Local Hero Profile: Mayval Farm
Mayval Farm’s multi-faceted business highlights the interesting position of dairy farms in our local food system: the 142 dairy farms represent less than 2% of[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Stony Creek Farm
Gabriella Steria got her first goat, Crystal, when she was fourteen. A feisty brown and white Toggenburg, Crystal stood out against the cows on the[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Intervale Farm
The farm Rick Tracy’s grandfather bought in 1936 didn’t bear much resemblance to what Intervale Farm is today, despite being on much of the same[...]
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2016 Local Hero Awardee: Barstow’s Longview Farm
Owned by the Barstow family since 1806, Barstow’s Longview Farm has undergone many changes over the course of two centuries. The current generation has preserved the legacy of[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Sixteen Acres Garden Center
Fifty-three years in the gardening business have allowed plenty of time for expansion and expertise – as they have added more greenhouses over the years,[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Carr’s Ciderhouse
Jonathan Carr and Nicole Blum, owners of Carr’s Ciderhouse in Hadley, are first-generation orchardists and hard cidermakers. Their passion lies in making the highest-quality hard[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Paul Bunyan’s Farm and Nursery
“I have the best job in the whole world,” says Susan Lopes of Paul Bunyan’s Farm & Nursery in Chicopee. “Whether it’s the busy Christmas[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Sweet Morning Farm
Laura Timmerman has enjoyed gardening as a hobby her whole life, satisfied by growing most of the food her family ate and giving any extra[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Coward Farms
In case you were wondering, the turnaround time on growing a Christmas tree is between seven and ten years. If you’re going to make a[...]
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Local Hero Profile: The Apple Place
Cindy grew up surrounded by apples. Her father made a living growing apples on a small piece of land in Springfield and Cindy was involved[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Harvest Farm
“I like being the best at what I do and I always like a challenge,” says Gary Gemme of Harvest Farm in Whatley. It’s clear[...]
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Farm Profile: Art’s Farm
“Are you the blueberry king of East Longmeadow?” is a question Art Valonen, owner and operator of Art’s Farm, was surprised to hear as he[...]
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