NEPM: Black Birch Vineyard
It’s a new year, and as the winter winds howl, Claire, Monte, and Kaliis visit Black Birch Vineyard in North Hatfield. Listen to the conversation[...]
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NEPM: Nourish Wellness Cafe
Jennifer Core, Monte, and Kaliis visit with Casey Flaherty and Kyle Steinberg of Nourish Wellness Cafe. Casey took over Nourish in 2022, and Nourish is[...]
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VB: Kitchen Garden Farm
Kitchen Garden Farm is a 65-acre, certified organic vegetable farm in Sunderland with a truly special array of products. Owners Lilly Israel and Max Traunstein,[...]
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NEPM: Bramble & Blooms
It’s January in western Mass., so it’s time for…flowers? This week, Monte, Kaliis, and Claire visit Lyle and Ryan Williams at Bramble and Blooms in[...]
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VB: Macca Gene Creamery
When Jillian Williams learned that the SideHill Farm yogurt business was for sale, she sensed it was a good fit for her personal experience and[...]
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VB: Wheelhouse Catering
Jake Mazar and Will Van Heuvelen weren’t trying to start a catering business. “It makes me chuckle,” Van Heuvelen says, “because this was sort of an accident. Jake and I,[...]
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VB: Birch Brook Farm
Birch Brook Farm is a first-generation farm with ties to a long family history. Owners Molly and Sam Lane produce beef, pork, chicken and turkey[...]
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NEPM: Ellison Farms Beef
Kaliis, Monte, and Claire visit with fourth-generation farmer, Bud Ellison, of Ellison Farms Beef in Ludlow. He and his son, Zach, run about 70 cattle[...]
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VB: Winter Fun on the Farm
As the weather chills, farming may seem a distant memory, but many local area farms remain vibrant by offering farm products and on-farm experiences before[...]
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NEPM: Amherst Farmers’ Market
Catch this week’s #localherospotlight on NEPM! Monte, Kaliis, and Claire visit David Machowski, of the Amherst Farmers’ Market. The gang speaks with Machowski while he[...]
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VB: Hillside Christmas Tree Farm
Most Christmas trees grow for six-to-eight years before they end up in anyone’s living room. So, compared to most crops on local farms, they have[...]
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NEPM: McKinstry Market Garden
McKinstry Farms has been growing strong in Chicopee since 1908. Will and Warren McKinstry are the next generation stewarding the family farm under the guidance[...]
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