FOOD AND FARMS
6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. Fellowship Hall, Little Mohawk Rd., Shelburne. The Shelburne Agricultural Commission invites you to a Harvest Dinner featuring the produce of Shelburne’s farms. Proceeds will help fund the Shelburne Agricultural Commission’s future endeavors, and there will be a drawing for Shelburne grown products. As in the past we will be serving local beef, pork and lamb stew accompanied by Shelburne-raised side dishes. Many Shelburne farms (Wheel-view Farm, Shingle Brook Farm, Dragon Brook farm, Hagers, to name a few) are contributing to the meal. Enjoy a slide show featuring Shelburne’s Century farms — farms that have remained within the same family and stayed in use for a century or more. Ticket are $15 each. For tickets contact Beth Manning at 413-625-9967.
3 to 6 p.m., Wednesdays, Sept. 7 and Oct. 5 at Sears Avenue, the alley next to Green Fields Market, Greenfield. Free, one-on-one help fitting healthy, local food into every budget! Taste samples of food and take home recipes. Learn about Franklin Community Co-op/Green Fields Market, including benefits for co-op members, affordable Co-op basics and Food-for-All memberships.
Just Roots/Greenfield Community Farm will provide information about their income-based farmshares. The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts will help people enroll in food stamps and answer questions about them as well as provide tips from a nutritionist on cooking from scratch.