NEPM: Old Creamery Co-op
If you drive out Route 9, heading West, you’ve reached the Old Creamery Co-op when you see the building with the cow on the roof.[...]
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VB: Abundance Farm
Abundance Farm grows a sense of community alongside food. Nat Ross is the farm manager and says, “We serve a wide-ranging and diverse community, and[...]
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NEPM: Diemand Farm
Monte, Kaliis, and Jennifer head to Wendall to celebrate 90 years of this beautiful farm. They raise turkeys, chickens for eggs and meat, and cattle[...]
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VB: Sweet Lucy’s Bakeshop
“My Dad was obsessed with farms; for a few years when I was growing up, we had a huge garden,” says Lucy Damkoehler, chef and[...]
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NEPM: Greenfield Food Access
Monte and Kaliis visit Just Roots Farm in Greenfield to take a walk with CISA’s Clarissa Adan, Food Access Coordinator; Meryl LaTronica, co-executive director at[...]
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NEPM: Violet
It’s time for a #localherospotlight on New England Public Media –in South Hadley Falls!Monte, Kaliis, and Jennifer visit Laura Bowman, owner of Violet and Blue[...]
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VB: Bashista Orchards
“Our little part of Whiteloaf Mountain probably hasn’t changed much, other than I’ve added more trees and we got rid of the cows,” says Tom[...]
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NEPM: Randall’s Farm
Randall’s Farm has been part of CISA’s Local Hero program for over 25 years. Claire, Monte, and Kaliis talk with Karen Randall, of Randall’s Farm[...]
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NEPM: Windrow Farm
Jae Silverman is a farmer without their own land. They describe their hay operation as “much like a travelling circus.” Jae started with 9 acres,[...]
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VB: Summer Fun on the Farm
Summer sparkles with family vacations, catching up with friends and children enjoying school break. For many farms in the Valley, summer is the peak growing[...]
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NEPM: Nourse Farms
It’s berry season! Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries are all making their appearance at farm stands right now. Nourse Farms in Whately grows high-quality small[...]
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VB: Nasami Farm
June is National Pollinator Month, which celebrates the pollinators that keep our ecosystem—and food system—healthy. It’s an invitation for home gardeners to think about the[...]
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