Valley Bounty: Quabbin Hill Farms
Every farm looks a bit different. Some have fields full of plants rooted in the earth, while for others, their "fields" are soil-filled trays, set[...]
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Valley Bounty: Winter Farmers’ Market at Forest Park
Farmers’ markets. There’s more to them than meets the eye. They’re places to buy your favorite locally grown food, and handmade treats and crafts. For[...]
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Valley Bounty: Glendale Ridge Vineyard
Rolling hills and pastoral mountain views. A welcoming place for all ages, and a glass of wine for those of age. With Glendale Ridge[...]
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Valley Bounty: Sweet Birch Herbals
"People have evolved with plants for thousands of years,” Hannah Jacobson-Hardy of Sweet Birch Herbals in Ashfield reminds us. “And herbal medicine is still the[...]
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Valley Bounty: Red Fire North
“We’ve got to rethink agriculture,” says Paul Voiland of Red Fire North farm stand and bakery in Montague. “It’s not a just system to[...]
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Valley Bounty: Paul and Elizabeth’s
The pandemic and its ongoing fallout have squeezed many local businesses into new and different shapes. Restaurants are prime examples, with many having to create[...]
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Valley Bounty: Sawyer Farm
What does it mean to grow, sell, and eat food ethically? From when seeds hit the soil to when dinner hits your plate, what does[...]
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Valley Bounty: Carr’s Ciderhouse and Preservation Orchard
Grow food that’s meant to grow here. Preserve it. Preserve the farming traditions of the past that still serve us. Explore what needs to change.[...]
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Valley Bounty: UMass Amherst Dining
Buying local is one way to “vote with your fork,” using consumer demand to help shape the economy. Individuals, families and businesses all have some[...]
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Valley Bounty: Fletcher Farm
Fletcher Farm, just off Rt. 10 in Southampton, is the kind of place many probably envision when they hear the phrase “family farm.” A[...]
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Valley Bounty: Phoenix Fruit Farm
At Phoenix Fruit Farm in Belchertown, owner Elly Vaughan is reimagining how a mid-size orchard like hers — one of hundreds in the hills of[...]
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Valley Bounty: Flourish Farm
Flourish Farm, a one-woman operation owned by Linda Fuchs, is a small farm with an oversized impact. Fuchs grows specialized crops on “half an acre[...]
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