Middlesex Conservation District Upcoming Events

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Hi Everyone,

The Middlesex Conservation District has three upcoming events on our calendar to register for! We will be having a film screening of the Biggest Little Farm with Minuteman FFA! Details on all events below:

Native Seed Winter Sow with Isabel Bailey

When: February 7th, 2026, from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Location: Billerica Access Television: 390 Boston Road, Billerica, MA, 01821

Cost: Free, Donations greatly appreciated

Register Here

Event Short Description (more details on event page): In this free workshop (donations greatly appreciated), led by Isabel Bailey, we will learn how to sow seeds into milk jugs for easy, outdoor, over-wintering germination of native pollinator-supporting plants. After attending the demonstration, participants will prepare the growing containers and plant seeds.

Space is limited.

Co-Sponsored by the Billerica Garden Club

Healthy Soil through Maximum Biodiversity: Replicable Models for Resilient Design with Evan Abramson

When: February 20th, 2026, from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Location: Zoom

Cost: Free, Donations greatly appreciated

Register Here

Event Description: Funded by a Healthy Soils Action Grant from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, for the past two years Landscape Interactions has been collaborating with farmers and community gardeners across Massachusetts to develop a series of scalable, replicable landscape designs and land management practices to improve soil health and increase soil carbon sequestration by supporting native pollinator species at risk of extinction. Through a robust process of on-site data collection, collaborative design and community engagement, Healthy Soil through Maximum Biodiversity offers a playbook for building biodiversity and ecological resilience below and aboveground.

Evan Abramson will present two seasons of data from ten participating sites, walk audience members through the process of creating the target list of over 150 at-risk species, and showcase the scalable, replicable designs that support these species, all forthcoming in a free, public access publication.

The Biggest Little Farm Film Screening with Minuteman High School FFA

When: Friday, February 27th, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Location: Minuteman High School: 758 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA 02421

Cost: $5, Tickets sold online or at the door

Register Here

Event Short Description( more details on event page):  The Biggest Little Farm is the critically-acclaimed, award-winning feature documentary, directed by 5-time Emmy-winner John Chester about the epic journey of creating the biodiverse world of Apricot Lane Farms. It chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. The film has gone on to transform the way the world views a farm’s role to positively impact biodiversity and rebuild soil and ecosystem health.

Co-Sponsored with the Minuteman FFA

Kind regards,

Andrea Grossman

Andrea Grossman, District Administrator

Middlesex Conservation District

319 Littleton Road, Suite 205, Westford, MA 01886

(978) 303-8272 | ad...@middlesexconservationdistrict.org 

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