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The Outside Story: Pigeons in love

by Anna Morris The Outside StoryFebruary 17, 2023

The “A Recipe for Saving Seeds” exhibit will run at the Mass Aggie Seed Library from March 6 to June 2.

Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Free seeds: Mass Aggie Seed Library at UMass Amherst makes seeds accessible to all

by Mickey Rathbun For the GazetteFebruary 12, 2023

Roasted winter squash with goat cheese ricotta cream and farro, based on a recipe from Janneke Philippi’s “SALAD: 100 Recipes for Simple Salads & Dressings.”

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There is a Season with Molly Parr: An improvised warm winter squash salad

by Molly Parr For the GazetteJanuary 20, 2023

Multiple experiments around the world have concluded that there is a plausible connection between sound vibrations and plant growth.

Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: The importance of talking to plants

by Mickey Rathbun For the GazetteJanuary 13, 2023

A tip for making this smoothie: Be sure to add each ingredient in the order it is listed in the recipe - liquids on the bottom and frozen things on the top.

Food

There is a Season with Molly Parr: A tart and sweet cranberry smoothie

by Staff Report December 16, 2022

The “Root Slayer” is a V-shaped shovel with sharp serrated edges and a step that lets you throw your heft into the work. At around $60, it’s worth every penny.

Get Growing: Gifts your gardener will thank you for

by Mickey Rathbun For the GazetteDecember 9, 2022

Gaillardia spp., also known as blanket flower, are the featured plant for July in the 2023 UMass Garden Calendar. They are brightly colored flowers in the family Asteraceae (sunflower) that includes annuals, biennials, and perennials that are native to the Americas.

Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Perennial advice in the 2023 UMass Garden Calendar

by Staff Report November 18, 2022

The flexibility of a PVGrows Investment Fund bridge loan allowed Crimson & Clover farmer Nate Frigard to accept a Massachusetts Food Security Infrastructure Grant to insulate his barn for year-round use as a farm store, and to build a washing and packing building attached to the barn.

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Fork & Spade with Francie Lin: New ways to invest in the local food system

by Francie Lin For the GazetteOctober 27, 2022

The fall tartine, an open-faced sandwich of sourdough bread, fresh arugula pesto, slices of roasted beets, topped with pickled apples and finished with goat cheese.

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There is a season: Fall tartine with pickled apples

by Molly Parr For the GazetteOctober 14, 2022

Song Sparrow Farm occupies three-quarters of an acre and grows a large variety of vegetables and edible flowers, offering its produce through a small CSA, a farm stand, and at the Easthampton Sunday market, among other places.

Fork & Spade with Francie Lin: Grow Food Northampton Community Farm puts community first

by Francie Lin For the GazetteOctober 10, 2022