Re-Potted and Thriving: A family effort brings new life to the Gardner Agway
COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY, FARMS / GARDENS, FEATURES, SPRINGMargaret LeRouxspring, Spring, spring 2024, Spring 2024, Gardner, central massachusetts, agriculture, garden store, gardening, EW20
Mass Mushroom Farms: Helping strengthen local food systems, one fungus at a time
FARMS / GARDENS, FEATURES, WINTERNatalie Galewinter, Winter, Winter 2024, winter 2024, mushrooms, local mushrooms, cultivated mushrooms, mushroom farming, local agriculture, year round growing, farmers
Growing Resilience: How Moveable Greenhouses Are Helping Siena Farms Extend the Season and Improve Climate Readiness
CLIMATE / CONSERVATION, FARMS / GARDENS, FEATURES, WINTER, EDITORS PICKSMichael Floreakwinter, Winter, winter 2024, Winter 2024, siena farms, greenhouse technology, year round growing, local food system, climate change, winter growing, local agriculture
A Year at Rattle Root Farm, a photo essay
FARMS / GARDENS, FEATURES, WINTERJonnie Coutuwinter, Winter, winter 2024, Winter 2024, farm, local agriculture, central massachusetts, photography, photo essay, year round farming
Edible Food Find: The Front Yard Farm
FARMS / GARDENS, FOOD PRODUCERS, FALLMargaret LeRouxfall, fall 2023, Fall, Fall 2023, farm, farmstand, CSA, central massachusetts, worcester county, Worcester County, Edible Worcester, EW18
Great Marsh Shellfish Company
FALL, FEATURES, FOOD PRODUCERS, FOOD TECH / SCIENCE / EDU, SEAFOOD + FISHERIES, FARMS / GARDENSLeigh Belangerfall, Fall, fall 2023, Fall 2023, oysters, clams, shellfish industry, shellfish farm, north shore, coastal ecology, aquaculture, farm, EW18
The Seventh Generation at Cordelia’s Farm
FARMS / GARDENS, HISTORY/TRADITIONS, FEATURES, SUMMERMargaret LeRouxsummer, Summer, summer 2023, Summer 2023, cordelia's farm, indian head farm, succession planning, agriculture, Worcester County, worcester county, pick-your-own, U-pick, flowers, berries, EW17
Bottleneck in the Food Chain: A Shortage of Slaughterhouses in Massachusetts
FARMS / GARDENS, FEATURES, SPRINGAlison Arnettspring, Spring, spring 2023, Spring 2023, slaughterhouse, local meat, meat farm, meat CSA, butcher, USDA, agriculture, local agriculture, EW16
Edible Food Find: Iron Ox Farm
FARMS / GARDENS, SPRINGNaz Hasseneinspring, Spring, spring 2023, Spring 2023, farm, North Shore, Hamilton, CSA, csa farm, CSA farm, chef, chef-farmer, heirloom vegetables
Breeding Sheep for Fiber and Meat at Hubbardston’s Greenwood Hill Farm
FARMS / GARDENS, FEATURES, WINTERMargaret LeRouxwinter, Winter, winter 2023, Winter 2023, wool, lamb, lambswool, fiber, sheep, sheep farm, Hubbardston, central massachusetts, Worcester County, worcester county, EW15
Generation Next: Younger Farmers Making Their Mark at Kimball Fruit Farm
FARMS / GARDENS, FALL, FEATURESMargaret LeRouxfall, Fall, fall 2022, Fall 2022, kimball fruit farm, generational farm, orchards, Pepperell MA, farms, farmers, succession planning, EW14
Finding That “Forever Farm”
FALL, FARMS / GARDENS, FEATURESAlison Arnettfall, Fall, fall 2022, Fall 2022, farms, farming, new farmers, farmland, American Farmland Trust, EW14
Lincoln’s Farming Tradition Goes High Tech at Codman Community Farms
FARMS / GARDENS, FEATURES, SUMMERKimi Ceridonsummer, Summer, summer 2022, Summer 2022, farm, farming, Lincoln, agriculture, technology, market, CSA, self service market, EW13
Step By Step: Patience, Persistence Pay Off at Lilac Hedge Farm
FARMS / GARDENS, FEATURES, SUMMER, EDITORS PICKSMargaret LeRouxsummer, Summer, summer 2022, Summer 2022, Lilac Hedge Farm, Ryan McCay, young farmers, farming, central massachusetts, farm, farmer, meat CSA, CSA, farmstand, EW13
Edible Food Find: Grant Family Farm
FARMS / GARDENS, SUMMERDeb Kanebsummer, summer 2022, Summer, Summer 2022, farming, family, north shore, North Shore, West Newbury, CSA, farmstand, produce, EW13
Edible Food Find: Hannan Healthy Foods
FARMS / GARDENS, SUMMERLisa Zwirnsummer, Summer, summer 2022, Summer 2022, farm, CSA, Bangladesh, farmer, lincoln, EW13
Land’s Sake Farm, In Transition: A New Barn Rises in Weston
FARMS / GARDENS, FEATURES, SPRINGLisa Zwirnspring, Spring, spring 2022, Spring 2022, farms, farming, Land's Sake, Weston, community, CSA, community farm, farmstand, EW12
Doing Things Nature’s Way at Walnut Lane Farm
FARMS / GARDENS, FEATURES, SPRINGMargaret LeRouxspring, Spring, spring 2022, Spring 2022, farm, central massachusetts, dairy farm, meat farm, regenerative agriculture, soil, EW12
Local Agriculture and Climate Change: A Symbiotic Relationship
FARMS / GARDENS, WINTERWinton PitcoffWinter 2022, winter 2022, Winton Pitcoff, climate change, farming, sustainability, carbon sequester, local agriculture, agriculture, regenerative agriculture
Edible Food Find: Town to Table
FARMS / GARDENS, FOOD TECH / SCIENCE / EDU, FOOD PRODUCERS, WINTERJillian Darawinter, Winter, winter 2022, Winter 2022, Edible Food Find, food producers, salad greens, hydroponic, freight farms, indoor garden, indoor farm, food tech