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Winter farmers market debuts Saturday in Northampton Produce from Red Fire Farm. FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ Published: 1/18/2021 8:19:27 PM NORTHAMPTON — Local food like vegetables, honey, eggs and meat will be available at a monthly winter farmers market at the Senior Center starting Saturday. Grow Food Northampton took over running the winter farmers market this year because the usual organizers weren’t able to run it during the pandemic, said Niki Lankowski, Grow Food Northampton market manager and communications manger. “We thought it would be important to have at least one local market ...

Now is time for Massachusetts to invest more in regional food systems: Viewpoint Updated Jan 03, 2021; Posted Jan 03, 2021 The Jersey cow dairy herd at Mapleline Farm in Hadley. Local dairy farms like Mapleline Farm are receiving state grants to help with infrastructure amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Don Treeger / The Republican) Facebook Share By Philip Korman | Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture Nine months into the pandemic, even with vaccines on the way, it is evident that its impacts will be with us for years to come. The most basic aspects of our lives have been upended, inclu...

Guest columnist Philip Korman: Think big to create a better food system Deborah Christakos (standing) of Pioneer Valley Food Tours, leads a tour outside Iconica Social Club in downtown Northampton, Sunday, July 23, 2018. Gazette FILE PHOTO/Andy Castillo Published: 12/31/2020 7:21:53 AM Nine months into the pandemic, even with vaccines on the way, it is evident that its impacts will be with us for years to come. The most basic aspects of our lives have been upended, including how we feed ourselves. More and more people must rely on emergency food distributions — many of whom are the same peo...

Winter farmers market opens Saturday in Holyoke Produce FILE PHOTO Published: 12/14/2020 7:21:28 AM HOLYOKE — Those looking for healthy, local food this winter in downtown Holyoke will soon have a farmers’ market where they can shop twice a month over the winter. The Holyoke Winter Farmers’ Market is set to open on Dec. 19 at the Holyoke War Memorial at 310 Appleton St., where it will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every first and third Saturday of the month. As the region continues to see rising food insecurity amid the pandemic, vendors will accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progra...