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Join us for Berkshire Grown farmer workshops, giving farmers opportunities to learn from experts on everything from farm production, business management, marketing, and more.
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Feud on the Farm: Tools for Addressing Disagreements with Kayla Allen of Upside413
Overview
This full-day workshop will provide an introduction to tractor maintenance. Topics covered include tractor safety, parts of the tractor, engine function, basic maintenance, doing oil filters and changes.
- March 3rd
- 1 pm – 3 pm
- 1 Fenn Street, 4th Fl. Pittsfield, MA 01201
Cost
FREE
Description
Farming comes with tough conversations—about land, labor, finances, and the future. This workshop introduces agricultural mediation and practical communication tools to help farmers navigate conflict, protect relationships, and keep decisions moving forward. Learn what mediation is, how it can help, what to expect from the process, and how to access support early—before conflict becomes a crisis.
About the instructor:
Kayla Allen is the Director of the Dispute Resolution Center at UpSide413, serving all of Berkshire County . She has been active in community mediation since 2015, receiving her Master’s Degree in Mediation and Applied Conflict Studies from Champlain College in 2016. She began working at UpSide413 over ten years ago, having mediated hundreds of court-connected and community-based disputes during her time at the agency. She is the lead trainer for the Center, facilitating the Basic Mediation Training each year along with several other advanced trainings for staff, volunteers, and the public.
Presented by
Cynthia Flores
Overview
Improving body movements in everyday farm work for health and longevity.
Labor-Movement believes that when you move well, you work well. Our mission is to help farmers, fishermen, landscapers, and industrial athletes to improve their movement health + wellness, increase efficiency and extend longevity in a season or career
- March 19th
- 9 am – 4 pm
- April Hill Farm (Greenagers) - 62 N Undermountain Rd, South Egremont, MA 01258
Cost
$20 BG Members / $40 non-members
Description
In this practical, hands-on training, participants will dive deep into the inner workings of 2 and 4 stroke gasoline engines. Understanding, how they function, their systems and parts, preventative maintenance, and how to diagnose common issues. Participants are encouraged to bring their own 2 stroke or 4 stroke small, gasoline engines to work on!
About the Facilitator:
Since 2018, SG Groat (they/she/he) has been providing timely, honest and affordable service and repair work and teaching farmers how to operate and maintain equipment around the Hudson Valley. Though SG loves to repair equipment, they’ve found they are most joyous when teaching. Throughout their work, they strive to make mechanical information more accessible to Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, people of color, women and non-binary folks.
