Valley Bounty: Hillside Farm
Inside, the year-old store still smells of fresh cut pine boards. Bright lights illuminate gleaming fridges and freezers packed with eggs, beef, pork, lamb,[...]
NEPM: Cranston’s Christmas Tree Farm
🎄 Claire takes Kaliis and Monte out to Cranston’s Christmas Tree Farm in Ashfield. They talk with farmer Seth Cranston about what tree farming is[...]
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Valley Bounty: Local Cheers of Southampton: Puza’s Pure Food Market
Upon walking in the door at Puza’s Pure Food Market, a commitment to fresh, local produce is on display. Visually, produce seems to fill a[...]
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NEPM: Ashfield Winter Market
🎶 Nan Parati joins, Jacob, Monte, and Kaliis to talk about two events in Ashfield this weekend that she hopes can bring more joy and[...]
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Valley Bounty: Coolidge Hill Farm
Jared Duval built his farm around Massachusetts’ innovative Healthy Incentives Program (HIP). Since 2017, HIP has helped tens of thousands of lower-income households buy fresh[...]
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NEPM: HIP and Tuesday Market
Claire takes Monte and Kaliis to Grow Food Northampton’s Tuesday Market, where market manager Helen Kahn and farmers Sarah and Ryan Voiland of Red Fire[...]
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My Turn: Stop the cuts to HIP and keep our communities fed
This winter, thousands of low-income Massachusetts families will have less food on their tables — unless we take action now. The state needs to allocate[...]
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Massachusetts maple sugarmakers win at annual competition
Pure maple products made by Massachusetts maple syrup producers were once again proclaimed to be the best in the world, as three of the state’s[...]
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Valley Bounty: Robariah Farms
Published November 2, 2024 in the Daily Hampshire Gazette Bringing Kosher Back to Local with Robariah Farms By Jacob Nelson “When people say our chicken[...]
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NEPM: Franklin County CiderDays
🍎 Claire takes Monte and Kaliis up to West County Cider’s taproom in Shelburne to talk about this weekend’s Franklin County CiderDays (events Friday, Saturday,[...]
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Recorder: Amid $10M gap, Healthy Incentives Program payouts to be reduced in December
A big change will be coming to families who take advantage of the Healthy[...]
NEPM: Cuts ahead for program that helps low-income Massachusetts residents eat healthy local veggies
One way local produce gets onto the table for many living in western Massachusetts is a state initiative called the Healthy[...]
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