The Alvah stone, housed in the old mill at the Montague Bookmill, keeps alive the legacy of its environment as a hub for the community and local food economy by serving delicious meals made from local ingredients and paired with local brews. Visit their website for more information.

• Local Tomatoe “Shortcake”: Marinated Kitchen Garden heirloom tomatoes, chive biscuit, lemon herb mascarpone, local bibb lettuce & arugula
• Peach Tarte Tatin, with Clarkdale Farm peaches.

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• Heirloom Tomato Salad with Enterprise Farm tomatoes
• Peach Crisp with Clarkdale Fruit Farms peaches

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At Champney’s, chef Ameer Whitmyer indulges his love of fresh, delicious local food, creating interesting takes on comforting classics.  Visit their website for more info.

Bub’s serves up traditional barbecue favorites, slow cooked right here in Sunderland.  Visit their website for more info.

• Cilantro Lime Grilled Swordfish Steak with local corn and tomato salsa
• Peach Cobbler with local peaches
• Salad Special of the Day with local produce

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Elmer’s serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner at their picturesque storefront in Ashfield.  Visit their website for more info.

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• Lemon Verbena scented Panna Cotta with Queen’s Greens herbs
• Mapleline Farms ice cream served with Nourse Farms berries and mint from the Farm Table garden

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• Chilled Melon Soup with crispy prosciutto and Upinngil melons
• Bascom Hollow Farm Pork Chop with sweet Jerk sauce, Upinngil roasted herb potatoes,  sauteed garlic, and Tavern greens
• Warm local berry crisp served with walnut crumb topping, served with Snow’s vanilla ice cream
• Giller Cocktail: Ice Glen vodka, local ginger simple syrup, lime juice, and muddled mint

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The Five Eyed Fox won’t be open during Local Hero restaurant Days, but be sure to come by on September 6th for our Chilifest Pop-Up Dinner featuring chili peppers from The Kitchen Garden! Visit our website for more info.

• Pesto Pasta Primavera: Steamed seasonal vegetables from Red Fired Farm, Queen’s Greens, and the Hearty Eats garden, served over pasta with our pumpkin seed pesto sauce, toasted pumpkin seeds & fresh scallions
• Our menu also features fresh vegetables from Natural Roots, Patty Flat Farm, Good Bunch Farm and Lionsville Farm

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• Basil pesto pizza with local eggplant, local Swiss chard and garlic
• Pizza Margherita with red sauce, basil tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella

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Sibling owners Jim and Maggie Zaccara bring together the freshest local ingredients and their passion for creativity, simplicity, and bold flavor to create some of the best meals for miles around.  Visit their website for more info.

Sibling owners Jim and Maggie Zaccara bring together the freshest local ingredients and their passion for creativity, simplicity, and bold flavor to create some of the best pizzas for miles around.  Visit their website for more info.

• Maple balsamic glazed pork chop from Bostrom Farm
• Foxbard Farm burger with Cabot cheddar and pecan smoked bacon
• Local zucchini stuffed with mozzarella, Parmesan, and ricotta
• Veggies from Bar’s Farm

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• Fattoush, a Middle Eastern Chopped Salad
• Veggie Tempura with spicy peach dipping sauce
• Ratatouille Burger with Wheel-View Farm beef and farmer’s cheese
• Homemade ice cream with Clarkdale Fruit Farms peaches

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• Steaks from Foxbard and Wheel-View Farms served with a local goat cheese and roasted red pepper garnish, with local red potatoes and veggies on the side
• Berry Crisp made with assorted local blueberries and raspberries and served with Snow’s vanilla ice cream

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• Cucumber Salad with Golonka Farm cucumbers

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• Southwest Chicken Wrap with roasted corn, cilantro, and green & purple peppers with a homemade salsa verde (tomatillos, cilantro, garlic, roasted poblanos and red onions, all from Blossoming Acres), wrapped with grilled chicken, cheddar cheese and local green leaf lettuce and tomatoes from New Lands Farm.

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• Heirloom Tomato Caprese with Solar Flare heirlooms and Luizzi Angeloni Buratta
• Smoked Salmon Tartare with grilled rye bread, arugula and tomato horseradish cream, red onion and capers
• Chicken Confit with smoked tomato and bacon chutney, asparagus, Red Diablo potatoes and sweet corn hash
• Brined Porkchop with grilled peach chutney, potato gratin with herbs and goat cheese
• Peach Cobbler
• Featured farms and local businesses: Queen’s Greens, Rachael’s Brand Smoked Fish, Copperhill Farm, Hilltown Grazers, Alligator Brook, Szawlowski Farm, Goat Rising Farm, Iggy’s Bread

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• Heirloom Tomato Caprese: Solar Flare heirlooms, Luizzi Angeloni Buratta.
• Smoked Salmon Tartare with grilled rye Bread, arugula and tomato horseradish cream, red onion and capers.
• Chicken Confit: smoked tomato and bacon chutney, asparagus, Red Diablo potato and sweet corn hash.
• Brined Porkchop with grilled peach chutney, potato gratin with herbs and goat cheese.
• Peach Cobbler.
• Featured farms and local businesses: Queen’s Greens, Rachael’s Brand Smoked Fish, Copperhill Farm, Hilltown Grazers, Alligator Brook, Szawlowski Farm, Goat Rising Farm, Iggy’s Bread.

