We are looking for two Massachusetts residents to join New Entry as Commonwealth Corps Service Members! The Commonwealth Corps Members will assist in outreach and engagement efforts to grow our food access partnerships and provide distribution support.
Committed to supporting sustainable small-scale agriculture, @TuftsNutrition Board of Advisors chair Trisha Perez Kennealy, and her husband Mike, established a new directorship at the @NewEntry to help increase the program’s local and national impact. fal.cn/3uHgb
ALT Photo of a farmer harvesting greens inside a greenhouse on a farm located in Massachusetts.
Join your peers for an interactive discussion about different composting options to fit a diversity of spaces and needs. Pick up some tips and basics of recipe development, compost management, trouble shooting and more!
Registration link:
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Today is #TuftsGivingTuesday: Will you be a part of it? Click the link below to be counted and join our community in securing $10,000 in challenge funds from a generous donor that will directly support training the next generation of farmers.
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Have you read our November newsletter yet? Check your inbox or click below for the details on @TuftsUniversity's new Executive Director of Sustainability and Chief Sustainability Officer, Holiday CSA shares from @NewEntry, Tufts at COP27, and more. bit.ly/3hfRGh6 📰
This season, we are offering TWO holiday CSA boxes. These large-scale boxes will contain a variety of fall vegetables for your holiday meals, plus specialty items. Order 1 for $75, or choose both dates for $140.
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Want to advocate for equitable land policy in the 2023 #FarmBill? Apply now to join the #LandAdvocacy Fellowship, a two-year, paid opportunity that will resource 100 #youngfarmers and land stewards to build momentum and shift power. Learn more and apply: youngfarmers.org/land-advoca…
Check out the GREW Project’s latest Resource Highlight on using self-assessment as a learning tool and evaluation strategy for your beginning farmer training programs.
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COVID-19 has highlighted weaknesses and inequities in America’s food supply system, as well as the need to fix them. There is a fundamental shift in the way American's eat and how we access food. A great article, below. now.tufts.edu/articles/how-c…
We are seeing huge demand for our New Entry CSA - available both as traditional or "CSA, Your Way" this year. Reserve your spot today and support local food systems: nesfp.org/NewEntryCSA
To celebrate Earth Day consider purchasing produce this season from farmers like Mohammed who care deeply about soil health and work hard to sustainably grow their goods! You can visit nesfp.org/NewEntryCSA for more details and to register!
Mohammed Hanan of Hanan Agro Foods is a third year incubator at New Entry. Mohammed is from Bangladesh and grows a huge variety of crops, many of which are important to Bangladeshi cuisine. Check him out at 1971 Farm LLC!
Are you interested in starting your own farm business but need to learn technical skills to get started?
New Entry is offering a new Crop Production Workshop series through Tufts University College!
Three 5-week long workshops are available in the series, and each will meet either virtually or on-farm each week (dependent on Covid-19 restrictions). Limited seats are available, so for more information and registration, view here: nesfp.org/farmer-training/cr…