Tag: Simple Gifts Farm

State Offers Loans to Farm Affected by Drought

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

The Daily Hampshire Gazette, September 8, 2016, by Chris Lindahl. Farmers seeking financial relief from shriveled crops resulting from this year’s drought may be eligible for[...]

Apprenticeship: Simple Gifts Farm

August 31, 2016 Posted in: Job Opportunities, Classifieds

We are seeking four motivated, task-oriented, dedicated and fun individuals to apprentice at Simple Gifts Farm for the 2017 season (April 1 – Thanksgiving). Candidates[...]

Feast in the Fields at Simple Gifts Farm

August 23, 2016

Simple Gifts Farm is teaming up with Wheelhouse for an evening of community, celebration & delicious food. From first hand experience, we know how incredible it[...]

Apprenticeship – Simple Gifts Farm

April 21, 2016 Posted in: Job Opportunities, Classifieds

Company Description We are the stewards of the North Amherst Community Farm (NACF), community-owned land preserved in perpetuity for farming. The nonprofit NACF brought us[...]

The 7th (mostly) Annual Full-Belly Benefit Dance Party

February 22, 2016

The Full-Belly Benefit Dance Party was created eight years ago to capture the incredible outpouring of support and community involvement during the Obama campaign and[...]

Producers Seek to Recover $25,000 They’re Owed After Dissolution of All Things Local

December 31, 2015 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Daily Hampshire Gazette, December 31st, 2015, by Scott Merzbach. It started as a concept to have a place with locally grown and[...]

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[...]

McGovern Leads State, Federal Officials on Farm Tour of Western Massachusetts

August 24, 2015 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Daily Hampshire Gazette, August 24th, 2015, by David Eisenstadter. Congressman James McGovern, D-Worcester, kicked off a two-day western Massachusetts farm tour Monday, visiting the North[...]

Rep. McGovern Tours Area’s Agribusinesses

August 24, 2015 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Recorder, August 24th, 2015, by Richie Davis. Congressman Jim McGovern, flanked by a dozen federal and state agricultural officials, including representatives from UMass Extension Service[...]

Congressman Jim McGovern Gets Look at Area Farms with Stops in Hadley, Amherst, South Deerfield

August 24, 2015 Posted in: Uncategorized One

MassLive, August 24th, 2015, by Diane Lederman. Dressed in a T-shirt, khaki slacks and a baseball cap, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern learned that Atlas Farm[...]

Edible Wild Plant Walk – Simple Gifts Farm

June 24, 2015

Take a walk at Simple Gifts Farm in North Amherst with edible plant (and weed) expert John Root to learn about finding “wild” food in[...]

IPM Field Walk: Simple Gifts Farm

June 19, 2015

In this series, learn to identify and scout fruit and vegetable pests and select integrated pest management strategies that work for you whether you are a[...]

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