The Pioneer Valley and Connecticut River Valley support many family farms and organic grocery cooperatives. During the summer almost every major road in the area has a farmstand, featuring fresh-picked fruits and vegetables. Many towns also host farmer’s markets once or twice a week, where you can find locally produced breads and cheeses, specialty vinegars and oils, and seasonal produce and flowering plants. In the Northampton area, Mapleline farms offers old fashioned home delivery of meat and dairy products.

• Farmstands and Markets
• Restaurant Reviews

Do you have a business, project, or venture that involves local food?  Could your enterprise benefit from the insights and experience of a network of passionate and experienced Pioneer Valley residents?  PVGrows invites you to submit your enterprise …

Picture this scenario – the lively din of eighty people’s discussion; the aroma of the local meal they are sharing, prepared in the adjacent kitchen. The group proceeds to the audience-style seating where the momentum of the evening is enriched wit…

  PV Grows hosts a half day Forum twice each year.  These events are open to the interested public and bring together a diverse group of individuals, businesses and organizations working toward a healthy, local food system. “Food systems” sta…

“I want to invest in my local food system but I don’t know how.  Can you help?” Since PVGrows came together in 2008, the Finance Working Group has focused on this question.   With this question in mind, we started our efforts to help bring ad…

The Pioneer Valley Backyard Chicken Association (PVBCA) was created in May 2008 as a way to connect folks who raise and keep chickens on a small scale in their backyards. Visit them here.