VB: Prospect Meadow Farm
There is so much to learn by working on a farm. There are things to learn about growing plants and caring for animals, of course,[...]
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NEPM: Fruit Fair Supermarket and Farm
Fruit Fair Supermarket turns 90 years old this year! Claire, Monte, and Kaliis visit with Sam Newell, co-owner of the small Chicopee market. From its[...]
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VB: Wild Bramble Farm
On Wild Bramble Farm in Northfield, Shannon Goddard grows fresh flowers for sale, raises chickens for meat, and runs a small farmstand. Along with her[...]
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NEPM: Something Special Cafe
This week’s #localherospotlight features Something Special Cafe in Granby. Despite the wintry weather, this cozy cafe makes going out for breakfast & lunch worthwhile. Laurie[...]
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VB: Leyden Glen Farm
Leyden Glen Farm started with a match made at Oregon State University. Mark Duprey was an animal science major at the University of Massachusetts, while[...]
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NEPM: Black Birch Vineyard
It’s a new year, and as the winter winds howl, Claire, Monte, and Kaliis visit Black Birch Vineyard in North Hatfield. Listen to the conversation[...]
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NEPM: Nourish Wellness Cafe
Jennifer Core, Monte, and Kaliis visit with Casey Flaherty and Kyle Steinberg of Nourish Wellness Cafe. Casey took over Nourish in 2022, and Nourish is[...]
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VB: Kitchen Garden Farm
Kitchen Garden Farm is a 65-acre, certified organic vegetable farm in Sunderland with a truly special array of products. Owners Lilly Israel and Max Traunstein,[...]
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NEPM: Bramble & Blooms
It’s January in western Mass., so it’s time for…flowers? This week, Monte, Kaliis, and Claire visit Lyle and Ryan Williams at Bramble and Blooms in[...]
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VB: Macca Gene Creamery
When Jillian Williams learned that the SideHill Farm yogurt business was for sale, she sensed it was a good fit for her personal experience and[...]
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VB: Wheelhouse Catering
Jake Mazar and Will Van Heuvelen weren’t trying to start a catering business. “It makes me chuckle,” Van Heuvelen says, “because this was sort of an accident. Jake and I,[...]
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VB: Birch Brook Farm
Birch Brook Farm is a first-generation farm with ties to a long family history. Owners Molly and Sam Lane produce beef, pork, chicken and turkey[...]
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