and choose which herbs we find to be the most compatible with our personal health needs. Each participant will leave with a homemade herbal product made together in class!
We will also take a tour through Next Barn Over's medicinal perennial garden to familiarize sharemembers with the healing herbs that are available for harvesting at the farm throughout the season..
Jade Alicandro Mace is a Community Herbalist living amongst the hills of Western Massachusetts. She believes that herbal medicine truly is the "people's medicine" and that this knowledge belongs to everyone. Her focus is on self and community empowerment through the vehicle of teaching accessible, grassroots, folk herbalism throughout the Pioneer Valley.
- Wednesday, October 12th, 2:30-5:30pm: Return of the Veggie Bag Making!
It was a pretty lovely scene under the awning two weeks ago as folks stopped by throughout the afternoon to make themselves a reusable veggie bag. Rema's sewing machine was going non-stop. It seems as though there were more people who wanted to join in but couldn't come on that date, so we've decided to have an encore event.
We would love to have more than one sewing machine going. If anyone has a machine and is either interested in helping out with the workshop, or willing to lend out their machine, please let us know.
See workshop description right below!
- Wednesday, September 14th, 3:00-6:00pm: Veggie Bag Making
Make your own reusable cloth bag to collect your farmshare! A hands-on workshop to turn spare cloth into custom made bags, the same size as the plastic bags which we base the mix-and-match share size on. Sharemember Rema Boscov has designed the bag pattern and will be at the farm to help folks through the process. We will have a sewing machine on hand so you can make your bag then and there. Please bring strong fabric (old curtains, bedspreads, etc) if you have any around. We will also have some available for you to choose from if you don't bring your own. Plan on allowing yourself a half hour to make your bag – drop by anytime between 3-6pm. Kids are encouraged! Snacks! Free!
- Sunday, September 18th, 2:00-5:00pm: Local Feast Cooking Class
Learn new creative ideas for putting all those veggies to good use. Local food enthusiast and cooking instructor Molly Merrett will be at Next Barn Over Farm for a fun, hands on workshop of cooking simple, healthy meals with your CSA bounty.
You'll prepare (and eat!) several vegetarian dishes using vegetables from the farm and other local ingredients.
Suggested donation of $20 - $50, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Proceeds will help support Next Barn Over's reduced price shares. Email mollymerrett@gmail.com for more info and to register, or call 518-435-5026.
See Molly's blog at Local Feast Cooking Classes for more info on her classes in the valley.
- Saturday, July 23rd, 2:00-5:00pm: Local Feast Cooking Class
Join local food enthusiast and cooking instructor Molly Merrett for a fun, hands on demo of cooking simple, healthy meals with your CSA bounty. We'll prepare (and eat!) several vegetarian dishes using the freshest seasonal produce and other local ingredients. Emphasis will be on cooking fundamentals which will give you tools to improvise with the variety of produce you receive over the course of the season. Proceeds from this workshop will help support Next Barn Over's reduced price shares.
$25-$50 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds.
See Molly's blog at Local Feast Cooking Classes for more info on her other classes in the valley.
- Monday, July 8th, 2011: Putting Up the Bounty - A food preservation workshop.
A great opportunity to meet other members, familiarize yourself with the farm if you are a new member, and get to know your farmers. We'll have a tour of the farm, delicious food, some music, and a good time all around. (Please bring a potluck dish large enough to feed about 8 people.)
- Saturday, June 4th, 2011: Open Barn Potluck Celebration
A great opportunity to meet other members, familiarize yourself with the farm if you are a new member, and get to know your farmers. We'll have a tour of the farm, delicious food, some music, and a good time all around. (Please bring a potluck dish large enough to feed about 8 people.)
Saturday, January 15th, 2010
8:00pm-midnight:
Full-Belly Benefit Dance party
Please join us at the Hampshire College Red Barn as we dance to the great music of the No-No's and raise money for a pressing cause: local food security.
* click here for more info *
Tuesday, Nov. 23rd & Wednesday, Nov. 24th, 2010:
Thanksgiving Store
Last harvest of the season: come to our Thanksgiving store! We'll have mixed bags of veggies, farm fresh pies, apples, blueberries, maple syrup, & much more!
* click here for more info *
- Sunday, Oct. 10th, 2010, 12-3:00pm:
The Winter Herbal Medicine Cabinet
Sliding Scale $25-40 + $5 materials fee
no one turned away for lack of funds!
