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PICNIC LUNCHBREAK: ENJOYING TAKEOUT FROM WEST END GRILL AT KINGSTON’S GRAYS BEACH PARK
Enjoying Takeout, Outside. Images and words by Kezia Bacon. Picnic Lunchbreak is a weekly column...
Seafood
Novel Coronavirus Helps/ Hinders Local Food Scene : The Seafood Industry
By Lauren Diggin. Intro: When coronavirus started creeping through Massachusetts in early March,...
Made Locally
Local Provisions: Town Farm Tonics – tea and syrups, Westport MA
Words and photo by Mandy McAndrews. Heal Tea, Digest Tea, Leather Jar Jacket, Elderberry Syrup...
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It Looks Like A Cut & Dry Business To Me : Farming Hay in Rochester MA
At 78-year-old Ned Johnson is doing what he loves, farming hay in Rochester MA. He started at 12 years old in 1954, while working for a farmer in Mattapoisett. He earned two dollars an hour. “Back then it was a lot of money,” Ned boasted.
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All Together Now : Norwell Farms
Today, Norwell Farms is a thriving, profitable 15-acre farm with an almost fully subscribed 150...
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Stony Creek Farm and Grass Fed Beef
By Brian J. Lowney. While many things continue to evolve throughout the world, there are a few...
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Skinny Dip Farm
Ben and Hannah Wolbach have their feet firmly planted in the soil. While their hands are busy,...
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A Roundup of CSAs on the South Shore and South Coast of Massachusetts
By Melissa Gugliotta. Locavore 101 Looking for sustainably sourced and locally grown meats and...
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Aww, Shucks : TIME FOR SWEET SUMMER CORN
By Mike Gioscia. Sweet corn has been enjoyed in these parts of Southeastern Massachusetts since...
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Food For Thought: Keep Calm and Farm On
by Pamela Denholm. Seasons are marked by melting snow, migrating crows, and the farming calendar:...
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Hip-Hip-Hopping Along – Independent Fermentations Hop Farm, Plymouth MA
The Indie Ferm Hop Yard preserves agricultural land in Plymouth with its hop crops.
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