NEPM: Lakeside PYO Strawberries
🍓 It’s strawberry season! Maybe the best in a long time, says farmer Joe Czajkowski who owns Lakeside Pick-Your-Own Strawberries in Hadley. Hear Joe’s take[...]
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NEPM: Center Fresh Farmers’ Market
. Folks from the Center Fresh Farmers’ Market in Chicopee (market manager Erin Sewell and Melissa Breor, executive director of the Chicopee Chamber of Commerce)[...]
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Valley Bounty: Wanczyk Produce
Jackie Pliska, owner of Wanczyk Produce in Hadley, has dreams of keeping the farm stand business open year-round instead of 7 months each year.[...]
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NEPM: Thai Chili Food Truck
. Monte, Kaliis, and Phil from CISA sit down with Supicha and Phil Hillenbrand from the Thai Chili Food Truck to hear all about: Their[...]
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Valley Bounty: The Upper Bend
Published May 25, 2024 in the Daily Hampshire Gazette Independent Cafe Brings a Taste of Local to Turners Falls By Jacob Nelson The Upper Bend[...]
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NEPM: Mapleline Farm
This week, Kaliis, Monte, and Phil meet the cows and people behind Mapleline Farm, a 120 year old dairy farm that’s a pillar of[...]
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NEPM: Reed Farm Poultry
. Kaliis, Monte, and Jacob visit Reed Farm in Sunderland, where farmers Kat Chang and Peter Laznicka teach them about: Their humane methods for raising[...]
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Valley Bounty: Western Massachusetts Fibershed
Western Massachusetts Fibershed is trying to lay the groundwork for a textile economy that supports local farmers and makes wool and other local fibers[...]
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Valley Bounty: Marty’s Local Delivering Local Food from Farm Fields to School Lunches
Nick Martinelli, CEO of Marty’s Local, began his career with a stint at the Farm School, in consideration of how he might participate in the[...]
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NEPM: Kosinski Farms
Sue and Elisa Kosinski from Kosinski Farms in Westfield visit Monte and Kaliis on this week’s Fabulous 413 on NEPM. Listen in on farming as[...]
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Valley Bounty: Bear Path Compost
"Compost is not soil, but it makes your soil better,” says Mike Mahar, owner of Bear Path Compost in Whately. “It adds life to[...]
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NEPM: Twenty Acres Farm and Greenhouses
_ This week on the #LocalHeroSpotlight, Kaliis, Monte, and Phil visit The Zuzgos at Twenty Acres Farm and Greenhouses, a hidden gem of a farm stand[...]
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