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Farmer Profile: Erin Stack
By Trevor Cullen, UMass Lowell Writing Student Buying a farm with two months of vague farming experience is not the traditional way to pursue a career in agriculture. Neither is making the transition from art professor to farmer, but Erin … Continue reading
Posted in Local food, Media, New Entry Farmers, New Entry news, Small farmer
Tagged farm, farmer, farming, farms, food, New Entry, sustainable
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Event Journal: Explore Farming!
Written by Trevor Cullen, a student at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. On December 12, I went to New Entry’s Lowell office anticipating sitting in on my first Farm Business Planning Course; however a wrong turn led me to sit … Continue reading
Posted in Small farmer
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In Memory: Mr. Kim
By Matthew Himmel, former New Entry and World PEAS Marketing Manager If you have ever bought amaranth greens, water spinach, Asian cucumbers or bitter melon at the Lowell Farmers Market or received them in your World PEAS CSA share, most … Continue reading
Posted in New Entry news, On the Farm, Small farmer
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Event Journal: Farm to School Workshop
Written by Trevor Cullen, a student at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Last month, I attended the Farm-to-School workshop hosted by New Entry Sustainable Farming Project and led by the Massachusetts Farm to School Project. As someone completely new to … Continue reading
Posted in Local food, Marketing, Partners
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Becca Weaver: Farmland Advisor
New Entry’s own Becca Weaver has been selected to participate in Farmland Advisors, a new training program on farm transfer and farmland access options designed for professionals working with farmers and landowners. With nearly 25 percent of the farmland in … Continue reading
Posted in Farmland, New Entry news
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Farmland matching in the Boston Globe
A Boston Globe article this week focuses on New Entry’s farmland matching program, including the story of New Entry farmer Seona. Congratulations to Becca Weaver, our Farmland Matching Coordinator, for the well-deserved credit!
Posted in Media, New Entry news, Small farmer
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It’s a SNAP: Expanding Food Access in Lowell
World PEAS, and the larger New Entry Sustainable Food Project, are committed to serving under-resourced individuals in the greater Boston and Lowell areas in both the supply and demand side of commercial agriculture. We support the farmers who grow food … Continue reading
Posted in CSA, Local food, underserved
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New Entry’s Newest Addition: Eero Ruuttila
New Entry is excited to introduce our new Technical Assistance and Incubator Farm Site Coordinator, Eero Ruuttila. Eero (pronounced “arrow”) comes to New Entry from Siena Farms in Sudbury, Mass., but he is best known in these parts for his … Continue reading
Posted in Field trainings, New Entry news, On the Farm
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Workshop Highlights: Temple Grandin
On August 30, New Entry had the privilege of co-coordinating a Cattle Behavior and Handling Workshop with the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, featuring guest speaker Dr. Temple Grandin. Dr. Grandin is nationally renowned for her work on understanding … Continue reading
Posted in Field trainings, Livestock, New Entry news
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New Entry’s 5th Annual Farm Tour: They Came, They Saw, They Stayed for Some Appetizers
New Entry opened its training farms to the public during their 5th Annual Open Farms Tour August 2nd. Guests visited with four New Entry graduates at four farms in Dracut, to learn about what motives New Entry farmers, discuss soil … Continue reading
Posted in New Entry news, On the Farm, Small farmer, Uncategorized
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