What came first, the chicken or the egg? For Wendell, MA residents it was definitely the egg that came first, at the 200 acre Diemand Farm on Mormon Hollow Road, providing eggs for locals and stores since 1936. Currently sisters Anne Diemand-Bucci, Faith Diemand, and their brother Peter Diemand own ...

The Wheel-View Farm in Shelburne, MA has evolved since its inception in 1896, supporting four farming generations. Formerly the Reynolds Farms, for which their road is named, John and Carolyn Wheeler bought it from her parents, Harry and Betty Gowdy in 1979. They currently supply a niche market for ...

For decades, families and students have visited Shelburne Farms to connect with animals, meet farmers and learn about the natural environment. After attending a program, families often enjoy a casual stroll across the extensive grounds. Many visit the farm’s gift shop to pick up some farmhouse chedd...

If you’re heading north on Route 25 along the Connecticut River, you will pass through the hamlet of East Corinth. You may not notice, since the General Store is identical to other barn-red stores in the Upper Valley to the east of Vermont’s Green Mountains. On Memorial Day weekend, making a right t...

A true New England family farm, Baffoni’s Poultry is a third generation poultry farm. The family works long hours and days to provide the public with the freshest poultry and eggs possible. Donald Baffoni has a passion for his birds. “The well kept coops and care that is given to the birds during th...

The experimental White Coal Farm was owned by the Turners Falls Company. This corporation was founded by Alvah Crocker, who also founded Turners Falls, a village in the town of Montague, MA. Crocker used the term “White Coal” in reference to cheap water power produced by the power canal by the Turne...

Grazing livestock have the potential to maximize or exceed their daily intake requirements ultimately leading to increased production than if fed stored forages. “Well-managed pastures are generally higher in quality than any other forage,” Karen Hoffman, Resource Conversationalist with the USDA Nat...

“The world’s most widely adopted biotech trait, Roundup Ready® soybeans, is set to go off patent soon in the U.S. — the last applicable Monsanto-owned patent is expected to expire in 2014.” In cutting-to-the-chase fashion, the Monsanto press release’s first line explains it very clearly. Other thing...

Happy plants, one hundred and sixty varieties, both medicinal and cooking herbs, flowers and vegetables. That’s what Lauren Caprio and Danielle Smith of Bear Root Herb Farm sell to their customers at their roadside stand in front of their Florence home on Sundays and on Tuesdays at the Tuesday North...