***pre-registration required: 413-387-5116 or jade1789@yahoo.com***
In this afternoon workshop we'll cover some common and not so common herbal remedies to boost our immune systems, support us through the winter months and help keep ourselves and our families and communities healthy.
Class will be a mixture of hand-outs, discussion and most importantly, medicine-making. Participants will all leave with an assortment of herbal preparations made in class, a check-list of important remedies to have on hand for the upcoming winter season, and a sense of empowerment that grassroots healthcare is not only incredibly important and highly effective, it's also easy and fun!
Jade Alicandro Mace is a Community Herbalist grounded in the Wise Woman Tradition of Herbalism. She truly believes that herbal medicine is the peoples medicine, and that this knowledge belongs to everyone. Her focus is on self and community empowerment, through the vehicle of teaching plant identification, safe harvesting and wild-crafting techniques, family and community health, and simple, easy medicine-making methods that are accessible to all. She is based in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts and offers herbal consultations, perennial garden support, and seasonal herb walks and workshops.
- Sunday, Oct. 10th, 2010, 5:00pm:
Harvest & Solar Celebration!
We hope that you will be able to join us for our harvest and solar celebration pot luck at Next Barn Over. Please bring a dish to share and an instrument if you feel like making music!
We will be celebrating the harvest as well as the installation of the new solar collectors on the barn. The event is part of 10-10-10, an international work day to end global warming. We will be part of over 5,000 similar efforts that will take place simultaneously across the globe.
Please join us to celebrate an abundant season, the energy of the sun, and the power of community supported food!
- Wednesday, Sept. 29th, 2010, 5:30-6:30pm:
Fall Herb Walk
Autumn is upon us! The days are getting longer, nights are getting colder and there is a familiar and energizing crispness to the air... and that means it's time to dig fall roots! Join us for an herb identification walk with Jade Alicandro around Next Barn Over CSA, and we'll locate numerous common edible and powerfully medicinal plants. We'll focus on what's in season (most notably, the roots!) and discuss medicinal properties, easy preparations and dosages, edibility and identification strategies, and harvesting techniques.
Jade Alicandro Mace is a Community Herbalist grounded in the Wise Woman Tradition of Herbalism. She truly believes that herbal medicine is the peoples medicine, and that this knowledge belongs to everyone. Her focus is on self and community empowerment, through the vehicle of teaching plant identification, safe harvesting and wild-crafting techniques, family and community health, and simple, easy medicine-making methods that are accessible to all. She is based in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts and offers herbal consultations, perennial garden support, and seasonal herb walks and workshops.
- Wednesday, Sept. 8th, 2010, 5:30-7pm:
Food Preservation Workshop
We hope that you will be able to join us this coming Wednesday from 5:30 to 7pm at the farm for a food preservation workshop with Margaret Christie.
We absent-mindedly scheduled the workshop on the Jewish holiday of Erev Rosh Hashanah, and we are very sorry to those of you who wanted to make it but won't be able to for this reason. We are hoping and planning to do more of these events at the farm in the future and hopefully a food preservation workshop will be an annual event.
If you can make it, and are interested in putting up some of the current abundance for the sparse winter, this workshop will be useful to both those just getting started as well as those with experience and ready to learn new ideas. Margaret is the Special Projects Director at CISA (Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture) and also preserves most of the fruits and vegetables her family eats year-round.
There will be plenty of time for questions and resources for learning more. Kids are welcome. This workshop is free!
- Thursday, July 1st, 2010, 6-8pm: Deblois Milledge
We are very excited to be hosting singer-songwritter DeBlois Milledge for a fun-filled evening of live music. DeBlois writes folk/pop/country tunes to shake your hip and hum along to. She and Danny Campbell on drums are coming all the way from over on the other coast, swinging through town on a Northeast tour. The show is sliding scale $5-$10 to give the musicians a little traveling money. Kids are free (and kids are known to love their shows). We will be outside in our makeshift farm amphitheater (straw bales instead of stadium seats) and for even further enjoyment we recommend bringing along a picnic dinner or beverages (like Tanglewood only you’ll have better seats).
- Saturday, May 29th, 2010, 4-6pm: Open Barn Potluck Celebration
To celebrate the start of the season we are having a potluck gathering! Come join us to see the new barn and shareroom, meet your farmers and fellow sharemembers, enjoy live music and break bread together. If you can, please bring food or drink to share. We will be around to answer any questions, give you a tour, or just chat.