Valley Bounty: Hickory Hill Farm
It turns out pancakes and hot air balloons have at least one thing in common: they both pair well with maple syrup.
“Flying over the woods[...]
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Valley Bounty: CSAs are the Community Behind the Food
Though more weeks of winter lie ahead, National Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) week — Feb. 19-25 — marks the symbolic start of the CSA cycle,[...]
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Valley Bounty: P’Frogi
For many local people of Polish and Eastern European descent, pierogi are the ultimate comfort food: little pockets of dough wrap around cheese, potato, cabbage[...]
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2022 Annual Meeting Toast: Sparkling Earl Grey Palmer
Wheelhouse Catering’s Stephanie Gibbs shook things up a bit with a cocktail/mocktail demonstration at CISA’s 2022 Annual Meeting, and we wanted to share it with[...]
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Valley Bounty: Quabbin Hill Farms
Every farm looks a bit different. Some have fields full of plants rooted in the earth, while for others, their "fields" are soil-filled trays, set[...]
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Food for Life: CISA, Local Farms, and Cooking with Local Food
Claire Morenon talks to Ashely Tresoline of Bella Foodie about how CISA supports local farms and helps everyone afford, find, and use the incredible array[...]
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Valley Bounty: Alina’s Ristorante
Daily Hampshire Gazette, February 12, 2021, by Jacob Nelson Gratitude, hard work and delicious food are themes that run deeply in the lives of Martin[...]
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Valley Bounty: Rooted Flowers
Daily Hampshire Gazette, February 8, 2021 For some, the cold days of February are a winter wonderland. Others wish spring would hurry up. For the[...]
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Valley Bounty: Appalachian Naturals
The Recorder, February 3, 2021 By Jacob Nelson Picture local food and fresh produce: eggs or meat may come to mind first. But we also[...]
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Valley Bounty: North Hadley Market
Shelly Boisvert wishes more people understood just how much the North Hadley Market has to offer, and that the effort is all for us. “We[...]
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Valley Bounty: Headwater Cider
In toasting a new year that’s hopefully brighter than the one we’re leaving behind, it’s a time to reflect that our region is home to[...]
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Valley Bounty: Winter Moon Roots
Winter Moon Roots, on 20 acres in Hadley, is known for some of the tastiest roots out there. I caught up with farmer and owner[...]
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