WWWLP, by: Nick Aresco Posted: Mar 30, 2020
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – A non-profit is raising money to help local farms stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.
While businesses are struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, so are farmers. An organization hopes to help alleviate some of the stress. The non-profit, [continue reading]
Archive for Farmstands and Markets
New Sunderland Farm Collaborative ‘a lifeline’ for residents
Apr
2
2020
The Greenfield Recorder, By MARY BYRNE, Staff Writer, April 2, 2020
SUNDERLAND — Local farmers have teamed up to offer contact-less home delivery to customers seeking local produce without leaving their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The newly formed Sunderland Farm Collaborative — which brings together Kitchen Garden Farm, Riverland [continue reading]
SUNDERLAND — Local farmers have teamed up to offer contact-less home delivery to customers seeking local produce without leaving their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The newly formed Sunderland Farm Collaborative — which brings together Kitchen Garden Farm, Riverland [continue reading]
Valley Bounty: Plant Starts
Mar
30
2020
It feels like the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to a grinding halt. But nature is oblivious to national emergencies.
Nowhere is that more apparent than on farms across the Valley.
Julia Lemieux, who owns Windy Ridge Farm in Hawley, started seeding plants in mid-February. Her farm’s main product is plant starts, [continue reading]
Nowhere is that more apparent than on farms across the Valley.
Julia Lemieux, who owns Windy Ridge Farm in Hawley, started seeding plants in mid-February. Her farm’s main product is plant starts, [continue reading]
Coronavirus in Massachusetts: Maple producers, sugar shacks were having successful year before COVID-19
Mar
22
2020
By Heather Adams | Hadams@masslive.com Maple producers got an early start this year, with trees being tapped in January.
“As far as maple production, Mother Nature is on our side,” said Missy Leab, the third generation of the Leab family to work the Ioka Valley Farm in Hancock, a [continue reading]
“As far as maple production, Mother Nature is on our side,” said Missy Leab, the third generation of the Leab family to work the Ioka Valley Farm in Hancock, a [continue reading]
Fired up for the sugaring season
Mar
5
2020
Fired up for the sugaring season
By CHRIS GOUDREAU, Staff Writer, The Recorder, March 4, 2020
The sweet aroma of fresh maple syrup wafted through the air inside the North Hadley Sugar Shack last weekend as white smoke filled the room during a recent maple syrup boil. [continue reading]
By CHRIS GOUDREAU, Staff Writer, The Recorder, March 4, 2020
The sweet aroma of fresh maple syrup wafted through the air inside the North Hadley Sugar Shack last weekend as white smoke filled the room during a recent maple syrup boil. [continue reading]
Western Mass maple syrup season has started early with mild weather
Feb
29
2020
Sap has started to run with this mild weather we’ve been having here in the Valley, which means its maple syrup time again! To find a maple sugar house near you and other maple related information, check out the Massachusetts Maple Producers Association website: https://www.massmaple.org/ [continue reading]Valley Bounty: Wool
Jan
21
2020
Cold and snow have blanketed the Valley. But locally-produced fiber can keep you warm during these wintery weeks. “Wool has innate properties for shedding water because of the structure of the fiber,” Suzanne Webber explained during a recent conversation. “So wool stays warm even when it’s wet.” Webber and Al Miller raised sheep at Brook’s [continue reading]
Franklin Community Co-op may move into former Wilson’s Department Store space in downtown Greenfield
Jan
10
2020
Franklin Community Co-op may move into former Wilson’s Department Store space in downtown Greenfield Read more here: www.masslive.com
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Mass Appeal: Buy food locally for the holidays through CISA
Nov
25
2019
Claire Morenon, Communications Manager at the Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture, offers tips for finding food for the holidays through local agriculture. [continue reading]
Valley Bounty: Sweet Corn
Aug
13
2019
Steve Sapowsky knows that the Valley community starts looking for local sweet corn on the 4 th of July. “People have gotten used to it but it’s really not a normal thing around here. It only happens when you do everything right as a grower and everything goes right with the weather,” Sapowsky told me [continue reading]
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