MA Grown: Massachusetts Farms Survive Natural Disasters Thanks to a Web of Support
“There are just more and more frequent climate-related challenges, and it’s going to be different each year,” (MDAR deputy commissioner Winton) Pitcoff says, noting that[...]
Read More
Valley Bounty: Full Moon Ghee
Published December 21, 2024 in the Daily Hampshire Gazette ‘Tis the Season for Ghee By Jacob Nelson Golden, rich, and delicious, “ghee is basically clarified[...]
Read More
NEPM: Sweet Babu’s
😋 It’s granola time! Claire brings Chelsea Beaudry, founder of Sweet Babu’s in Chicopee, to tell Monte and Kaliis about: How she founded the company[...]
Read More
Recorder: Warwick farmer chosen as new executive director for CISA
After a national search, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) has found a new executive director right here in the Pioneer Valley. The agency[...]
Valley Bounty: Black Birch Vineyard
Published December 14, 2024 in the Daily Hampshire Gazette Hatfield Winery Has a Recipe for Holiday Cheer By Jacob Nelson In the right hands, wine[...]
Read More
NEPM: Mill River Slabworks
🪵 Jacob takes Monte and Kaliis to Mill River Slabworks in Westfield to check out some of the beautiful local wood and slabs they have.[...]
Read More
Valley Bounty: Kingsbury Farms
Somewhere between 25 and 30 million Christmas trees are bought every year in the U.S., according to the National Christmas Tree Association. Of the trees[...]
Read More
Valley Bounty: Hillside Farm
Inside, the year-old store still smells of fresh cut pine boards. Bright lights illuminate gleaming fridges and freezers packed with eggs, beef, pork, lamb,[...]
NEPM: Cranston’s Christmas Tree Farm
🎄 Claire takes Kaliis and Monte out to Cranston’s Christmas Tree Farm in Ashfield. They talk with farmer Seth Cranston about what tree farming is[...]
Read More
Valley Bounty: Local Cheers of Southampton: Puza’s Pure Food Market
Upon walking in the door at Puza’s Pure Food Market, a commitment to fresh, local produce is on display. Visually, produce seems to fill a[...]
Read More
Valley Bounty: Coolidge Hill Farm
Jared Duval built his farm around Massachusetts’ innovative Healthy Incentives Program (HIP). Since 2017, HIP has helped tens of thousands of lower-income households buy fresh[...]
Read More
NEPM: HIP and Tuesday Market
Claire takes Monte and Kaliis to Grow Food Northampton’s Tuesday Market, where market manager Helen Kahn and farmers Sarah and Ryan Voiland of Red Fire[...]
Read More
