Tag: Franklin Community Co-op

NEPM: Diemand Farm

August 12, 2026 Posted in: CISA News, NEPM "Fabulous 413" interviews, Press Room

Monte, Kaliis, and Jennifer head to Wendall to celebrate 90 years of this beautiful farm. They raise turkeys, chickens for eggs and meat, and cattle[...]

VB: Mi Tierra Tortillas

April 25, 2026 Posted in: CISA News, CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room

Longtime friends and business partners, Michael Docter and Jorge Sosa first met in Hadley, when Sosa was operating the Mi Tierra Restaurant in Hadley. Docter[...]

VB: Leyden Glen Farm

January 31, 2026 Posted in: CISA News, CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room

Leyden Glen Farm started with a match made at Oregon State University. Mark Duprey was an animal science major at the University of Massachusetts, while[...]

WRSI – Franklin Community Co-op

November 11, 2022 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, WRSI's "Local Hero Spotlight" interviews, Press Room

Franklin Community Co-op Outreach and Communications Manger Amy Britt talks with Phil and Monte about: All the ways their two stores (Green Fields Market in[...]

Savoring the Seasons: The Remarkable Strawberry

June 21, 2016 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Recorder, June 21, 2016, by Mary McClintock. Ahhhhhhhh … That’s what you would’ve heard if you were in my kitchen this morning (and yesterday morning,[...]

Springfield’s Wellspring Cooperative Plans to Build Worker-Owned Greenhouse in Indian Orchard; Baystate, Big Y Will Buy Its Produce

April 20, 2016 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

Masslive, April 20th, 2016, by Laura Newberry. Springfield-based economic development project Wellspring Collaborativeplans to soon build a hydroponic greenhouse that would provide produce for area hospitals,[...]

Savoring the Seasons: Hundreds of Ways to Enjoy

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

The Recorder, January 26th, 2016, by Mark McClintock. Last Friday afternoon, a friend and I had great fun at the Textile Company[...]

More Than Granola: With Corporate Chain Stores Selling Natural Foods, Co-ops Double Down on Community Ties

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

The Valley Advocate, January 6th, 2016, by Hunter Styles. Steve Alves rolls up an chair, sits down at his desk, and opens a spreadsheet of every[...]

New Farm Grant for GCC Student Internships

December 22, 2015 Posted in: CISA News, Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Recorder, December 22nd, 2015, by Recorder Staff. A community college association has awarded Greenfield Community College, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture, and the Franklin Community[...]

Franklin County Community Development Corp. kitchen in Greenfield key link in local food chain

November 4, 2013 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

Daily Hampshire Gazette. November 4, 2013. The Franklin County CDC is taking crops from many Local Hero farmers and making them available year round through freezing[...]

Local Hero Profile: Franklin Community Co-Op

December 1, 2012 Posted in: Retailer Profiles

“There are more people globally that are members of co-ops than that work for corporations,” says Suzette Snow-Cobb.

Western Massachusetts Food Co-ops

January 31, 2012 Posted in: Retailer Profiles, 2012

2012 Local Hero Awardee

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