On the Ground: Upcoming Events

SPRING FARMERS' MARKETS

Join us for fresh, organic, student grown food, yummy herbs, handmade crafts, live music, and much more! Our last two markets of the Spring Semester will be on Fridays from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm.  

​The next two markets will be on Friday, April 21st and Friday, April 28th on the Student Union North Lawn. See you there! ​

UMass Student Farm basil seedlings.

​POLLINATOR PLANTING

Join us for an Earth Day inspired pollinator planting! We'll be adding lots of beautiful, fragrant, and beneficial plants to our pollinator sections and herb spiral. Find us in the Franklin Permaculture Garden on Friday, April 21st from 9:30 am - 11:00 am!

Franklin Permaculture volunteers planting seedlings in the garden.

EARTH DAY FESTIVAL

Stop by the Earth Day Festival by the Student Union on Friday, April 21st for tie dye, DIYs, live music, and more! 

Check out the UMass Dining table to enjoy a human-powered smoothie for Earth Day! We have partnered with Sustainable UMass to make free, delicious smoothies with a bike-powered blender from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, or until supplies run out.

Visit the UMass Permaculture booth between 12:00 pm -  4:00 pm to make your own seed bombs or take home some calming herbal tea!

Jars of dried UMass Permaculture herbs for tea.

​MUSHROOM WALK

Dive deeper into mushroom exploration with UMass Permaculture and mushroom expert John Michelotti of Catskill Fungi! Join us on a guided forest walk in search of mushrooms. Explore the identification, uses, and ecological functions of different fungi.

This event will have two sessions from 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm on Wednesday, April 26th from and Thursday, April 27th in the Franklin Permaculture Garden. Check out the Facebook event here!

John Michelotti teaching his mushroom workshop.