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Please Join The “Buy Local Food” Movement – And Invite Your Neighbors!

Eating food can either be a sterile, hurried act, offering little cause for joy – or a creative, spiritual act of connecting with other people, the earth – and thus with all of Creation. It’s harvest season in Western Massachusetts and everywhere I look I see wonderful local food products for sale.  We have vibrant farmers markets, colorful farm stands and productive farms in my region of the world.   And of course, I have my own very large garden that is producing tomatoes, peppers,...

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The Future of Sustainable Food and Farming

…. in New England – if it ain’t local, it ain’t sustainable! I got a call from the dean of my college recently.  He asked me to stop by and share a few thoughts on the future of sustainable agriculture in New England.  While sustainability has become “wicked cool” at the University of Massachusetts and our undergraduate major in Sustainable Food and Farming has grown rapidly, he wanted to know “so what’s next?”  Well, I babbled something or...

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The Highwayside Market

– Have you heard this? “Have you been to the I-91 Farmer’s Market?”“Which one?” You ask. -Or perhaps, “Mo-om pull over I really, really, really want some fresh strawberries.” Mom says “Can’t you wait until we get to Grandma and Grandpa’s house.” Child says “I can’t. I need them now!” “Ok, honey. Hold on, we’re almost to the rest stop.” While these may be imagined conversations, with farmers signed up already for Farmer’s Markets at Charlton East &...

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New Farmers’ Market in North Amherst, MA

via pvlocalfirst.org Where: parking lot of WATROBAS MARKET, 81 Sunderland Road, in North Amherst Center When: every Saturday, 9am to 2pm Demand for local produce has been steadily increasing, but it has been very difficult for many small farms to gain access to the more populated Farmers’ Markets. These farms continue to struggle, despite the fact that there is a growing need to connect the farms to the public. To help solve this problem, a group of small family farms and a local grocery...

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Winter Market Meets Demand for Local Produce

Originally published by the Greenfield Recorder. GREENFIELD – Even in the midst of winter, shoppers still have an appetite for locally grown goods and local farmers were on hand Saturday to help satisfy it. Saturday’s Winter Fare market in Greenfield, was “fabulous” according to Mary McClintock, a member of the organizing committee. “Things went really smoothly,” McClintock said. “There were lots of people, lots more than last year.” This was the...

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