Valley Bounty: Apples
“I don’t remember seeing this many apples on the trees for quite a while,” Aaron Clark told me during a recent conversation. Clark runs Clark[...]
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Valley Bounty: Apples
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a man named John Chapman, born in Leominster and raised in Longmeadow, became famous for planting hundreds[...]
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Valley Bounty: Apples
Apples have a real prominence in our vernacular; people talk about how far they fall from the tree, how they are not like oranges, how[...]
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Valley Bounty: Cider
Long the preferred beverage of New Englanders, commercial hard cider production was almost extinguished by Prohibition, but is now experiencing impressive growth, celebrated this weekend[...]
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Broccoli Apple Salad
Broccoli Apple Salad Recipe courtesy of ‘Good & Cheap’ by Leanne Brown – a cookbook that she wrote to help extend SNAP dollars with meals[...]
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Valley Bounty: Savory Tarts
At a New Year’s Brunch, I enjoyed a spread of tarts featuring winter staple vegetables. We had an egg, nut, and butternut squash tart, one[...]
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Valley Bounty: Savory Apples
Thanks to cold storage technology and varieties grown specifically for long winters, an apple a day isn’t just for the fall picking season. Local apples[...]
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Winter Menu: Valentine’s Day Meal
This year make your loved ones a special meal for Valentine’s Day using local ingredients. Nothing says “I love you” more than a home-cooked meal![...]
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Winter Menu: Cozy Dinner at Home
We’ve put together some recipes to keep you warm during the winter nights. Light the fire, grab a blanket, and warm up with local homemade[...]
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Valley Bounty, November 16: Pies
If you’ve filled your holiday table with the fruits of local fields, orchards, and barnyards, there’s no reason to stop when it comes to dessert. [...]
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Apple and other pies
From Margaret Christie, CISA Special Projects Director. In my family, growing up, we liked sweet and gooey desserts more than fruity ones. At Thanksgiving, we[...]
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Valley Bounty, November 2, 2013: Apples
In fall and winter, apples can improve all kinds of dishes. Add chopped or grated apples to your morning oatmeal or pancakes, thin-sliced apples to[...]
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