The 12 Best Hidden Gems In Massachusetts To Visit In 2022, One For Each Month Of The Year Belchertown and Holyoke are among the towns and cities named that have a special spot worth visiting. Check out the article at: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/massachusetts/12-best-hidden-gems-ma/. What do you think is a hidden gem here in the Valley that people …
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Tiers of joy: Easthampton baker opens new cake shop
Tiers of joy: Easthampton baker opens new cake shop “What helps make a special occasion worth celebrating? Some may say it’s the decorations. Others may say it’s the theme. For Brandee Simone, it’s the cake that takes the cake. The Easthampton woman officially opened her business, Many Layers Cake Shop, in December after graduating from …
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As Captain Jack’s Roadside Shack opens new food truck, owner eyes other possible locations: ‘Chicopee is gonna be the spot’
As Captain Jack’s Roadside Shack opens new food truck, owner eyes other possible locations: ‘Chicopee is gonna be the spot’ “The well-known building for Captain Jack’s Roadside Shack in Easthampton is still there but customers are enjoying lobster rolls, clams, fish tacos and more this winter at the restaurant’s food truck on the other side …
Call for Submissions: Home: A Virtual Exhibit of Visual and Performing Arts and Writing
Home: A Virtual Exhibit of Visual and Performing Arts and Writing Submission deadline: February 11, 2022 at 6 PM Online Virtual Exhibit: March 1 – April 30, 2022 Forbes Library invites western Mass. creatives to submit recent work for a Virtual Exhibit on the theme of “Home”. Home has many facets. We envision a …
The 7 Coziest Towns In Massachusetts To Snuggle Up In This Season
The 7 Coziest Towns In Massachusetts To Snuggle Up In This Season Northampton and Deerfield make the list of coziest places to be this winter in Massachusetts. Where do you think is the coziest place to be in the Valley? Check out the article at https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/massachusetts/coziest-towns-ma/
‘Making a difference’: North Star students continue pie-making tradition for Amherst Survival Center’s Thanksgiving feast
‘Making a difference’: North Star students continue pie-making tradition for Amherst Survival Center’s Thanksgiving feast “Surrounding the counter in the middle of the Amherst Survival Center kitchen, three teenagers knead and roll homemade dough before forming crusts that will hold apple and pumpkin filling.” “North Star: Self Directed Learning for Teens in Sunderland, the teenagers …
Valley Bounty: Sawyer Farm
What does it mean to grow, sell, and eat food ethically? From when seeds hit the soil to when dinner hits your plate, what does that actually look like?
In our interconnected world, what’s “ethical” is complex and relative to where you are. Sawyer Farm in Worthington built their operation based on their understanding of ethical farming for their land and community and continues to reshape it.
The Trustees of Reservations Favorite Fall Foliage Hikes
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Growing nuts a long-term project for this Cummington farm
Growing nuts a long-term project for this Cummington farm “Seva and Kalyan Water are practical idealists. The two live with their toddler son, Rohan, at Nutwood Farm in Cummington. The 7-acre tract looked a bit wild — one might even say scruffy — when I visited recently. The scruffiness is intentional. The Waters purchased a …
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Valley Bounty: Sutter Meats
In a time where distance and isolation have become a new norm, a local butcher shop in Northampton, Sutter Meats, has been providing a sense of reconnection – to our food and to our farmers at least. Owned and operated by the husband-and-wife duo, Terry and Susan Ragasa, Sutter Meats has always strived to “bring […]