Valley Bounty: Teddy C. Smiarowski Farm
The Smiarowski family name has been a fixture in valley farming since around 1923, when Alexander Smiarowski came from Poland, and purchased farmland in Montague[...]
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NEPM: Ray’s Family Farm
This program aired on NEPM on June 11, 2025. Kaliis visited Ray’s Family Farm on this week’s Fabulous 413. Learn about the wide array of[...]
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Valley Bounty: Moody Family Farm in Bernardston
When farming is in the family, the land calls no matter where else life takes a person. Aaron Moody, owner-operator of Moody Family Farm, was[...]
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NEPM Fabulous 413: Beaumont’s Berries
This show aired on NEPM on June 4, 2025. After sixteen years as CISA’s Local Hero Program manager, Devon Whitney-Deal turned her hand toward farming.[...]
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NEPM Local Hero Spotlight: Boulder Top Farm
Have you ever wondered about what it takes to grow mushrooms? This week, Monte and Kaliis talk to Elijah Lagreze, of Boulder Top Farm in[...]
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NEPM: Asparagus season at Plainville Farm
It’s asparagus season! Monte and Kaliis of the the Fabulous413 visit Wally Czajkowski of Plainville Farm to learn everything you ever wanted to know about[...]
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Valley Bounty: Good Bunch Farm
“It’s usually around April 20th when I plant things in the field that can handle light frost,” says farmer Dan Greene of Good Bunch[...]
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Valley Bounty: Hillside Nursery
The spring planting season is upon us, and home gardeners are out in full force on weekends, visiting farm stands and garden centers hunting for[...]
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NEPM: MA Sheep & Woolcraft Fair…and Walking Cloud Farm!
🐑 Claire takes Monte and Kaliis out to visit Marti Ferguson and her herd of Finnsheep at Walking Cloud Farm in Buckland, where they also[...]
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NEPM: Amherst Nurseries
. On a very muddy day, Jennifer brings Monte and Kaliis out to Hadley to see where Amherst Nurseries grows many of the trees and[...]
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Valley Bounty: Wild Life Flowers
For Kimberly Longey, Farmer-Florist at Wild Life Flowers in Plainfield, the idea of the slow flower movement began with an appreciation for local food. “As[...]
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NEPM: Nordica Street Community Farm
. Claire takes Monte and Kaliis to visit Nordica Street Community Farm in Springfield, where they talk to farmers Anne Richmond and Todd Crosset and[...]
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