NEPM: Climate Change and Farming Week at Garlic and the Arts Festival
Monte, Kaliis, and CISA’s Stephen Taranto visit Orange, MA, for the setup of the North Quabbin Garlic & the Arts Festival. Coinciding with CISA’s Climate[...]
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Mrs. Cheney’s Nobby Apple Cake
Mrs. Cheney’s Nobby Apple Cake From Dowse Orchards, Sherborn, MA (with additions by Mountain Orchard) 3 c. McIntosh apples (or mix of McIntosh with Gala[...]
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NEPM: Mountain Orchard
Monte, Kaliis, and Claire peruse the many fruits of Mountain Orchard in Granville with co-owner Chris Teter and learn how the trees on their many[...]
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VB: Clark Brothers Orchards
Dana Clark is a fourth-generation farmer, who owns and operates Clark Brothers Orchards in Ashfield, along with his brothers, Aaron and Brian Clark. Dana’s children,[...]
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VB: Valley Spud
Colin Szawlowski is a fifth-generation potato farmer from the Szawlowski potato family that has farmed the valley soil for over 100 years in Hatfield and[...]
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NEPM: Autumn Mist Farm
Know where your food comes from! This week, Monte, Kaliis, and Claire visit Autumn Mist Farm in Feeding Hills. Farmer and business owner, Derrick Turnbull,[...]
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NEPM: Blue Heaven Blueberries and Raspberries
Middlefield is a sweet spot between Berkshire county and the Valley, and the home of Blue Heaven Blueberry Farm. The farm has 7000 blueberry bushes[...]
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VB: Sobieski’s River Valley Farm
Blueberry season is here. Whether from farm stands, farmers’ markets, or in the fields for pick-your-own, the beloved berry freezes well, dries well and makes[...]
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NEPM: Fletcher Farm
Fletcher Farm on Gunn Road in Southampton raises primarily Holstein and Jersey dairy cows for milk that goes to the Agrimark plant in West Springfield,[...]
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VB: Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery and Barstow’s Longview Farm
The Barstow family has been producing milk in Hadley since the 1920s – and after nearly 90 years, they knew they had to make some[...]
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NEPM: Dickinson Farm
This program aired on NEPM on June 18, 2025. It’s time for another #LocalHeroSpotlight on the Fabulous 413! Listen using the link above. This week,[...]
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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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