Tag: Szawlowski Potato Farms

Boston Globe: Warren, McGovern visit farms affected by flooding

July 15, 2023 Posted in: July 2023 Flooding Coverage, Press Room

“The weather in the last 10 to 15 years seems like it’s getting worse and worse,” said Mike Antonellis, who farms[...]

Szawlowski family keeps Swaz Potato Farms thriving through generations

August 28, 2018 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Recorder, August 28, 2018, by Luis Fieldman. His hands are creased from a lifetime of toiling on his family’s potato farm, but there is[...]

Local Hero Profile: Jake’s

August 7, 2017 Posted in: Restaurant Profiles, Local Hero Profiles

Best friends Alexander Washut and Christopher Ware have co-owned Jake’s since 2011. Chris and Alex prioritize flexibility and creativity on their menu, not least because it enables[...]

Hadley Church Embraces Local Food Movement

May 12, 2016 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Daily Hampshire Gazette, May 12, 2016, by Sarah Crosby. Church members are incubating community through a farm-to-table dining experience this month. The First Congregational Church of[...]

Valley farms show US Department of Agriculture undersecretary local food systems at work

August 20, 2014 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

Daily Hampshire Gazette. August 20, 2014. By Rebecca Everett. Edward Avalos, the USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs and Congressman McGovern took a tour of[...]

State and federal agriculture officials tour farms in the Pioneer Valley

August 19, 2014 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Republican. August 19, 2014. Congressman McGovern and Edward Avalos, the USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs tour Western Mass farms and co-ops.

Hatfield’s Swaz Potato Farms cultivates 2nd century, growing with help of Franklin Land Trust

August 6, 2014 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Republican. August 6, 2014. By Cori Urban. Swaz Potato Farms gained an additional 185 acres for growing potatoes, with help from the Franklin Land[...]

Szawlowski Potato Farms: The Family that Grows Together, Succeeds Together

June 1, 2013 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News

US Business Executive, Spring 2013. Szawlowski Potato Farms is the largest potato farm in New England, and it continues to be a family[...]

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