Interview: Popeye Hill Farm
WRSI, April 16, 2018. Donna Young of Popeye Hill Farm in Ware talks about her childhood horse's trip to the mall, the aloof nature of alpacas,[...]
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Friday Takeaway: Once and future farmers
The Daily Hampshire Gazette, April 13, 2018, by Caroline Pam. This year marks the 25th anniversary of CISA (Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture) and the[...]
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Recorder writer Davis among CISA ‘Local Hero’ winners
The Recorder, April 10, 2018
Greenfield Recorder Senior Writer Richie Davis, who has reported on agricultural issues for more than 40 years, will be honored as[...]
Interview: Couch Brook Farm
WRSI, April 9, 2018. Elaine Morley of Couch Brook Farm in Bernardston talks about the changes in the Organic farming scene in the last 20+[...]
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Pioneer Valley farmers fear for their foreign-born workers
The Recorder, April 3, 2018, by Richie Davis. When immigration policy was raised as an issue at a meeting last year in Hadley, 75 farmers,[...]
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Interview: Apex Orchards
WRSI, April 2, 2018. Tim Smith and Courtney Basil of Apex Orchards in Shelburne show off a new apple variety for Monte, give the short[...]
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MassAppeal: Community Supported Agriculture
WWLP, March 28, 2018. There are many ways to get fresh local produce in Western Massachusetts, such as Community Supported Agriculture, or farm shares. Claire[...]
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Columnists Mia Kortebein, Philip Korman and Christina Maxwell: Hunger, health and local farmers
The Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 26, 2018, by Mia Kortebein, Philip Korman, and Christina Maxwell. We live in a broken community. How is it possible[...]
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Interview: Broadfork Permaculture
WRSI, March 26, 2018. Ashley Schenk of Broadfork Permaculture in Montague gives a crash-course in the concept behind "permaculture", talks about being part of a[...]
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MassAppeal: How Maple Syrup is Made
WWLP, March 22, 2018. For many farmers here in Massachusetts, this is the perfect time of year to collect sap and turn it into delicious[...]
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Interview: Bear Path Compost
WRSI, March 19, 2018. Bill Obear and Mike Mahar of Bear Path Compost in Whately talk about their compost "recipes", transitioning the business from one[...]
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CISA marks 25 years of putting local first
The Recorder, March 9, 2018, by Richie Davis. When farmer Michael Docter heard that a local group had won a $1.2 million Kellogg Foundation grant[...]
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