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BRATTLEBORO â Food Connects announced that David Paysnick has joined its Food Hub team as its Local Food Procurement Coordinator. This new position will serve farms and food producers in the region, working to expand their markets and offer Food Connectsâ customers an even broader selection of products.
Paysnick joined the team in December with 25 years of experience in a variety of food-related occupations. Most recently, David operated Rainbow Harvest Farm in Greenfield, Mass., producing organically grown vegetables, herbs, nursery plants, fig-trees, and specialty food products for sale at Western Massachusetts farmers markets. âIâve been feeding people my whole life,â said Paysnick. âImproving food access and creating equity in food systems have been some of the passions that have driven my work over the past many years. When I learned about the goals and programs at Food Connects, it seemed like
Quotable quotes of 2020: Part 1
ILLUSTRATION BY ANDY CASTILLO ILLUSTRATION BY ANDY CASTILLO
Published: 12/25/2020 8:17:35 PM
Modified: 12/25/2020 8:17:25 PM
Editor’s note: Here’s a collection of quotes harvested from the front pages of the Greenfield Recorder in 2020. This is the first of two installments.
■“There is a hunger I believe, not just in Greenfield but across the county, for leaders to work together with a common purpose and for the common good, each respecting each other’s roles and responsibilities toward our work and to achieving our accomplishments. This is what I pledge to do as your mayor, as the oath states, ‘faithfully and to the best of my abilities.’” Mayor Roxann Wedegartner at her Jan. 2 inauguration.