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.

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  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…

WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE LIGHTNING TALKS. 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…

“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.

from Credit Union Times (Jan 16, 2012) To help make it easier for farmers to better manage expenses and promote local agriculture, UMass Five College Federal Credit Union is once again offering its zero-interest Farm Share Loan. The $347 million credit union in Hadley, Mass., said members will have the ability to finance an individual [...]