NEPM: Windrow Farm
Jae Silverman is a farmer without his own land. He describes his hay operation as “much like a travelling circus.” He started with 9 acres,[...]
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VB: Summer Fun on the Farm
Summer sparkles with family vacations, catching up with friends and children enjoying school break. For many farms in the Valley, summer is the peak growing[...]
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NEPM: Nourse Farms
It’s berry season! Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries are all making their appearance at farm stands right now. Nourse Farms in Whately grows high-quality small[...]
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VB: Nasami Farm
June is National Pollinator Month, which celebrates the pollinators that keep our ecosystem—and food system—healthy. It’s an invitation for home gardeners to think about the[...]
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NEPM: Brewery at Four Star Farms
It’s time for another #localherospotlight on NEPM. This week, Monte, Kaliis, and Claire talk with Chris Sellers, Brewer and General Manager of The Brewery at[...]
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VB: Crooked Stick Pops
Although not a farmer, Julie Tuman’s first job as a kid in North Carolina was throwing hay bales and her second job was picking blackberries.[...]
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NEPM: Pomeroy’s Vegetable Farm
Monte, Kaliis, and Jennifer hit the road and head to East Longmeadow! 3rd generation farmer, Neil Pomeroy, talks about Pomeroy’s Vegetable farm, which is now[...]
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VB: Golonka Farm
Golonka Farm is a beloved institution in Whately, famous locally for growing a wide variety of vegetables, for their fresh-picked sweet corn, and for the[...]
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NEPM: Carrot Corner Farm
What do living on a boat in Boston harbor, a carrot-shaped parcel of land in North Amherst, and a climate battery have in common? They[...]
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NEPM: Sapowsky Farm Transition
What happens when a farmer retires? This week’s #localherospotlight explores exactly this topic. Jennifer, Monte, and Kaliis visited Sapowsky Farm in Granby, where they learned[...]
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NEPM: Fern Hill Farm
It’s time for another Local Hero Spotlight with Claire, Monte, and Kaliis! This week, they visit Lindsay Allen from Fern Hill Farm in Buckland. Fern[...]
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NEPM: Growing a Bunch Farm
This week, Monte, Kaliis, and Claire form a knitting group to head to Ashfield to visit Lisa Fortin, of Growing a Bunch Farm. The family[...]
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