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Feeding my soul – and the community

This year has been a climate horror for Western Mass farmers. Luckily, there is a deep respect and love for our farms here.

Seasons change and so do I: a 2021 garden recap

A couple of days ago, after our first real frost, I cut down the Brussels sprout plants. They were the final crop standing in the garden,...

When the choosing gets tough...

Maybe you -- like me -- have found yourself in the grocery store staring perplexed into a display of items considering back and forth:...

When one outgrows their garden

When we moved into our house four years ago, one of the first things I wanted was a vegetable garden. If you had seen the yard back then,...