Nourse Farms buying Five Acre Farm in Northfield
The Daily Hampshire Gazette, August 14, 2018, by Max Marcus. In preparation for a change of ownership, Five Acre Farm is closing its retail store[...]
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Letting Hay Rot In A Failing Dairy Farm Economy
NEPR, August 7, 2018, by Nancy Cohen. In recent years, milk prices have dropped. And dairy farms -- including some in western Massachusetts -- have[...]
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Interview: Kushi Farm and the North Hadley Chili Pepper Company
WRSI, August 3, 2018. Matt Kushi of Kushi Farm and the North Hadley Chili Pepper Company talks about getting started in the chili pepper business,[...]
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Best Of Mass ice cream: What we loved about our Western Mass. finalists from East Longmeadow to the Berkshires
MassLive, August 3, 2018, by Kit Maher. Meredith Perri and I traveled to the top 10 ice cream places in the state, as nominated and[...]
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Connecting Point: Using SNAP at Western Mass Farmers Markets
WGBY, July 31, 2018. Andres Villada, manager of the Holyoke Farmers Market, and Mia Kortebein from CISA discuss how farmers market SNAP benefits enable low-income[...]
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Columnists Philip Korman and Margaret Christie: Advice about agriculture for candidates
The Daily Hampshire Gazette, July 30, 2018, by Philip Korman and Margaret Christie. Here are some notes about local agriculture for candidates seeking legislative seats.[...]
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Farmer to Farmer Podcast: Kitchen Garden Farm
Caroline Pam and Tim Wilcox farm 50 acres of vegetables at Kitchen Garden Farm in Western Massachusetts. Starting with an acre of produce in 2006,[...]
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Farmer-brewers hope to sell at farmers markets
The Recorder, July 27, 2018, by Joshua Solomon. Justin Korby works his farm in the hills of Colrain to craft his cold brews. He doesn’t[...]
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Rain taking its toll on some crops
The Recorder, July 27, 2018, by Richie Davis. The tractor pulling a harvest trailer in one of Gideon Porth’s lower-lying fields Friday morning got stuck[...]
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Interview: Freckled Fox Cafe
WRSI, July 27, 2018. Kitty Johndrow of the Freckled Fox Cafe in Florence talks about their first year in business, the origin of the restaurant's[...]
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Cooking with locally grown foods help support farms and the economy
Western Mass News, July 26, 2018. We're at the height of the growing season and today, we're supporting our local community by cooking with some[...]
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Interview: West Granville Blueberries and Maple Corner Farm
WRSI, July 23, 2018. Leon Ripley of West Granville Blueberries and Maple Corner Farm talks about the diverse aspects of his business, the ideal weather[...]
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