Local Resources and Information
The Montachusetts Agricultural Alliance (MAA) meets on the third Sunday of the month, and provides support, workshops, information, networking opportunities and more to North Central Massachusetts farmers at all levels of experience and scale of operation. Contact them at:
https://montachusettagriculturalalliance.com/
Central Mass Grown in a non-profit organization comprised of farmers, buy-local advocates and community leaders dedicated to raising consumer awareness and increasing the profitability of regional farms. Contact them at:
https://www.centralmassgrown.org/
Growing Places is a non-profit organization that works with local farmers to purchase fresh farm produce and distribute it to local communities, organizations and agencies. For more information, contact them at:
https://growingplaces.org/
Important Resource Guides for Packing and Storing Commercial Crops
Wholesale Packing Resource Guide (PDF) from New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
How to Pack and Store Crops (three formats) from Growing Places
……….as a PDF
……….as a Microsoft 365 Excel file (.xlsx)
……….as a Google Sheets spreadsheet