WRSI: Blue Heron Restaurant and Catering
With winter bearing down, Chef Deborah Snow of Blue Heron Dining and Catering in Sunderland reminds us how good friends and food can be the[...]
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WRSI: Esselon Cafe
"We make our menu based on what we can get locally," says Mark Krause, owner of Esselon Cafe and Coffee Roasting in Hadley. We[...]
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WRSI: Roaming Farm
Julie Chalfant of Roaming Farm in South Deerfield talks about raising Scottish Highland beef cattle, how that pairs with her other job as an MIT[...]
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WRSI: Maggie’s Farm and Apiary
Matt Guertin from Maggie’s Farm and Apiary in Greenfield has a lot to say about a lot of things – bees, history, honey, beekeeping, classic[...]
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WRSI: Fruit Fair Supermarket
For your Thanksgiving shopping needs and beyond, Fruit Fair Supermarket in Chicopee is “a supermarket with a mission,” as Monte Belmonte puts it in this[...]
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WRSI: Brookfield Farm
Brookfield is the third oldest community supported agriculture (CSA) farm in the country, and a biodynamic farm to boot. Anyone who buys a "share" (with[...]
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Too much of a good thing: Area farmers cope with losses from wet summer
With record-breaking rainfall totals throughout the summer, local farmers are working hard to cope with losses of crops, time and sales.
The National Weather Service reported[...]
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WRSI: Amherst College – Book & Plow Farm and Dining Services
Book and Plow Farm at Amherst College: 5 acres. 45 students. 40 different crops. Feeding the community in many different ways (nutritionally, academically, emotionally…grammatically?) The[...]
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Diemand Farm in Wendell hopes to expand egg production with state grant
With support from the Selectboard, Diemand Farm is applying for state grant money that would allow it to expand its egg production by 25%.
Anne[...]
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WRSI: New Salem Preserves and Heritage Cider
“The history of cider is a parable of the history of America itself,” says William Grote, partner and cider-maker at New Salem Preserves and Heritage[...]
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WRSI: McCray’s Farm, “Fear on the Farm”
“Fear on the Farm”, the Monster Mash Scream Park at McCray’s Farm in South Hadley, “will scare the soy out of you” says farm owner[...]
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WRSI: Sixteen Acres Garden Center
Sixteen Acres Garden Center in Springfield, a local business touched by COVID loss, helps others find hope by nurturing green thumbs. Hear more about what[...]
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