Local Heroes in the News

The Recorder, August 19, 2020. Staff Report In a period of three months, the coronavirus pandemic drove unemployment rates higher than at any point during[...]

The Recorder, August 19, 2020. By ANDY CASTILLO, Staff Writer In a year fraught with economic hardship, there’s another side of the coin: Local fruit[...]

The Recorder, August 12, 2020. By ZACK DeLUCA, Staff Writer DEERFIELD — Each year, families look forward to backyard summer barbecues and the fresh taste[...]

The Recorder, July 25, 2020. By ZACK DeLUCA, Staff Writer DEERFIELD — As part of an initial round of state grants distributed to address food[...]

MassLive, July 22, 2020. By Jeanette DeForge | jdeforge@repub.com Springfield Public Schools and an association of Western Massachusetts farmers are the biggest recipients of the[...]

The Recorder, July 22, 2020. By CHRIS GOUDREAU, Staff Writer Amherst-based farm-to-table catering company Wheelhouse Farm will be launching a meal subscription service called Wheelhouse[...]

The Recorder, July 20, 2020. By ZACK DeLUCA, Staff Writer With the “pick-your-own” blueberry season now off to a busy start, local farmers say 2020[...]

The Greenfield Recorder, July 8, 2020.By ZACK DeLUCA, Staff Writer NORTHFIELD — It’s supplied hops to numerous Massachusetts breweries for years, but now, Four Star Farms[...]

EAST LONGMEADOW, MA (WGGB/WSHM) — Summer, so far, has been fairly hot and dry with temps reaching the 80s’ in western Mass. and while many[...]

MassLive, June 28, 2020. By Cynthia G. Simison | csimison@repub.com As spring began its slow debut back in late March and early April, I started[...]

The Washington Post, By Jim Morrison, June 16, 2020. Link to story When Randy Jordan, a fifth-generation dairy farmer in central Massachusetts, looked into turning[...]

The Recorder, May 27, 2020. By BERA DUNAU, Staff Writer An Amherst-based catering and events company has teamed up with the Easthampton Community Center to[...]