I continue to be very busy completing my practicum with the Franklin Agricultural Commission.  I have attended meetings, visited farms and the local farm store .  I am really enjoying this experience so much.  Not only am I learning a lot, but I am able to share it with the community through my newsletters.  I have now published 6 newsletters and I am currently working on my 7th.  I hope to do at least one more with the short time we have left, but would be much happier if I can squeeze more than that in.

Here is a list of topics that I have covered in my newsletters and the links to view the newsletters.

Franklin Farming:   https://www.smore.com/y8ka3

Franklin Agricultural Commission:  https://www.smore.com/8d2p5

Grateful Farm:  https://www.smore.com/cragb

Franklin Farmers’ Market:  https://www.smore.com/br8zg

Gianetti’s U-Pick Blueberries:  https://www.smore.com/v7sdp

Franklin Agway:  https://www.smore.com/spbc4

Franklin Honey Company (upcoming)

Thanks!

Jennifer Nicholls

This summer I am working with the Franklin Agricultural Commission (AgCom) to complete my practicum experience.  In my hometown of Franklin, MA, the AgCom was enacted in 2017 and is working to support all things agriculture in town.  I am working with them to design and implement a nutrition education campaign about eating fresh and local foods through social media.  I will be attending monthly AgCom meetings and visiting local farms each week all summer.  I have already attended meetings, worked at the Farmers’ Market, attended the town’s annual Strawberry Stroll, and visited a farm.  Each week I post a newsletter through the AgCom Facebook page focusing on a different topic.  I will be posting my 3rd this week and hope to have 7 others posted by the end of August.  Topics so far have included, Local foods available in Franklin and benefits, The AgCom, and this week’s is on one of the local farms.  In the next few weeks upcoming topics are planned to include, the Farmers’ Market, the local farm store, and several other farms.  So far, my practicum is going well.  I am learning a lot and the AgCom members and farmers have been so welcoming and eager to work with me!

You can check out my newsletters by clicking the links below or like the Franklin Ag Comm Facebook page to follow my posts.

https://www.smore.com/y8ka3

https://www.smore.com/8d2p5

https://www.smore.com/cragb

Here is a picture from the AgCom’s booth at the Strawberry Stroll.