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Peaches pummeled: Area farmers report massive peach losses reminiscent of 2016
04-10-2023 11:11 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

The 2023 season isn’t looking too peachy for New England farmers waiting to see if any of their buds survived mid-February’s subzero temperatures.It appears that month’s cold snap crippled the growth of the beloved stone fruit typically harvested from...


State, federal programs funnel $1M to Franklin County farms
04-02-2023 12:49 PM

By LIESEL NYGARD

Food safety and infrastructure upgrades are in store for a handful of Franklin County farms thanks to state and federal grant awards.Of the $1 million in grants awarded to 23 farms through the Agricultural Food Safety Improvement Program and nearly...


Franklin County farmers earn accolades in National Corn Yield Contest
03-28-2023 6:32 PM

Several Franklin County residents were named winners of the National Corn Yield Contest this year, with winning fields located in three different states.■Northfield resident Frederick Llewelyn placed first in New Hampshire (where the winning field was...


Valley Bounty: Farm educator makes big leap into small-scale agriculture in Florence
03-27-2023 6:19 PM

By JACOB NELSON

Toni Hall is a farmer hoping to turn some heads. A diminutive plant known as spilanthes, with edible flowers called buzz buttons, is helping get people’s attention.“When I give out samples at the farmers market, people make these crazy sounds and...


Area farmers call on Congress to make climate policy a priority
03-12-2023 2:01 PM

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — Red Fire Farm’s Ryan and Sarah Voiland joined hundreds of farmers from across the U.S. for a climate rally in Washington D.C. last week, marching to the Capitol before meeting with legislators to ask for climate change policy to be a...


PHOTO: Moo-ving along
03-02-2023 6:09 PM


South Deerfield native named state agriculture commissioner
02-27-2023 12:35 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

BOSTON — With a background in showing cattle at fairs and working on the family farm in South Deerfield, the state’s new agriculture commissioner has a Franklin County flair to her.South Deerfield native Ashley Randle has been tapped by the...


NOLA in the Valley: Wells Provisions in Charlemont sources locally, serves Big Easy flavor
02-17-2023 3:18 PM

By LISA GOODRICH

At first glance, Charlemont may seem an unlikely place to open a restaurant that features New Orleans cooking. When the pandemic offered a chance to try something new, Wesley Janssen and family saw the opportunity for a homecoming.The Northfield...


Valley Bounty: Custom cuts: Bostrom Farm in Greenfield pivots from dairy to grass-fed meat
02-03-2023 4:41 PM

By JACOB NELSON

Talk to most farmers raising animals on pasture, and they’ll tell you the same thing – from a farming perspective, the animals are secondary.“Our mantra is creating good food from grass,” says Kyle Bostrom of Bostrom Farm in Greenfield. “Basically, we...


(Egg)shell shock: Avian flu, gas prices and more contributing to high price of eggs
01-25-2023 6:40 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

The United States is experiencing the deadliest bird flu outbreak in its history, labor costs continue to increase and the national average price of gas hovers around $3.40 per gallon.But what’s that got to do with the price of eggs? It turns out,...


$87K grant to help CISA market local food producers
01-03-2023 1:37 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With farms and other locally grown produce generating large amounts of revenue for the region, an $87,000 state grant awarded to Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) will ensure local producers can compete with larger...


Urban farm is At the nexus of food and medicine
10-14-2022 7:45 PM

By JACOB NELSON

With Agric Organics, Hameed Bello and his wife, Ayo, are intent on building an urban farm that can be a multi-faceted resource for their community in Wilbraham, supplying farm-fresh food, health and education while withstanding the challenges of...


Valley Bounty: Nourse Farms, a berry giant
07-20-2022 5:57 PM

By JACOB NELSON

“Berry season is a wild ride,” says Rachel Monette, a longtime employee of Nourse Farms in Whately. Every summer it hits with intensity, like a sweet red raspberry bursting on your tongue. Then, too soon, it fades, leaving memories like...


Investing in the future at Big River Chestnuts Farm in Sunderland
09-07-2021 4:42 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — At first glance, it might seem like Jono Neiger’s 7-acre plot of land next to the Connecticut River is an unkempt, chaotic mess, with underbrush spilling from the rows of young chestnut trees.However, there’s a method to the madness for...


Valley has rich history of growing tobacco
09-15-2019 9:00 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

Editor’s Note: This story is part of a week-long series about the state of farming in Franklin County.Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. But, other times, that smoke you’re holding is wrapped in a tobacco leaf grown along the Connecticut River — in...


Bowing to financial pressures, Davenport gives up dairy
01-07-2018 6:39 PM

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

SHELBURNE — As far as anyone can remember, the 365-acre Davenport Farm has had dairy cows in the Patten Hill district.The rolling hills had cows when the first Davenports bought the property in 1913, says Maegen (Davenport) Senser, who was raised on...

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