Local Hero Profile: The Old Creamery Co-op
In 1866, a group of dairy farmers banded together to establish a cooperative creamery in Cummington. For decades, farmers and families from throughout the Hilltowns[...]
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Video Profile: Ferrindino Maple
In the first installment of CISA's "Breaking Ground: Beginning Farmer Stories", we profile Ferrindino Maple in Hampden, where the Ferrindino family harvest, boil, and bottle[...]
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Local Hero Profile: The Gill Greenery
After working for 10 years as a technician for Verizon, Seay Minor was ready for a change. He enjoyed the comfortable benefits but he was[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Cream of the Crop Farm
On a recent Tuesday I drove through a light dusting of January snow into the foothills of the Berkshires. I pulled off Route 23 in[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Foster’s Supermarket
By Jack Gardner, CISA Intern Published in CISA’s January 2018 E-Newsletter – Sign Up Here!
The proliferation of “big box” stores and chain supermarkets over the last few[...]
Local Hero Profile: Relish the Harvest
Relish the Harvest, a Chicopee-based specialty food producer founded by Jessica Wisniewski in 2010, began with a Wisniewski family staple: sweet zucchini relish. During the[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Atkins Farms
Although I don’t make it over there too often, Atkins Farms is one of my favorite stores in the Valley. To me, it offers the[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Fungi Ally
Fungi Ally is located on route 47 in Hadley, close to the Sunderland town line. You’d never guess by looking at the unassuming exterior, but[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Bella Foodie
An interview with Ashley Tresoline, owner and chef at Bella Foodie, where she creates homemade meals to order for busy people using locally grown organic[...]
Local Hero Profile: Magpie Woodfired Pizzeria
The number of fantastic local farms in the Pioneer Valley, as well as strong demand from customers for local ingredients, make it easy for Magpie[...]
Local Hero Profile: GoBerry
photo: GoBerry
Alex and Molly Feinstein opened GoBerry in 2010 in downtown Northampton, fulfilling their shared dream of owning a business in the Pioneer Valley.[...]
Local Hero Profile: Bottega Cucina
Philip and Supicha Hillenbrand, owners of Bottega Cucina in West Springfield, aim to provide a unique eating experience for their customers that combines flavors from[...]
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