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Recipes and Cooking Tips

In addition to the recipes listed below, check out which farms and local food bloggers CISA staff read for inspiration.

Valley Bounty: Strawberries

June 10, 2019 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Strawberries, Valley Bounty Recipes

During a recent conversation, Dave Wissemann warned me, “Don’t be one of the people who lets strawberry season pass them by. The trick with berries[...]

Martha Stewart’s a Fan

June 3, 2019 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Recipes and Cooking Tips, Valley Bounty Recipes, Yogurt

Amy Klippenstein and Paul Lacinski didn’t set out to be the largest local yogurt producers in western Massachusetts. “The idea was to homestead,” Klippenstein told[...]

Dairy Month: Raw Milk

June 1, 2019 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Milk

Since 1937, National Dairy Month in June has encouraged families across the nation to make milk their beverage of choice. In Massachusetts, dairy farms steward[...]

Dairy Month: Lunch/Dinner Recipes

June 1, 2019 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Milk

Since 1937, National Dairy Month in June has encouraged families across the nation to make milk their beverage of choice. In Massachusetts, dairy farms steward[...]

Valley Bounty: Rhubarb

May 27, 2019 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Rhubarb, Valley Bounty Recipes

David Kaskeski has been more than pleased with his rhubarb harvest this year. “Our rhubarb is really nice,” he told me during a recent conversation.[...]

Valley Bounty: Ramps

May 20, 2019 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Ramps, Valley Bounty Recipes

Anna Meyer of Hart Farm in Conway becomes a detective each year at the end of April. “I’m always looking out when I’m driving around,”[...]

Valley Bounty: Asparagus

May 13, 2019 Posted in: Asparagus, Recipes and Cooking Tips, Valley Bounty Recipes

Our local asparagus, often known as ‘Hadley Grass,’ is considered some of the best in the country. I recently spoke with Donna Calabrese, who runs[...]

Valley Bounty: Cucumbers

May 6, 2019 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Cucumbers, Valley Bounty Recipes

Early May represents an in-between season when storage coolers are close to empty but the earliest field crops haven’t come in yet. Fortunately, farmers across[...]

Valley Bounty: Goat Cheese

April 29, 2019 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Cheese, Valley Bounty Recipes

Spring is a time of new life and with kidding season wrapping up, farms across the Valley are welcoming scores of baby goats to their[...]

Valley Bounty: Eggs

April 22, 2019 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Eggs, Valley Bounty Recipes

When I spoke with Kristen Whittle, she exclaimed, “This is the time of year when eggs are coming out of farmers’ eyeballs!” Kristen owns Little[...]

Valley Bounty: Lettuce

April 15, 2019 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Lettuce, Valley Bounty Recipes

While most farmers throughout the Valley are still laying the groundwork for the coming season, some local businesses have found creative ways to grow warm[...]

Valley Bounty: Lamb

April 8, 2019 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Lamb, Valley Bounty Recipes

Well before the buds bloom on the trees, the earliest sign of spring on many farms across the Valley is the cry of newly-born lambs[...]

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