Valley Bounty: The Upper Bend
Published May 25, 2024 in the Daily Hampshire Gazette Independent Cafe Brings a Taste of Local to Turners Falls By Jacob Nelson The Upper Bend[...]
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Valley Bounty: Western Massachusetts Fibershed
Western Massachusetts Fibershed is trying to lay the groundwork for a textile economy that supports local farmers and makes wool and other local fibers[...]
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Valley Bounty: Marty’s Local Delivering Local Food from Farm Fields to School Lunches
Nick Martinelli, CEO of Marty’s Local, began his career with a stint at the Farm School, in consideration of how he might participate in the[...]
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Valley Bounty: Bear Path Compost
"Compost is not soil, but it makes your soil better,” says Mike Mahar, owner of Bear Path Compost in Whately. “It adds life to[...]
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Valley Bounty: Gwydyr Farm
Every piece of farmland has its strengths and weaknesses. Often, the most successful farmers are those that learn to see their land’s potential clearly[...]
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Valley Bounty: Fruit Fair Brings Relief to Food Desert in Chicopee
Samaita (Sam) Newell is a first-generation immigrant from India. She met Jared Newell as a student in the five-college area. Following graduation and getting married,[...]
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Valley Bounty: Real Pickles
“Real Pickles is a worker-owned co-op making pickles and ferments with produce that’s all organic and regionally grown,” Hunter explains. “A big part of our[...]
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Valley Bounty: Hickory Hill Farm
It turns out pancakes and hot air balloons have at least one thing in common: they both pair well with maple syrup.
“Flying over the woods[...]
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Valley Bounty: Holyoke Farmers’ Market – and Field Notes!
Published March 2, 2024 in the Daily Hampshire Gazette Building community, year-round: Holyoke Farmers Market is a source of positivity and local fare By Jacob[...]
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Valley Bounty: River Valley Co-op
In just 15 years, River Valley Co-op has grown into an indispensable part of the local food economy. For local farms, food businesses and[...]
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Valley Bounty: CSAs are the Community Behind the Food
Though more weeks of winter lie ahead, National Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) week — Feb. 19-25 — marks the symbolic start of the CSA cycle,[...]
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Valley Bounty: Love Leaf Farm
If there’s a lesson to be learned from Love Leaf Farm in South Hadley, it’s this: don’t judge a farm by its size. Or[...]
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