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Felix’s Family Ristorante aimes to be a place for people to come together and enjoy some traditional italian cuisine made with the freshest local ingredients available. They will be open after Labor Day, so be sure to visit them in September! Visit their website for more info.

The long-standing Hofbräuhaus brings traditional German cuisine and atmosphere to west Springfield.  Check out their special Summerfest menu, as well as their Bavarian specialties and their extensive beer menu.  Visit their website for more info.

At Lattitude, chef Jeffrey Daigneau takes a lifetime of restaurant experience and, just a stone’s throw from the town he grew up in, creates an environment that is as much about community as it is about fresh, delicious farm-to-table dining.  Visit their website for more info.

• Stony Brook Valley Farm Chicken with Fresh corn polenta, pork belly, roasted peaches haricot verts, bourbon peach sauce.
• Atlantic Salmon a La Plancha with Israeli cous cous, zucchini, summer squash tomato gastrique, cantaloupe relish.

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• Kale Cleanse with kale, cucumbers, and celery from Pomeroy’s Farm Stand

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With recently announced plans to sell the business, take some time during this year’s Local Hero Restaurant Days to come visit a Springfield institution and enjoy some Italian family favorites.  Visit their website for more info. A Touch of Garlic will be closing at the end of August.

• Crispy Pork Belly appetizer
• Compressed Cucumber Salad with Serrano chili, heirloom tomatoes and cilantro
• Striped Bass with shaved fennel, baby carrots, spigarello, and a corn emulsion
• Local Corn Risotto with foraged mushrooms, mustard greens, and toasted garlic

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Alina’s offers a selection of fine Italian cuisine and an extensive wine menu.  Visit their website for more info.

We work closely with several local farms, including Next barn Over, Stone Soup, and Crimson and Clover to source as many of our ingredients locally as possible. Come visit us at the Northampton Tuesday Market, or have a meal delivered right to your home! Visit our website for more info..

• Heirloom Tomato and Melon Salad with arugula, feta, and white balsamic
• Ricotta Gnocchi with Valley vegetable ratatouille
• Cantaloupe Sorbet with fresh mint

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The Black Sheep offers deli-style breakfast and lunch, as well as an extensive selection of baked goods made in house, from scratch.  Visit their website for more info.

• Peach tarts, peach hand pies, and caramelized peach oatmeal brûlée
• BLT’s, Pesto sandwiches, Gazpacho, and Vegetable Hash
• Ingredients from Atkins Farms, Kitchen Garden Farms, Quonquont Farms, and Queens Greens

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Bueno Y Sano offers made-to-order Mexican favorites in a laid-back atmosphere.  Visit their website for more info.

• Heirloom Tomato Salad with tomatoes from Kitchen Garden Farm

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Just like the harvest from our local farms, the menu at Coco and the Cellar Bar is directed by the seasons.  Visit their website for more info. Closed Mon-Tues.

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• Grilled Corn and Kale Salad with tomatoes, onions, and fresh basil
• Savory frittata with cage-free eggs, Mapleline Farms milk, and fresh vegetables
• Curry Chicken Salad with house roasted Diemand Farm chicken
• Homemade Fruit Pies with Bart’s ice cream
• Featuring fruit and vegetables from Intervale Farm, Pepin Farm, Queens Greens, Warner Farm, Roundhill Orchards and others

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• Veggie Burger or Beef Burger plate: Both plates include a bun made by Berkshire Bakery, Lettuce from Book & Plow, salad greens from Red Fire and Old Friends Farms, and house sweet pickles grown by Red Fire Farm. This time of year, the veggie burger contains at least 12 or more local vegetables.
• Also check out our Specials menu, which is usually full of fresh, in-season, local ingredients from the likes of Woodstar Bakery, Berkshire Bakery, Book & Plow, Red Fire, Old Friends, Queens Greens, Kindred Spirits, New England Wild Edibles, and more

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• Hummus Plate featuring carrots, radishes and cucumbers from Red Fire Farm and pita bread made in Massachusetts with organic hummus.

