NEPM: Natural Roots
🌱 Claire takes Monte and Kaliis out to Natural Roots in Conway, a CSA farm and recipient of a Local Hero Award from CISA in[...]
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NEPM: CISA’s New Director, Jennifer Core!
🐑 Who is CISA’s new(ish) executive director, Jennifer Core? What does CISA’s mission look like at this particularly chaotic moment?* Why is it healthy for[...]
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NEPM: Barberic Farm
🐑 Jacob takes Monte and Kaliis to visit BABY LAMBS with Barbara Goodchild, one half (with her husband Eric) of Barberic Farm in Shelburne. They[...]
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NEPM: Little Light Farm
🌱 🌸 Claire, Kaliis, and Monte talk with Emmy Smela, founder of the newly-minted Little Light Farm in Amherst about: Their pick-your-own flower and veggie[...]
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NEPM: Gardener’s Supply in Hadley
🌸 Kaliis, Monte, and Jacob visit Gardener’s Supply in Hadley to talk with manager Eric Tiedeman-Mau about: This well-known garden center on Rt 9, which[...]
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NEPM: Sawmill Herb Farm
🌱 Claire, Monte, and Kaliis talk with Susan Pincus of Sawmill Herb Farm in Montague about: How her fascination with culinary and medicinal herbs lead[...]
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NEPM: Representative Jim McGovern on Federal Cuts
3/6/25 “We can save money without hurting people,” says Senator Jim McGovern in conversation with Monte and Kaliis on the Fabulous 413. Listen for more[...]
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NEPM: Shattuck’s Sugarhouse
“We all have to be stewards of the forest in order to benefit from the trees,” says Nick Shattuck of Shattuck’s Sugarhouse in Belchertown. The[...]
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NEPM: Impact of federal cuts to climate-smart program with Abby Ferla
Abby Ferla, manager of Foxtrot Farm, talks with Monte and Kaliis about how her farm and other small farms in the Northeast were informed that[...]
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NEPM: Holyoke Winter Farmers’ Markets During Tumultuous Times
For the city of Holyoke, their winter farmer’s market is bringing fresh produce to those who need it most, amidst funding changes, shifts in leadership,[...]
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NEPM: Protocol
🍸 Claire , Monte, and Kaliis visit Protocol, new-ish bar and restaurant bringing upscale dining and nightlife to Amherst. They talk with operations manager Alden[...]
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NEPM: Headwater Cider
🍏 Peter Mitchell of Headwater Cider and (“almost Dr.”) Elizabeth Garofalo of UMass Extension give Claire, Monte, and Kaliis a peek at the winter wonderland[...]
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