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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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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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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Valley Bounty: Sweet Birch Herbals
Sweet Birch Herbals is an herb farm, herbal education center, and the working home of clinical herbalist Hannah Morano (formerly Jacobson-Hardy), all packed on three[...]
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Valley Bounty: Glendale Ridge
Glendale Ridge Vineyard in Southampton is both a farm (vineyard) where grapes for winemaking are grown, and a winery, which harvests, presses, and ages wine[...]
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VB: Belchertown Winter FM
As the temperatures drop, many local farms remain active, stretching the seasons as long into winter as possible. With the holidays within sight, local farms[...]
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VB: Deerfield Academy
Farm to School Month is a national and statewide celebration that mixes education, hands-on learning, and the enjoyment of fresh, local food in myriad educational[...]
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VB: Paul and Elizabeth’s Restaurant
Paul and Elizabeth’s is a downtown Northampton mainstay, serving up pescatarian, vegetarian, and vegan dishes from its bright dining room in Thorne’s Marketplace since 1978.[...]
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VB: LaSalle Florists
Like the flower varieties they grow, LaSalle Florists are a testimony to family heritage. John LaSalle is the owner-operator of LaSalle Florists and is the[...]
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VB: Dan’s Veggies and Poplar Mountain Maple
Jacquie Boyden is co-owner of Dan’s Veggies and Poplar Mountain Maple in Erving, and she runs the business with her son, Daniel Boyden. The five-acre[...]
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VB: Gray Dog’s Farm
Gray Dog’s Farm in Huntington started because its founders, Ross and Alicia Hackerson, had a vision: “to create a farm where what we were doing[...]
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