Tag: Clarkdale Fruit Farms

Sweet or Tart? Kids Taste and Decide

August 18, 2016 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Recorder, August 18, 2016, by Shelby Ashline. Children packed the meeting room of Dickinson Memorial Library Thursday afternoon, their lips puckered after tasting sour foods[...]

2nd Annual Clarkdale Cider Run

August 17, 2016

Come celebrate the fall, drink some freshly pressed sweet cider, and support CISA at the 2nd Annual Clarkdale Cider Run, on Sunday, November 13, 2016,[...]

Though Peaches were Sparse, This Year’s Apple Crop Comes Early

August 14, 2016 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Recorder, August 14, 2016, by Richie Davis. The first thing you notice at Clarkdale Fruit Farms is the absolute absence of peaches. Wiped out by a[...]

Editorial: Spreading Safety Net for Area Farmers

August 1, 2016 Posted in: CISA News, Press Room

Daily Hampshire Gazette, August 1st, 2016. Last Valentine’s Day proved heartless for Valley orchardists. After relatively mild weather, temperatures took a nosedive in mid-February, falling to[...]

Financial Relief for Local Farms that Lost Peach Crops

July 27, 2016 Posted in: CISA News, Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

WWLP, July 27, 2016, by Mike Masciadrelli. It’s almost impossible to find fresh peaches in Western Massachusetts. That’s because the crop here suffered one of its worst[...]

CISA Reopens No-Interest Loan Program Following Peach Crop Decimation

July 26, 2016 Posted in: CISA News, Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Recorder, July 26th, 2016, by Alexa Chryssovergis. When Ben Clark did cuttings on his peaches, nectarines and plums this year and saw browned and blackened[...]

Orchard Owners Report No Peaches Growing this Season Due to Winter Weather

July 7, 2016 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Recorder, July 7th, 2016, by Richie Davis. “Weird weather” is one thing, but no peaches this summer? That’s the pits, for peach lovers and local peach[...]

Less-Than-Peachy Season Ahead

April 13, 2016 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Recorder, April 13th, 2016, by Domenic Poli. Valentine’s Day weekend provided a heartbreaker for David Shearer. Temperatures that ranged from roughly 60 degrees to below zero[...]

Grants Available for Local Farmers

January 6, 2016 Posted in: CISA News, Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Recorder, January 6th, 2016. For a second year, the Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation, together with Big Y supermarkets, plans to support local farmers with projects[...]

Local Farmers Filing to be Intervenors on Pipeline

December 16, 2015 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Recorder, December 16th, 2015, by Richie Davis. The Hawks Farm, with its seventh generation now working the land to produce beef and pork as well[...]

Editorial: 100 Years in the Community

October 30, 2015 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Recorder, October 30, 2015. A long-standing local business is more than just a store or a place that provides some kind of service.It’s a valued[...]

Fruitful Business: Clarkdale Fruit Farms Weather 100 Years of Change

October 26, 2015 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Recorder, October 26, 2015 by Tom Relihan. DEERFIELD — If you find yourself stopping in at Deerfield’s Clarkdale Fruit Farms on Upper Road this fall[...]

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