State legislators secure $500K to support local farms
Daily Hampshire Gazette, By MARY BYRNE, Staff Writer, Published: 8/10/2020 SOUTH DEERFIELD — State legislators have helped secure half a million dollars in funds to support the[...]
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Valley Bounty: Sunset Farm
With summer field crops and flowers in full swing, Bill Gillen is hard at work offering a wide variety of products at his farm stand[...]
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WRSI: Thai Chili Food Truck
WRSI, August 7, 2020. Phil Hillenbrand, of Thai Chili Food Truck, joins Monte and Phil Korman, to talk about the relaunch of their food truck,[...]
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Valley Bounty: Song Sparrow Farm
When the impact of COVID-19 started to be felt in the U.S. in March, many businesses throughout the Valley had to learn to adapt their[...]
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WRSI: Bug Hill Farm
WRSI, July 31, 2020. Sam Perkins from Bug Hill Farm in Ashfield talks about PYO blueberries, as well as the jams, shrubs, and cordials that[...]
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Columnist Claire Morenon: Addressing the hunger cliff
Daily Hampshire Gazette, July 27, 2020 Hunger in the United States is nothing new. Nearly 12% of the people living in our country went hungry[...]
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Valley Bounty: Windrow Farm
Jason Silverman, owner/operator of Windrow Farm in Conway, is a first-generation hay farmer. He has had a passion for hay ever since a family friend[...]
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Clarkdale Fruit Farms receives $44K grant for refrigerated delivery van
The Recorder, July 25, 2020. By ZACK DeLUCA, Staff Writer DEERFIELD — As part of an initial round of state grants distributed to address food[...]
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WRSI: McKinstry’s Market Garden
WRSI, July 24, 2020. Bill and Nicole McKinstry from McKinstry's Market Garden in Chicopee, the last farm in Chicopee growing vegetables, talks about the changes[...]
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News Springfield Schools, Pioneer Valley farm group receive $400,000 state grants to combat food insecurity during coronavirus pandemic
MassLive, July 22, 2020. By Jeanette DeForge | jdeforge@repub.com Springfield Public Schools and an association of Western Massachusetts farmers are the biggest recipients of the[...]
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Wheelhouse and chill
The Recorder, July 22, 2020. By CHRIS GOUDREAU, Staff Writer Amherst-based farm-to-table catering company Wheelhouse Farm will be launching a meal subscription service called Wheelhouse[...]
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Pick-your-own farms adapt to COVID rules
The Recorder, July 20, 2020. By ZACK DeLUCA, Staff Writer With the “pick-your-own” blueberry season now off to a busy start, local farmers say 2020[...]
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