Free and includes dinner! 

Join us for a farm tour highlighting no-till vegetable production at scale at Gaining Ground, a nonprofit, no-till, organic farm in Concord, MA. Gaining Ground has expanded vegetable, flower, and cover crop production from 3.5 acres in 2023 to 8 acres this season. In partnership with Minuteman National Historical Park, the Gaining Ground team transformed former parkland into a highly productive vegetable operation rooted in soil health principles. We'll discuss Gaining Ground’s processes for putting new land into production, the staffing & volunteer structure, and we'll look at their systems for bringing beds from seed to harvest to rest. The team will touch on the experience of farming on public land. We'll end with shared food and open networking time to connect with fellow farmers and growers. 

Gaining Ground is most accessible via car. The farm is also a few miles away from the Concord, MA MBTA commuter rail stop, as well as the Hanscom Field Dr at Old Bedford Rd stop on the #76 bus. There are two bathrooms on site—one portable restroom that is serviced biweekly, as well as a bathroom connected to the barn and kitchen. Please note that Gaining Ground is located next to an airport, so there are frequently loud planes flying overhead. There are four picnic tables with benches and up to 15 chairs available for seating. 

Accessibility Notes:

The pavilion at Gaining Ground, where we will be gathering prior to and after our farm tour, is located off of a loosely paved gravel road. There is a wheelchair-accessible bathroom about 100 feet from the pavilion. Visitors use wheelchairs and other mobility devices at Gaining Ground on a  regular basis throughout the growing season.

We will still meet if there is a rain shower. In case of dangerous weather (lightning, high winds), we will convene on Thursday, September 24.

Please contact events@nofamass.org with any accessibility needs.

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