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Greenfield Farmers’ Market opens Saturday on Court Square Maggie Melchiorre of Colrain’s Lyonsville Farm helps a customer at the first Greenfield Farmers’ Market of the 2020 season on Court Square. The market will return Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Staff File Photo/MARY BYRNE Published: 4/27/2021 5:45:05 PM GREENFIELD — It’s that time of year — the Greenfield Farmers’ Market will return to Court Square on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with all that market-goers expect and then some. Every Saturday morning between now and Oct. 31, the 46-year-old market will offer fre...

South County Notebook: April 26, 2021 Vegetables at Riverland Farm in Sunderland. The Sunderland Farm Collaborative is now enrolling for a Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) CSA program that begins May 1. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz Published: 4/25/2021 4:00:08 PM CSA program starts May 1 SUNDERLAND — The Sunderland Farm Collaborative is now enrolling for a Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) CSA program that begins May 1. The HIP CSA allows customers who are eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to shop online for local fruits and vegetables on the Sunderland ...

At Red Fire Farm, it’s always farm share season A bounty of fresh greens and produce from Red Fire Farm. RED FIRE FARM A bevy of organic tomatoes, available though Red Fire Farm’s CSA and retail stores. RED FIRE FARM RED FIRE FARM Red Fire Farm’s storefront on Carver Street in Granby. RED FIRE FARM The sign out side the farm store in Granby doesn’t actually list everything offered for sale. RED FIRE FARM Published: 4/23/2021 2:26:22 PM As local farms gear up for the main growing season, a chorus rings out: “Sign up now for your CSA share!” For some this is a familiar call. Others...

Morenon: Will boom for local food continue post-pandemic? Plants at Harvest Farm in Whately. Jason Threlfall Donna Adams buys potatoes at the winter market at Smith Vocational in Northampton on March 13. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Rick Tracy of Intervale Farm waits on customers at the Florence Farmers Market on May 27, 2020, as outdoor markets reopened with safeguards in place. STAFF FILE PHOTO/JERREY ROBERTS Ana Reyes, right, sells vegetables grown at the Nuestras Raices gardens in South Holyoke to customers Richard Torres, left, Anna Gonsalves and Minerva Ortiz, all of Holyoke, at the Holyok...

CISA discusses how farmers ‘kept the faith and moved forward’ in face of pandemic challenges Winter vegetables at Riverland Farm in Sunderland. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz Joe Manning and Hannah Logan pack up internet orders of vegetables at Kitchen Garden Farm in Sunderland in April 2020. During CISA’s annual meeting on Wednesday, panelists spoke to how farmers adapted in the face of pandemic-related challenges. Staff File Photo/PAUL FRANZ Published: 4/16/2021 2:24:57 PM SOUTH DEERFIELD — The year 2020 was one of dramatic change and challenge, panelists echoed during this week’s C...