Valley Bounty: Clarkdale Fruit Farms
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[...]
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Valley Bounty: Foxtrot Farm
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[...]
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Valley Bounty: Stony Hill Farm
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[...]
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Valley Bounty: Sweet Morning Farm
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[...]
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Valley Bounty: Dancing Bear Farm
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[...]
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Valley Bounty: Sunset Farm
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[...]
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Valley Bounty: Song Sparrow Farm
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[...]
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Valley Bounty: Windrow Farm
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[...]
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Valley Bounty: Bird Haven Blueberry Farm
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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Valley Bounty: Indian Acres Farm
Carrie Chickering-Sears breeds cattle that win awards. Chickering-Sears and her husband David Sears own Indian Acres Farm in South Deerfield. The pair currently cares for[...]
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Valley Bounty: Chestnut Farms
It’s officially summer. On farms across the Valley, there’s no doubt that we’re in the warm season. “It’s hot and dry here, just like for[...]
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Valley Bounty: McCray’s Farm and Country Creamery
What is June like at McCray’s Farm and Country Creamery? “Insanity,” according to Steve McCray. Steve McCray runs the South Hadley farm along with the[...]
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