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By CHRIS LARABEE
The federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture and President Donald Trump that was filed by Red Fire Farm and other organizations over frozen government money will move forward, as a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has laid out a schedule of further proceedings.
By LUKE MACANNUCO
GREENFIELD — Forty income-eligible senior households will receive fresh, local produce starting Thursday, July 17, as part of the second season of a farm share partnership involving Prospect Meadow Farm and the Greenfield Senior Center.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
SHELBURNE FALLS — A group of gardeners, landowners and sustainability enthusiasts is looking to reduce the number of people in Franklin County who struggle with food insecurity.
By CHRIS LARABEE
BOSTON — A Franklin County native has been named president of the Northeastern Association of State Departments of Agriculture.
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
TURNERS FALLS — A block party on Friday will mark the completion of wheatpaste murals, as well as the one-year anniversary of two downtown businesses.
By CHRIS LARABEE
Two local fairgrounds will invest in infrastructure, while Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) will help local farms connect to consumers with the help of two state grant programs.
By CHRIS LARABEE
SOUTH DEERFIELD — As the school looks to bring more language learning opportunities to students, three soon-to-be Frontier Regional School graduates have taken an extra step to showing off their language skills.
By CHINANU OKOLI
Some local farmers hope bills to mitigate PFAS contamination in Massachusetts could safeguard their work and protect their lives.
By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE — The Orange Farmers Market is back at its old home, Butterfield Park.
By DOMENIC POLI
GREENFIELD — It’s the end of an era for local agriculture, as Butynski’s Farm Stand has ceased operations following the retirement of the four people in charge of it.
By CHRIS LARABEE
CONWAY — Each month at Conway Grammar School, students are treated to a pop-up tasting event inspired by local farm products with offerings ranging from potatoes to kale.
By CHRIS LARABEE
Across the United States, beekeepers are facing their greatest crisis in decades, with more than 1 million colonies reported lost in the last 10 months.
By CHRIS LARABEE
GREENFIELD — Whether your family traditions are pysanky egg decorating, wycinanki paper cutting or traditional folk dancing, residents are invited to celebrate all things Polish and Eastern European at The LAVA Center.
By COLIN A. YOUNG
A recommendation from a task force the Legislature created a decade ago resurfaced last week before the Revenue Committee, which took testimony related to the machinations involved when a farm wants to use a portion of its land to generate both renewable electricity and supplemental income.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
Three Franklin County farms have been awarded $101,875 in land stewardship grants from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) to aid in maintenance efforts that will ensure the land remains farmable for future generations.
By CHRIS LARABEE
SHELBURNE — When it comes to the future of Franklin County farms, there’s so many options: they can be placed under an Agricultural Preservation Restriction, donated to a local conservation agency or sold to the next generation.
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