WRSI: Florence Farmers’ Market
WRSI, May 23, 2022. Maureen Dempsey chair of the market committee for the Florence Farmers' Market stops by to talk about what is available at[...]
Read More
Valley Bounty: Seeds of Solidarity
When Ricky Baruc and Deb Habib set an intention to “awaken the power to grow food everywhere, to transform hunger to health and to create[...]
Read More
WRSI: Northampton Brewery
WRSI, May 16, 2022. Janet Egelston, founder and owner of Northampton Brewery joins Monte. This year is the Brewery's 35th anniversary.
Read More
Valley Bounty: Shelburne Farm and Garden & Lyonsville Farm
A farmer and a carpenter walk into Shelburne Farm and Garden. They get to know the owner, take stock of the inventory and records,[...]
Read More
WRSI: Abundance Farm
WRSI, May 9, 2022. Rose Cherneff, Farm Manager, and Yanni Kounellis, volunteer, of Abundance Farm in Northampton, join Monte to talk about education, community building,[...]
Read More
Valley Bounty: Bare Roots Farm
Each spring like clockwork, Eastern bluebirds magically return to nesting boxes alongside valley fields. These sightings and other signs of the changing seasons coax many[...]
Read More
A vote for public safety and dignity
The Recorder, May 4, 2022. Letter to the Editor: This Thursday, every state senator in Massachusetts will have the opportunity to say yes to public[...]
Read More
WRSI: Wilder Hill Gardens
Lilian Jackman, grower, designer, and owner of Wilder Hill Gardens in Conway talks to Phil and Monte about growing and designing beautiful natural landscapes, and[...]
Read More
Valley Bounty: D. A. Smiarowski Farms
Spring has sprung, with green grass and vibrant flowers bursting forth across the Valley and hilltowns. Some wild edibles, like nettles, garlic mustard, and fiddleheads,[...]
Read More
Valley Bounty: Broadfork Permaculture
In our farms, forests, yards, and everything in between, we say we grow things. Plants, animals, and fungi mostly. But do we grow them, or[...]
Read More
Valley Bounty: Porter Family Farm
"I got my first team of oxen when I was 8 years old,” says Josh Porter of Porter Family Farm in Ashfield. “I’d get[...]
Read More
WRSI: The Farm School
Ayla Gavins, head of development and storytelling at The Farm School in Athol talks to Phil and Monte about their farm, hands-on educational programs for[...]
Read More
