Valley Bounty: Wool
Cold and snow have blanketed the Valley. But locally-produced fiber can keep you warm during these wintery weeks. “Wool has innate properties for shedding water[...]
WRSI: Sage Meadow Farm
WRSI, January 7, 2020. Stan and Joe McCoy, of Sage Meadow Farm in Easthampton, talk about their goat milk soap and lotion as well as[...]
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Columnist Claire Morenon: 2019 reflections from CISA
Daily Hampshire Gazette, December 31, 2019
The turn of the year brings an opportunity for reflection on the year that has passed and the new year[...]
WRSI: Great Wall Chinese Restaurant
WRSI, December 27, 2019. Clara Li of Great Wall Chinese Restaurant talks about all the great local vegetables available in the Valley as well as[...]
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Interview: Bashista Orchards
WRSI, December 23, 2019. Tom and Cheryl Bashista of Bashista Orchards and Cider Mill in Southampton joined CISA on WRSI to talk about their year-round[...]
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WRSI: Cornucopia
WRSI, December 13, 2019. Nate Clifford, the new owner of Cornucopia at Thorne's Marketplace, tells about taking over the market from long-time owner Bud Stockwell,[...]
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WRSI: Kenburn Orchards
WRSI, December 12, 2019. Susan Flaccus of Kenburn Orchards, Shelburne has the perfect Christmas tree for you! Just bring the kids and the dog and[...]
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Chew On This: Farmers Are Using Food Waste To Make Electricity
As the season of big holiday meals kicks off, it's as good a time as any to reflect on just how much food goes to[...]
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WRSI: Mill River Farm Market
WRSI, November 26, 2019. Randi Wasielewski, Manager, of Mill River Farm Market, on the corner of Routes 5&10 and Route 116, is ready for the[...]
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Lessons learned on the farm provide fodder for Field Notes
Farmers, like everyone else, learn through experience. And there may be something in their stories that others too can learn from.
This may have been the[...]
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Columnist Claire Morenon: Hunger and local farms
Here in the Connecticut River Valley region of Massachusetts, 9.7% of the population is food insecure. That means that 68,600 of our neighbors in Franklin,[...]