VB: Bascom Hollow Farm
At first glance, Bascom Hollow Farm in Gill is a straightforward operation. Co-owner Brian Donahue says, “we raise primarily grass-fed beef along with 10 pigs[...]
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NEPM: Senior FarmShare
Claire, Monte, and Kaliis head to Dave’s Natural Garden to discuss CISA’s Senior Farm Share program with Andy Rogers, of the South Hadley Council of[...]
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NEPM: Stoneman Brewery
It’s time for another #localherospotlight! Jennifer and Monte visit Justin and Katie Korby of Stoneman Brewery. The brewery offered the first beer CSA in the[...]
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VB: Family Farming Westhampton
Intervale Farm in Westhampton lies in a bucolic valley under the east slopes of the Berkshire hills, surrounded by a patchwork of farms. Rick Tracy[...]
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NEPM: Meadowhawk Farm
Johanna Rosen grows for Truelove Seeds from her farm in Montague. Rosen named the farm after a dragonfly, which evokes both the meadow and the[...]
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NEPM: Meadowsweet Farm
This week, Monte, Kaliis, and Jennifer ride the winds to Hawley to visit with Gus & Kyra Tafel on their livestock farm at Meadowsweet Farm.[...]
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VB: Justamere Tree Farm
Deb Rocque, Kim Trust and Kelly Auer met in Alaska. Rocque and Trust worked in conservation for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Auer[...]
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NEPM: Hettie Belle Farm
Kaliis and Monte join Jennifer Core at Hettie Belle Farm for morning chores! Listen to a slice of the life of a farmer, as they[...]
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VB: Cook Farm & Flayvors at Cook Farm
The history of Cook Farm stretches back over a century, and the Cook family has been experimenting and adapting for just as long. Flayvors of[...]
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NEPM: Greenfield Farmers Cooperative Exchange
It’s time for another #localherospotlight with Monte, Kaliis, and Claire on NEPM! This week, the crew heads to Greenfield, to visit with Jeff Budine, manager[...]
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VB: 2026 Sugar Shacks
For some people, the sweetest time of the year is upon us—maple sugar season! Maple is the first major crop of the calendar year for[...]
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NEPM: Boyden Brothers Maple
“My grandfather always said, sugaring gets the men and horses in shape for summer,” says Howard Boyden of Boyden Brothers Maple in Conway. Boyden estimates[...]
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