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Springfield’s Forest Park residents come together for 5th annual neighborhood tree lighting (photos)

Dec 4 2017
The holiday season has officially kicked-off in the Texel Drive and Trafton Road area of the city as more than 70 residents gathered on a traffic island for the 5th annual Neighborhood Tree Lighting Sunday
SPRINGFIELD – The holiday season has officially kicked-off in the Texel Drive and Trafton Road area of the city as [continue reading]

Firms in Cambridge, Greenfield, Holyoke, Waltham, West Bridgewater named winners of 2017 Massachusetts Sustainable Business of the Year Awards

Nov 29 2017
MassLive, November 29, 2017, by Jim Kinney
Real Pickles, a Greenfield worker-owned cooperative, buys 300,000 pounds of local organic vegetables each year and uses solar energy from rooftop panels to turn them into 300,000 jars of pickles, kimchi, kraut, beets and other fermented foods.
That’s how Real Pickles earned one of [continue reading]

Off The Menu: Dining out at Thanksgiving

Nov 12 2017
Thanksgiving, once a holiday intimately associated with festive family dinners at home, is increasingly evolving into one of the calendar’s major dining out occasions – for many operators it’s now among the busiest days of the year.
Blame this change on smaller, more geographically fragmented families, time-starved lifestyles, and changing gender roles, but no [continue reading]

Valley Bounty: Herbal Teas

Oct 25 2017
When it comes to first-thing-in-the-morning caffeine intake, I have to admit that I am a staunch member of Team Coffee. For a number of reasons—some habitual and some simply chemical—I’m not especially interested in making significant changes to that particular morning routine. But as cold nights begin to settle in for the season, I do [continue reading]

Valley Bounty: Winter CSAs

Oct 15 2017
For many of us in the Pioneer Valley, the weekly ritual of swinging by the farm to pick up our farm share is a familiar fixture of the warm-weather months. As the days are (finally) starting to cool off, I only have a few Saturdays left on the calendar with “PICK UP FARM SHARE” scrawled [continue reading]

Western Mass. dining news: Wild game and beer in Ludlow, benefit dinners and more

Oct 12 2017
There are several dining events worth checking out in the weeks ahead.
 
Europa Black Rock Bar and Grille in Ludlow is collaborating with five local breweries to present a Wild Game & Local Beer Dinner on Oct. 26.
The five-course dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. with elk sloppy Joe sliders. [continue reading]

The Big E 2017 sets new attendance record

Oct 2 2017
WEST SPRINGFIELD — A record number of fairgoers turned out for The Big E in West Springfield this year.
According to the Eastern States Exposition, The Big E welcomed 1,525,553 in the past 17-days. The previous record of 1,498,605, was set in 2014.
“I am humbled to see the incredible support [continue reading]

Sugar Maples, a Proverbial Canary in the Changing Climate

Sep 24 2017
Cornucopia’s Take: As our climate changes, many species are disappearing from their native habitat, and sugar maples are one that is in danger. Sap farmers are tapping other trees for syrup now, including the more hardy red maple. Many people are planning adaptations to the changing climate, and more study and discussion [continue reading]

Interview: Kitchen Garden Farm

Sep 17 2017

http://www.buylocalfood.org/upload/news/2017/Kitchen.Garden.9.15.2017.mp3
WRSI, September 15, 2017.  “Spicy” Caroline Pam of Kitchen Garden Farm in Sunderland talks about this year’s Chili Fest , gives the lowdown on some of the hottest peppers they grow, and puts Monte’s spice tolerance [continue reading]

Columnist Claire Morenon: Find restaurants that support local farms

Sep 2 2017
The Daily Hampshire Gazette, August 29, 2017, by Claire Morenon

Center Square Grill, East Longmeadow. Jason Threlfall photo.
What comes to mind when you think of local food? Bustling farmers markets, charming roadside stands, Community Supported Agriculture barns filling with produce and customers — these are the [continue reading]

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