Spring Forum Event: Turning the Soil: The Dirt on Tillage and No-till: April 26th, 2023

Please join us for our annual Spring Forum Event!

Turning the Soil: The Dirt on Tillage and No-till

A presentation by Sam Glaze-Corcoran from Umass about what tillage is and a discussion with local farmers about what that means for Concord Farms.
Wednesday April 26th from 7pm to 8:30pm at the Harvey Wheeler Center.
Do you have a question for our speaker or our farmers? You can submit it in advance so we can be sure and cover it! Please submit your question here: LINK
Cover crop and sky
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THANK YOU ALL FOR A WONDERFUL 17th AG DAY! Please SAVE THE DATE: AG DAY 2023- SEPTEMBER 9th 2023!

We’ll be back next year! Until then, remember many Concord Farms are open to the public and are at the peak of their growing seasons right now – it’s a great time to check out your local farm! Download our “Guide to Concord Farms” for more info

A huge thank you to the Town of Concord, the Concord Light Department, the Concord Police Department, Minuteman Media, Stone Soup Dinner, Reinhard Goethert, Bill Crosby and Crosby Design, Vanderhoof Hardware, Michael Goodwin, our Minuteman High School volunteers, and all our other amazing hard working volunteers for making this event possible!

Done playing with your veggie racer? The wheels and axles can be dropped off anytime at Vanderhoof Hardware for use next year!

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17TH ANNUAL CONCORD AG DAY: September 10th, 2022

10am – 2pm right on Main Street in downtown Concord (between Walden St and the Flagpole rotary)

Concord Ag Day is a once a year farmers’ market celebrating local agriculture organized by the Concord Agriculture Committee to showcase Concord farms and local produce. This unique market showcases the bounty of Concord’s many farm businesses at the height of the growing season.

Ag Day 2022 will feature your favorite Concord Farmers selling their bounty, as well as the return of the famous Veggie Race Track this year sponsored by Vanderhoof Hardware! In addition, several Concord nonprofits will be there with information on a variety of environmental and ‘ag’ related topics. Musical entertainment provided by Concord’s own Michael Goodwin. Come experience what Concord’s land can produce!

2022 Ag Day farm participants include:

To Celebrate Ag Day the Concord Free Public Library in partnership with Concord Conservatory of Music is holding a free outdoor concert on the library lawn on also on September 10th from 11am-1pm: Tader Shipley & Maxfield Anderson ‘s sound is rooted in classic country and western, welcoming elements of bluegrass, traditional string band music, musical theater, and modern folk.

Additionally the Concord Library will have a table at the Ag Day market to donate books, and to purchase used books to support the Friends of the Library.

Please come enjoy Concord’s wonderful downtown!

View a great video on Ag Day from Minuteman Media on their YouTube page!

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The Concord Ag Committee with Minuteman Media Network has been working on a series of videos highlighting Concord farmers’ work throughout the season – please enjoy the five already finished on youtube!

February 2022: Verrill Farm

March 2022: Hutchins Farm

April 2022: Saltbox Farm

May 2022: Barrett’s Mill Farm

September 2022: The Farm at Walden Woods

Coming Soon!
Marshall Farm
Scimone Farm