By Aja Lippincott, Program Associate
Published in CISA’s November Enews – Sign Up Here !
In case you were wondering, the turnaround time on growing a Christmas tree is between seven and ten years. If you’re going to make a business out of this, you’d better have [continue reading]
Archive for Hampden County
Meet the Locals: Coward Farms
Nov
12
2015
Food Deserts of Springfield: Lack of Access to Healthy Food Underlies High Rates of Diabetes, Obesity
Nov
9
2015
Photo Credit: chefdanielangerer.typepad.com
Valley Advocate, November 9, 2015 by Amanda Drane.
Ashley Christian makes one trip to the grocery store every month; it’s a carefully coordinated and premeditated affair.
She needs to buy foods that will still be edible at the end of the month, which means fresh fruits and [continue reading]
Valley Advocate, November 9, 2015 by Amanda Drane.
Ashley Christian makes one trip to the grocery store every month; it’s a carefully coordinated and premeditated affair.
She needs to buy foods that will still be edible at the end of the month, which means fresh fruits and [continue reading]
Holyoke Farmers’ Market
Oct
12
2015
Intersection of High and Suffolk St.
Holyoke, MA, 01040
Running every Thursday through Oct. 29th
11 a.m.-3 p.m. [continue reading]
Holyoke, MA, 01040
Running every Thursday through Oct. 29th
11 a.m.-3 p.m. [continue reading]
Springfield’s Artifact Cider Project to Have Birthday Block Party, Secret Cider on Sept. 19
Sep
19
2015
Mass Live, September 10th, 2015, Sarah Platanitis. Springfield based Artifact Cider Project will celebrate its one-year anniversary with a block party on September 19. The free, family-friendly event will take place from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. rain or shine and feature tastings of the full line of draft ciders, including an exclusive anniversary [continue reading]
Farm Profile: Art’s Berry Farm
Jul
19
2015
By Aja Lippincott, CISA Staff
Published in CISA’s July Newsletter – Sign Up Here !
“Are you the blueberry king of East Longmeadow?” is a question Art Valonen, owner and operator of Art’s Berry Farm was surprised to hear as he answered his phone recently. Art [continue reading]
Published in CISA’s July Newsletter – Sign Up Here !
“Are you the blueberry king of East Longmeadow?” is a question Art Valonen, owner and operator of Art’s Berry Farm was surprised to hear as he answered his phone recently. Art [continue reading]
Vendors Wanted: Nuestras Raices Farmers’ Market
Jul
17
2015
Nuestras Rai ces farmers’ market is looking for vendors selling fruit, eggs, and meat/poultry at their Saturday market in Holyoke. The market takes place at La Finca (24 Jones Ferry Road) on Saturdays from 9am to 3pm. For more information or to apply, please contact:
E-mail: ttrepanier@nuestras-raices.org ; mlima@nuestras-raices.org [continue reading]
E-mail: ttrepanier@nuestras-raices.org ; mlima@nuestras-raices.org [continue reading]
Battle of the burritos: Writer Amanda Drane chows her way through three counties
Nov
12
2014
Daily Hampshire Gazette. November 8, 2014. By Amanda Drane.
Allow me to interrupt my grumbling gastrointestinal system to tell you what I learned during my recent burrito crawl — the region has no shortage of big, bruising burritos. And some of them even taste good.
Mine was a journey of [continue reading]
Allow me to interrupt my grumbling gastrointestinal system to tell you what I learned during my recent burrito crawl — the region has no shortage of big, bruising burritos. And some of them even taste good.
Mine was a journey of [continue reading]
BJ’s Charitable Foundation Grant helps The Food Bank turn a cold shoulder to hunger in Western Mass.
Sep
24
2014
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts is proud to announce that we are one of 30 food banks to be awarded grants this September from BJ’s Charitable Foundation. The foundation is distributing grants in celebration of BJ’s Wholesale Club’s 30th anniversary. As a member of the Feeding America network, The Food Bank is [continue reading]
Hampshire and Hampden Canal: Gone but not Forgotten
Aug
5
2014
If you look closely at our local landscape here in western MA, there is almost always a hidden story that tells the historical tale of life long ago. One such story is about the Hampshire and Hampden Canal, built in the early 1800’s to connect New Haven with Northampton, defunct by the 1940’s. In an [continue reading]
Food on the Farm: Nurturing a Sense of Place with Local Food
Sep
18
2013
Some trends are great to follow—like the seasons! Seasonal food is fresh and fantastic, and when you work with nature it can be surprisingly easy to grow and prepare. This fall, The Trustees of Reservations are hosting a series of workshops focused on the foods of the season at Land of Providence on Main Street [continue reading]
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