VB: Family Farming Westhampton
Intervale Farm in Westhampton lies in a bucolic valley under the east slopes of the Berkshire hills, surrounded by a patchwork of farms. Rick Tracy[...]
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VB: Justamere Tree Farm
Deb Rocque, Kim Trust and Kelly Auer met in Alaska. Rocque and Trust worked in conservation for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Auer[...]
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VB: Cook Farm & Flayvors at Cook Farm
The history of Cook Farm stretches back over a century, and the Cook family has been experimenting and adapting for just as long. Flayvors of[...]
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VB: 2026 Sugar Shacks
For some people, the sweetest time of the year is upon us—maple sugar season! Maple is the first major crop of the calendar year for[...]
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VB: Prospect Meadow Farm
There is so much to learn by working on a farm. There are things to learn about growing plants and caring for animals, of course,[...]
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VB: Wild Bramble Farm
On Wild Bramble Farm in Northfield, Shannon Goddard grows fresh flowers for sale, raises chickens for meat, and runs a small farmstand. Along with her[...]
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VB: Leyden Glen Farm
Leyden Glen Farm started with a match made at Oregon State University. Mark Duprey was an animal science major at the University of Massachusetts, while[...]
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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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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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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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