Tag: Astarte Farm

Valley Bounty: Astarte Farm

August 19, 2022 Posted in: CISA News, CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room

"It's basically like a landslide,” Amelia Mead says of tilling the soil. It resets the soil ecosystem to a state of just-post-disaster – a blank[...]

Four area farms get state money for climate change

March 29, 2018 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Recorder, March 29, 2018, by Emily Cutts. Four Hampshire County farms will receive funding aimed at helping them mitigate their impacts on climate change[...]

Signs of late blight strike dread into hearts of tomato growers

August 8, 2017 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Daily Hampshire Gazette, August 08, 2017, by Laurel Demkovich WESTHAMPTON — Rick Tracy, owner of Intervale Farm, worked Tuesday afternoon to spray his tomato plants[...]

Building Long-Term Fertility with Biochar

June 9, 2016

For centuries, biochar was used by the indigenous peoples of amazonia as a natural and easily-obtained soil amendment that builds microbial communities and long-term fertility[...]

Interview: Astarte Farm

May 13, 2016 Posted in: CISA News, WRSI's "Local Hero Spotlight" interviews, Press Room

WRSI, May 13th, 2016. Dan Pratt of Astarte Farm in Hadley talks about his farm succession plan, makes a case for Astarte's no-till program, and introduces[...]

Helping the Soil: Biochar Keeps Plants Hydrated when Rain is Less than Plentiful

March 8, 2016 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Recorder, March 8th, 2016, by Scott Merzbach. Inside a greenhouse at Astarte Farm, garlic seedlings grow in small containers. Each are filled with compost supplemented[...]

Valley Farms Get State Money to Improve Food Safety Measures

December 28, 2015 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Daily Hampshire Gazette, December 28th, 2015, by David Eisenstadter. The Massachusetts Department of Agriculture has awarded grants to four local farms to help them comply[...]

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