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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Recorder: State’s new ‘Farm-Pass’ program hopes to ease farm succession planning
By Chinanu Okoli and reprinted by Boston University News Service March 6, 2025 Applications are rolling in for the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources’ new Farm[...]
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Gazette: Natural Resources Conservation Service office in Amherst for 45 years ID’d for closure
Published 3/5/25 in the Daily Hampshire Gazette By Scott Merzbach, staff writer AMHERST — The Natural Resources Conservation Service office for Massachusetts, located at 451[...]
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Trump Administration Impacts on Local Farms — and CISA’s Committments
Local farm businesses, farmworkers, and our local food economy are under threat. The Trump administration’s whirlwind of executive orders and administrative actions, and the flood[...]
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Valley Bounty: Stone Soup Farm
For local farmers, winter is a time for planning the next growing season, catching up on small business tasks, and maintaining structures and equipment. For[...]
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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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Gazette: Grave threats to local farmers, food
Published 02/25/25 in the Daily Hampshire Gazette Since Jan. 20, the Trump administration’s whirlwind of executive orders and administrative actions — and the flood of[...]
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Recorder: Trump spending freeze has Pioneer Valley farmers worried
Since the Trump administration took office, 78 USDA contracts, equaling $132 million, have been canceled...At least $7 million of those funds were set to[...]
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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Valley Bounty: Bear Hill Sugar Farm
Plenty of young kids tap a few maple trees, inspired by the sweet promise of maple syrup. Few become enamored with it to the point[...]
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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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