Valley Bounty: Field Notes and Five College Farms
Jacob Nelson, Daily Hampshire Gazette, June 12, 2021. Lots of things are edible. “Food” is usually what’s also desirable and socially normal to eat. As[...]
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Valley Bounty: Kosinksi Farms
Daily Hampshire Gazette, June 5, 2021 It’s strawberry season in the Valley. Maybe the earliest in recent memory, and certainly one of the most prolific[...]
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Valley Bounty: Cook Farm and Flayvors of Cook Farm
In speaking with members of the Cook Family of Cook Farm and Flayvors of Cook Farm in Hadley, it’s evident how many stories are behind[...]
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Valley Bounty: Old Friends Farm
For over a year, there’s been a new way to buy local food from Old Friends Farm in Amherst. At the onset of the pandemic,[...]
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Valley Bounty: Chamutka Farm
By JACOB NELSON, For the Gazette, May 14, 2021 As the month of May ripens, it’s rhubarb’s time to shine. While asparagus is a more celebrated[...]
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Valley Bounty: Sawmill Herb Farm
By JACOB NELSON, For the Recorder May 12, 2021 Western Massachusetts is home to thousands of edible plants, both farmed and wild. In modern society,[...]
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Valley Bounty: Skyline Trading Co
By JACOB NELSON, For the Recorder, May 5, 2021 Every day, to the delight of customers and restaurateurs alike, more and more local restaurants are[...]
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Valley Bounty: Red Fire Farm
Daily Hampshire Gazette, April 23, 2021. Jacob Nelson As local farms gear up for the main growing season, a chorus rings out: “Sign up now[...]
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Valley Bounty: Bardwell Farm
It’s been months since the last winter squash were brought in from the field, and traditional early spring crops like asparagus are just beginning to[...]
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Valley Bounty: Andrew’s Greenhouse
By JACOB NELSON, For the Recorder, April 7, 2021 Andy Cowles started growing plants in a greenhouse when he was 9 years old, back when[...]
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Valley Bounty: Barberic Farm
Barbara and Eric Goodchild are farmers, musicians and blacksmiths. They are skilled in fiber arts, leatherwork and preserving food. Amid a world that speeds towards[...]
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Valley Bounty: New England Apiaries
The Recorder, March 24, 2021. For Bill Crawford, the magic of beekeeping captured him at a young age and hasn’t let go. “I started with[...]
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