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

Valley Bounty: Twin Oaks Farm

October 3, 2020 Posted in: CISA News, CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room, Leeks, Valley Bounty

Nestled in Hadley sits Twin Oaks Farm, a third-generation diversified vegetable farm owned by Linda Kingsley and Edwin Matzuko with the help of their son,[...]

Valley Bounty: Amethyst Farm

September 28, 2020 Posted in: CISA News, CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room, Valley Bounty

“It helps to be blindly overconfident. To have an attitude of I can figure it out, I can learn it, and I don’t know how,[...]

Valley Bounty: Teddy C. Smiarowski Farm

September 19, 2020 Posted in: CISA News, CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room, Valley Bounty

If you purchase potatoes from the grocery store or get a side of fries when out to eat, there is a good chance you may[...]

Valley Bounty: Clarkdale Fruit Farms

September 15, 2020 Posted in: CISA News, CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room, Valley Bounty

Though the high heat and dry weather we have seen through the Valley has negatively impacted many field crops, it has provided optimal growing conditions[...]

Valley Bounty: Foxtrot Farm

September 6, 2020 Posted in: CISA News, CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room, Valley Bounty

Abby Ferla, owner of Foxtrot Farm in Shelburne Falls, has spent her summer nights camping in a tent in her fields, accompanied by her partner[...]

Valley Bounty: Stony Hill Farm

August 30, 2020 Posted in: CISA News, CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room, Valley Bounty

The hot and dry conditions across western Massachusetts have caused many crops to come earlier than in previous years, and that is okay with Alice[...]

Valley Bounty: Sweet Morning Farm

August 22, 2020 Posted in: CISA News, CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room, Valley Bounty

The meat industry, like most industries, has been under immense pressure due to COVID-19. While rural communities have generally had lower infection rates than their[...]

Valley Bounty: Dancing Bear Farm

August 16, 2020 Posted in: CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room, Valley Bounty

Tom Ashley and Trish Crapo are busy preparing for the beginning of their fig harvest season. As one of the only farms in the Valley[...]

Valley Bounty: Sunset Farm

August 9, 2020 Posted in: CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room, Valley Bounty

With summer field crops and flowers in full swing, Bill Gillen is hard at work offering a wide variety of products at his farm stand[...]

Valley Bounty: Song Sparrow Farm

August 2, 2020 Posted in: CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room, Valley Bounty

When the impact of COVID-19 started to be felt in the U.S. in March, many businesses throughout the Valley had to learn to adapt their[...]

Valley Bounty: Windrow Farm

July 25, 2020 Posted in: CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room, Valley Bounty

Jason Silverman, owner/operator of Windrow Farm in Conway, is a first-generation hay farmer. He has had a passion for hay ever since a family friend[...]

Valley Bounty: Bird Haven Blueberry Farm

July 19, 2020 Posted in: CISA News, CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room, Valley Bounty

When Andrew Endris first picked up the phone, he had just come in from chasing a black bear out of his blueberry fields. “This was[...]

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