Valley Bounty: Carr’s Ciderhouse and Preservation Orchard
Grow food that’s meant to grow here. Preserve it. Preserve the farming traditions of the past that still serve us. Explore what needs to change.[...]
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Valley Bounty: UMass Amherst Dining
Buying local is one way to “vote with your fork,” using consumer demand to help shape the economy. Individuals, families and businesses all have some[...]
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WRSI: McCray’s Farm, “Fear on the Farm”
“Fear on the Farm”, the Monster Mash Scream Park at McCray’s Farm in South Hadley, “will scare the soy out of you” says farm owner[...]
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Valley Bounty: Fletcher Farm
Fletcher Farm, just off Rt. 10 in Southampton, is the kind of place many probably envision when they hear the phrase “family farm.” A[...]
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WRSI: Sixteen Acres Garden Center
Sixteen Acres Garden Center in Springfield, a local business touched by COVID loss, helps others find hope by nurturing green thumbs. Hear more about what[...]
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Seniors Access Fresh Produce with CISA Farm Share Program
Connecting Point | Oct. 15, 2021
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WRSI: Clark Brothers’ Orchards
Naomi Clark, the lone sister at Clark Brothers Orchards in Ashfield, joins Phil and Monte to chat about the family business — growing apples on[...]
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Valley Bounty: Phoenix Fruit Farm
At Phoenix Fruit Farm in Belchertown, owner Elly Vaughan is reimagining how a mid-size orchard like hers — one of hundreds in the hills of[...]
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Columnist Claire Morenon: The burdens farmers carry
Daily Hampshire Gazette, October 1, 2021 Farming is a tough business — that’s no secret. Farmers work long, physically demanding hours and farm businesses run[...]
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WRSI: Special 500th Episode
500 episodes. 10 years. In celebration of this milestone, two of the very first Local Hero Spotlight guests from 2011, Casey Steinberg of Old Friends[...]
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Valley Bounty: Flourish Farm
Flourish Farm, a one-woman operation owned by Linda Fuchs, is a small farm with an oversized impact. Fuchs grows specialized crops on “half an acre[...]
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Massachusetts lawmakers tour several farms in Pioneer Valley (Video)
Members of the Massachusetts Legislative Delegation toured a number of farms on Friday, from Sunderland to Hadley. State lawmakers said this was a chance to get a snapshot[...]
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