2025-26 Event Calendar

Massachusetts Farm to School is pleased to share a series of FREE professional development events for classroom/garden educators, school nutrition staff, and advocates throughout the year. These events will be hosted by Mass. Farm to School and partner organizations, and feature speakers from a variety of farm to school backgrounds. Click on the workshop title for a full description and registration instructions.

All events are virtual unless otherwise indicated and all times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Most virtual events will be recorded and shared via our Webinar Archive. 

January

Kids in the Garden: Young Learning Series with Mass Audubon

• January 8, 6-8pm – Session 1: Garden to Classroom
• January 15, 6-8pm – Session 2: KinderGarden
• January 22, 6-8pm – Session 3: Field to Fork
• January 29, 6-8pm – Session 4: Grow Together, Eat Together: Cultivating Community Through Food

February

February 11th | 5:00PM – 6:00PM – Mill City Grows Meet & Greet

March

March 4th | 4:00PM – 5:00PM – Indigenous Contributions & Perspectives in Farm to School

March 5th | 3:00PM – 4:00PM – Advocating for Farm to School & Early Care in Massachusetts

March 17th-18th – Massachusetts Farm & Sea to School Conference (March 17: Field Trips | March 18: Conference)

March 25th | 4:00PM – 5:00PM – Pollinator Gardens: From Design to Curriculum

April

April 8th | 4:30PM – 6:00PM – Introduction to Mushroom Growing for Educators (In-Person, Northampton)

April 29th | 3:45PM – 4:30PM – School Garden Management During the Summer

April TBD | 3:30PM – 4:30PM – Math in the School Garden (Rescheduled)

May

May 6th | 2:00PM – 3:30PM – Mei Mei Dumpling Factory Tour (In-Person, Boston)

May 14th | 2:30PM – 4:00PM – Introduction to Mushroom Growing & Cooking for Educators and School Nutrition Professionals (In-Person, Brockton)

Fall 2025

(All Events Have Taken Place, Watch Recordings Where Available)

August

August 21, 2-3pm – Local Procurement 101

September

September 10, 3:30-4:15pm – Farm to School 101

September 17, 2-3pm- Capturing Terrific Food Photos & Showcasing Fabulous Menus

October

October 7, 4:00-5:00pm – Dairy Farm Tour at Barstow’s Dairy (in person event)

October 8, 4:30-6pm – Seed Saving for Educators (in person event)

October 9, 12:30-1:00pm Quick Bite: Farm to School Month Media Toolkit in Action

October 22, 4-5pm – Growing Success: Building an Inclusive K-6 Farm to School Program

November

November 5, 2-3pm – School-wide Composting

November 6, 12-1pm – Responding to School Solicitations as a Farm or Food Business

November 12, 3:30-4:30pm – Telling Your Farm to School Story

December

CANCELLED – will be rescheduled – Math in the School Garden