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• Sangria with local fruit, local beer and V1 Vodka drink specials

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• Fort River Farm black angus flank steak
• Arugula and red onions from Next Barn Over
• Heirloom tomatoes and chamomile blossom from Esselon Farm
• Four Star Farm rye berry
• Old Friends Farm ginger
• Kitchen Garden Farm rainbow carrots
• Shelboune Falls honey vinaigrette.

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• Pan Seared Swordfish with local roasted corn and tomato salsa, served with local oven roasted red potatoes

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• Strawberry Frozen Yogurt made with Lakeside Farm strawberries

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• Sweet, local Chinese Long Beans with sauteed ginger and garlic and a choice of chicken, tofu, beef, shrimp, or scallops
• Stir-fried local corn with choice of chicken, tofu, pork, shrimp, or scallops
• Corn Cakes made from Golonka Farm sweet corn, pork, shrimp, and cabbage

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• Peach and Blueberry coffee cakes

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• Farm Burger made with grass-fed beef from Vermont Family Farms on a homemade brioche bun and served with house made pickles and tomatoes from Stepanik Farm
• Our Corn & Ricotta Ravioli – house made ravioli with corn sourced from Warner Farm and tomato cream sauce made with basil and tomatoes grown in our own High Horse garden

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• Basil pesto pizza with local eggplant, local Swiss chard and garlic
• Pizza Margherita with red sauce, basil tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella

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• Featured Breads: Amadama, Trinity, Rye, Eight-Grain and Khorasan with grains and flours from Four Star Farm

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Caprese Burger: Ground fresh daily, locally sourced, grass fed beef, topped with heirloom tomatoes and fresh basil from the Kitchen Garden Farm, fresh mozzarella made in house from Maple Line Farm milk, on a brioche bun from Small Oven Bakery, with a spread of balsamic aoili.

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• Ricotta Filled Mason Jar: house made ricotta with cream from Mapleline Farms, basil pesto, tomato jam, grilled focaccia bread
• Greens from Queen’s Greens and Book and Plow

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Come visit us at Northampton’s Tuesday Market (between Thorne’s Marketplace and the parking garage, from 1:30-6:30), where we’ll be crafting fresh, made-to-order pizzas in our mobile oven, using ingredients from many of the same farms vending at the market.  It doesn’t get much more local than that! Visit our website for more info.

• Look Park Burger: Chicoine Farm grass fed burger topped with house smoked pulled pork, homemade bbq sauce, cole slaw with cabbage from Thomas Farm with a side of Szwaslowki potato fries

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The Lone Wolf offers an exceptional selection of unique twists on breakfast staples, including a wide array of vegan options.  Visit their website for more info.

Mi Tierra serves a variety of Mexican and Tex-Mex favorites, as well as an excellent selection of mixed drinks.  Visit their website for more info.

• Harvest Pizza and Carnivore Pizza (toppings based on what’s available that week! – Buy 1 pizza, receive half off the second!)

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• Organic pasta with Old Friends Farm baby arugula , Kitchen Garden summer squash & zucchini , Kitchen Garden tropea onions , kalamata olive, Queens Greens sweet summer pesto with Maplebrook Farm feta
• Old Friends Farm salad greens, Maplebrook Farm mozzarella, local basil, Paddy Flat Farm sun gold tomatoes , local garlic & balsamic vinaigrette

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The Roadhouse Cafe serves familiar breakfast favorites, all made from scratch and with as many local ingredients as possible.  Visit their website for more info

• Mushroom Burger: Roaming Farm beef, tomatoes from Haber’s Farmstand and Red Fire Farm.

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Sam’s serves pizza, sandwiches, smoothies, and coffee/espresso in a fun venue that also hosts live music.  Visit their website for more info.

Small Oven makes bread, pastries, and cakes with an emphasis on quality and incorporating local ingredients.  Visit their website for more info.

Spoleto brings together local ingredients and an upbeat vibe to create Italian-inspired meals and a communal atmosphere.  Visit their website for more info.

• Blueberry Pancakes made with milk from Mapleline Farm, eggs from The Country Hen, and blueberries and raspberries from Bug Hill Farm, served with maple syrup from Snowshoe Farm in Worthington

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• Spring Dug Parsnip Fritters with pickled radishes and paprika garlic sauce, with parsnips from Book & Plow Farm, eggs from Stone Soup Farm, radishes from Queens Greens and yogurt from Sidehill Farm

They won’t be open during Local Hero Restaurant Days, but check them out soon! Visit their website for more info.

Woodstar is a family owned bakery and coffee shop in downtown Northampton, where everyhting is made from scratch from the best ingredients available.  Visit their website for more info.