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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Valley Bounty: McKinstry’s Market Garden, Part 2
Farms are made by people. And when a farmer retires, the question of who farms next can be a heavy one to answer. Here, Bill[...]
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Valley Bounty: McKinstry’s Market Garden, Part 1
By JACOB NELSON, For the Gazette, Published: 9/12/2021 Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series about farm succession in the Pioneer Valley through[...]
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Valley Bounty: Sutter Meats
In a time where distance and isolation have become a new norm, a local butcher shop in Northampton, Sutter Meats, has been providing a sense[...]
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