Where
UMass CVPA Star Store Campus 715 Purchase St.
New Bedford, MA 02740
Driving Directions
Snow Date
April 6th, 2019, if needed
Full Day Hemp Workshop - SEMAP
Interested in growing hemp but not sure where to start? This information-dense full day intensive workshop on hemp production will feature several speakers with experience in growing hemp, processing the plant for fiber and oil production, and the application requirements you'll need to meet in order to grow hemp in Massachusetts. Register at the link below.
Tentative Agenda:
9:00 AM - Networking
9:30 AM - Introduction
Karen Schwalbe, SEMAP
Amy Dufault, Southeastern New England Fibershed
9:45 AM - Hemp Regulations
Sarah Grubin - MDAR Hemp Program Coordinator
10:30 AM - Hemp Cultivation
Heather Darby, Ph.D. University of Vermont, Extension
12:00 PM - Break for Lunch
Many options in Downtown New Bedford
1:15 PM - Hemp Fiber Production in the Northeast
Heather Darby, Ph.D. University of Vermont, Extension
2:15 PM - Hemp Cultivation - first hand experience in SE Mass
Chance Perks & Linda Noel, MDAR Certified Hemp Farmers
Pricing: SEMAP Members: $45 / General Admission: $75