2021 position  – Salad Packing (part-time)
General Details:
Pay is commensurable with applicant’s experience and skill set.  Our minimum starting rate is $15/hr.  Workers must work the complete time commitment.  Full time positions have the option of taking five days off during the season, unpaid.  We do not offer housing for any position.  [continue reading]

National Coffee Day: Dunkin’, Starbucks and more offer free coffee deals in Massachusetts to celebrate “Start your day off right with free coffee on Tuesday, Sept. 29 — also known as National Coffee Day.” Read the full article here: masslive.com [continue reading]

Daily Hampshire Gazette, September 1, 2020
Restaurants are among the businesses hit hardest by the restrictions imposed by the pandemic. Their closures in late winter had a big impact on the larger community, causing significant job loss, upending markets for local farmers, and depriving us of important community gathering places.
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WWLP, August 26, 2020, by: Katrina Kincade
DEERFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – It’s peak peach season in Franklin County with another fruit starting to make its seasonal appearance.
Not only are we in the peak of peach season but early apples are ready at local farms up in Franklin County. [continue reading]

First: Apply for a MA Food Security Infrastructure Grant by September 15thSecond: Apply for Bridge Financing from PVGIF or MFTP MA Food Security Infrastructure Grant Program Great Opportunity! Massachusetts launched the Food Security Infrastructure Grant Program to support the local food system during this challenging time. Eligible proposals include, but are not limited to, projects seeking to: …
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Reed Farm is seeking poultry processing crew members!
Reed Farm is a small-scale pastured poultry farm and custom poultry processing facility in Sunderland MA. We operate year-round and offer fresh poultry wholesale to local retailers and schools. We are the only poultry processing facility in Western MA with a Small Enterprise Exemption License, which [continue reading]

The Recorder, August 20, 2020.
This summer, Greenfield-based LifePath has distributed approximately 625 free farmers market coupon booklets to area seniors, each is worth around $25.
The coupons are a part of an annual program from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, designed to help elders get fresh, local fruits and vegetables and [continue reading]

Planting a vegetable garden isn’t just for spring; here’s what to grow for fall “Food-growing isn’t just a spring thing.
The cooling weather of fall is perfectly suited for many of the same crops that are planted in late winter to early spring for late-spring to early-summer harvest…” Read the full article here: [continue reading]

The Recorder, August 12, 2020. By ZACK DeLUCA, Staff Writer
DEERFIELD — Each year, families look forward to backyard summer barbecues and the fresh taste of local sweet corn. Despite weather-related delays to the start of the growing season, farmers say sales have been particularly strong this summer.
The Ciesluk Farm [continue reading]

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WRSI, August 7, 2020 . Phil Hillenbrand, of Thai Chili Food Truck, joins Monte and Phil Korman, to talk about the relaunch of their food truck, which offers authentic Thai food made with local ingredients. Find them at the Springfield [continue reading]