Valley Bounty: Headwater Cider
In toasting a new year that’s hopefully brighter than the one we’re leaving behind, it’s a time to reflect that our region is home to[...]
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Valley Bounty: Winter Moon Roots
Winter Moon Roots, on 20 acres in Hadley, is known for some of the tastiest roots out there. I caught up with farmer and owner[...]
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Valley Bounty: Bascom Hollow Farm
At Bascom Hollow Farm in Gill, the owners are working the land with an eye to sustainability, as well as a keen sense of environmental[...]
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Valley Bounty: Sapowsky Farm
Right off Route 202 in Granby sits Sapowsky Farm, a second-generation family-run farm growing between 50 and 80 acres of vegetables, depending on the year.[...]
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Valley Bounty: Coyote Hill Farm
Ervin Meluleni and his wife Gloria, owners of Coyote Hill Farm in Bernardston, are hard at work making cider from their apple and pear trees.[...]
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Valley Bounty: Twin Oaks Farm
Nestled in Hadley sits Twin Oaks Farm, a third-generation diversified vegetable farm owned by Linda Kingsley and Edwin Matzuko with the help of their son,[...]
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Valley Bounty: Amethyst Farm
“It helps to be blindly overconfident. To have an attitude of I can figure it out, I can learn it, and I don’t know how,[...]
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Valley Bounty: Teddy C. Smiarowski Farm
If you purchase potatoes from the grocery store or get a side of fries when out to eat, there is a good chance you may[...]
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Valley Bounty: Clarkdale Fruit Farms
Though the high heat and dry weather we have seen through the Valley has negatively impacted many field crops, it has provided optimal growing conditions[...]
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Valley Bounty: Foxtrot Farm
Abby Ferla, owner of Foxtrot Farm in Shelburne Falls, has spent her summer nights camping in a tent in her fields, accompanied by her partner[...]
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Valley Bounty: Stony Hill Farm
The hot and dry conditions across western Massachusetts have caused many crops to come earlier than in previous years, and that is okay with Alice[...]
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Valley Bounty: Sweet Morning Farm
The meat industry, like most industries, has been under immense pressure due to COVID-19. While rural communities have generally had lower infection rates than their[...]
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