Category Archives: Field trainings

New Entry’s Newest Addition: Eero Ruuttila

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Sam Anderson

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 →

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Workshop Highlights: Temple Grandin

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Sam Anderson

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 →

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Pest management workshop for refugees at Lutheran Social Services

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Sam Anderson

On Wednesday, Farmland Coordinator Becca Weaver left the office to venture out to New Lands Farm, run by Lutheran Social Services (LSS), to teach their program participants about pest management.  The workshop participants were refugees and two translators were present … Continue reading →

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The season begins!

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Sam Anderson

New Entry’s staff often say that we all wear more than one hat. When we had a greenhouse propagation field training – our first field training of the year – scheduled to happen when there would be no Technical Assistance … Continue reading →

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