PRIME PICKING CONDITIONS
By TALIA GODFREY, For the Recorder, October 17, 2020 Hunting apples was an all-day affair for Nick Suter and Amber LaFrancis, of Ludlow, beginning when[...]
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WRSI: DJ’s Farm Fresh Produce
WRSI, October 9, 2020. Diane Jacoby, owner of DJ’s Farm Fresh Produce in Shutesbury, joined CISA on 93.9/The River to talk about becoming a farmer[...]
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Stand in the place where you live: Carr’s Ciderhouse opens new farm store in Hadley
Daily Hampshire Gazette, September 25, 2020. By CHRIS GOUDREAU, Staff Writer Carr’s Ciderhouse has found a new way to stay at home, with the addition of[...]
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New Growth
The Recorder, September 19, 2020. By ZACK DeLUCA, Staff Writer Driving by the Nourse Farms fields in Whately, one may catch a glimpse of a[...]
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Weathering a dry spell: Drought hits farmers, hurts crops
Daily Hampshire Gazette, September 18, 2020. By JACQUELYN VOGHEL, staff writer. GRANBY — At Red Fire Farm, there are often years when workers “barely get[...]
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Season the day
The Recorder, September 16, 2020. By CHRIS GOUDREAU, Staff Writer For more than 25 years, North Hadley Sugar Shack at 181 River Drive in Hadley[...]
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Local garden center manager says business is booming
Western Mass News, September 14, 2020. Beth Ward, Kaylee Pugliese SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) — Now that school is starting and many students are at least[...]
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Votes are in at Mike’s Maze
The Recorder, Septemer 12, 2020, By MARY BYRNE, Staff Writer SUNDERLAND — Eleven-year-olds Juna Gradick and Vita Briggs-Hendricks of Gill remember learning in school about[...]
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Apple picking season changes to meet COVID-19 safety guidelines
WWLP, by: Mike Masciadrelli, Posted: Sep 12, 2020 DEERFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – There’s nothing like biting into a sweet, juicy apple in the fall. They taste[...]
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An apple a day: Picking season approaches for orchards
Sept. 2, 2020 | The Reminder Publishing News Staff payton@thereminder.com WESTERN MASS. – As crisper days set in and summer comes to a close, we[...]
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McGovern kicks off annual farm tour in Sunderland
The Recorder, August 27, 2020, by Domenic Poli SUNDERLAND — Jim McGovern was elected to Congress in 1996, and he never imagined that during his[...]
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Early apple season begins during peak peach season at Franklin County farms
WWLP, August 26, 2020, by: Katrina Kincade DEERFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – It’s peak peach season in Franklin County with another fruit starting to make its[...]
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