Archive for Farmstands and Markets
Valley Bounty: Lamb
Feb
3
2015
Lamb stews are wonderfully rich and warming. Use traditional New England stew fixings like carrots, onions and potatoes, or a mix of Middle Eastern spices, which bring out lamb’s complexity. Tagine, a lamb stew named for the clay pot it is cooked in, makes a fantastic meal to share with friends. Using cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, [continue reading]
Valley Bounty: Savory Tarts
Jan
22
2015
At a New Year’s Brunch, I enjoyed a spread of tarts featuring winter staple vegetables. We had an egg, nut, and butternut squash tart, one filled with squash and caramelized onion, and one featuring roasted parsnips and apples, plus a crustless potato, beet and cheese tart. Making your own tart crust is simple, but you [continue reading]
Amid grief after beloved grocer’s death, Serio’s owner hires daughter as new general manager
Jan
12
2015
When Christina Cavallari died at age 57 in May, her husband, Gary Golec, knew the family business would carry on because his wife would have wanted that.
He just wasn’t sure how.
Over more than two decades toiling together at Serio’s Market, Cavallari and Golec worked long hours, regularly logging upwards of 55 [continue reading]
He just wasn’t sure how.
Over more than two decades toiling together at Serio’s Market, Cavallari and Golec worked long hours, regularly logging upwards of 55 [continue reading]
Valley Bounty: Local Mushrooms
Jan
2
2015
Local mushrooms can be found at winter farmers’ markets and several grocers. This mushroom bake is a popular appetizer for my family gatherings: Use any mild mushroom, preferably oysters (about 2 pints), and a small oven-safe dish. Roughly chop mushrooms and drizzle with olive oil spiked with hot pepper oil. Add salt and pepper, stir, [continue reading]
Valley Bounty: Roast Beef
Dec
20
2014
In my family, the Christmas table celebrates local food just as much as Thanksgiving—every Christmas Eve, the main entrée is a select roast from one of my family’s small herd of cows. For those of you with similar “roast beast” traditions like the Whos in Whoville, order your cut of meat for the holiday table [continue reading]
Grow Food Northampton names Clem Clay of Amherst new executive director
Nov
21
2014
The Daily Hampshire Gazette. November 21, 2014. By Gena Mangiaratti.
NORTHAMPTON — Four years after its founding, Grow Food Northampton has named a new executive director, Clem Clay, who grew up on a farm in Vermont, managed farmers markets in California and spent a decade in land preservation work.
Clay, 44, [continue reading]
NORTHAMPTON — Four years after its founding, Grow Food Northampton has named a new executive director, Clem Clay, who grew up on a farm in Vermont, managed farmers markets in California and spent a decade in land preservation work.
Clay, 44, [continue reading]
Massachusetts maple syrup wins international awards State sugarmakers take honors in competition
Nov
13
2014
Two Massachusetts maple syrup producers took honors at an annual international maple products contest, held this year in Wolfville, Nova Scotia at the annual meetings of the North American Maple Syrup Council and International Maple Syrup Institute. Sugarmakers from the United States and Canada entered their maple syrup, candy and cream to have them judged [continue reading]
Valley Bounty: Local Turkey
Nov
11
2014
Fresh and frozen local turkeys are widely available in the Valley, but you need to place your order now to reserve a bird for your Thanksgiving table! There are countless ways to cook a turkey, and if you don’t want to go through the hassle of brining, at least give the bird a good rub [continue reading]
Amherst bylaw dating back to 1966 jeopardizes farm intern program
Oct
25
2014
The Daily Hampshire Gazette. October 22, 2014. By Scott Merzbach.
AMHERST — Driving stakes into the ground and stringing up tomato plants on them was hard work for Samantha “Sam” Bavelock.
Despite the many hours of planting, weeding and harvesting she put in as an intern with the Many Hands Farm [continue reading]
AMHERST — Driving stakes into the ground and stringing up tomato plants on them was hard work for Samantha “Sam” Bavelock.
Despite the many hours of planting, weeding and harvesting she put in as an intern with the Many Hands Farm [continue reading]
Local beekeeper’s Russian accent
Oct
23
2014
The Recorder. October 12, 2014. By Tom Relihan.
It was the early 1990s and America’s honey bees were under attack.
Dan Conlon, owner of Warm Colors Apiary in Deerfield, watched as hive after hive of his fellow beekeeper’s stock succumbed to the Varroa destructor, a parasitic mite against which European bees [continue reading]
It was the early 1990s and America’s honey bees were under attack.
Dan Conlon, owner of Warm Colors Apiary in Deerfield, watched as hive after hive of his fellow beekeeper’s stock succumbed to the Varroa destructor, a parasitic mite against which European bees [continue reading]
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