Valley Bounty: Sunset Farm
With summer field crops and flowers in full swing, Bill Gillen is hard at work offering a wide variety of products at his farm stand[...]
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Valley Bounty: Song Sparrow Farm
When the impact of COVID-19 started to be felt in the U.S. in March, many businesses throughout the Valley had to learn to adapt their[...]
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Valley Bounty: Windrow Farm
Jason Silverman, owner/operator of Windrow Farm in Conway, is a first-generation hay farmer. He has had a passion for hay ever since a family friend[...]
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Valley Bounty: Bird Haven Blueberry Farm
When Andrew Endris first picked up the phone, he had just come in from chasing a black bear out of his blueberry fields. “This was[...]
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Valley Bounty: Indian Acres Farm
Carrie Chickering-Sears breeds cattle that win awards. Chickering-Sears and her husband David Sears own Indian Acres Farm in South Deerfield. The pair currently cares for[...]
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Valley Bounty: Chestnut Farms
It’s officially summer. On farms across the Valley, there’s no doubt that we’re in the warm season. “It’s hot and dry here, just like for[...]
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Valley Bounty: McCray’s Farm and Country Creamery
What is June like at McCray’s Farm and Country Creamery? “Insanity,” according to Steve McCray. Steve McCray runs the South Hadley farm along with the[...]
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Valley Bounty: Pie in the Sky Berry Farm
Pie in the Sky Berry Farm kicked off their second season of pick-your-own strawberries last weekend. “We hadn’t done any advertising but still, so many[...]
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Valley Bounty: Intervale Farm
As the weather continues to warm, field crop season is beginning to hit full stride across the Valley, and Maureen Dempsey is battling to keep[...]
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Valley Bounty: Meat
Spring is in full force on Freeman Farm. “We’re getting animals out to pasture, repairing fences, and waiting for the hay to grow,” Mike Freeman[...]
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Valley Bounty: Milk and Barstow’s Longview Farm
Pasture Day is Denise Barstow’s favorite time to be on the farm. The event is an annual celebration of spring on Barstow’s Longview Farm in[...]
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Valley Bounty: Plainville Farm
Each spring, asparagus’ arrival at farm stands across the Valley marks the beginning of the field crop season. After months of cold, Wally Czajkowski is[...]
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