Joe Czajkowski
Joe Czajkowski Farms carrot fields in Hadley, MA. Joe Czajkowski Farm, located in Hadley, MA, has been supplying food to UMass Dining since 2015 and is owned by Joe Czajkowski, […]
Cold Spring Orchard
Cold Spring Orchard apples. Cold Spring Orchard is a research and education facility of UMass Amherst located in Belchertown, MA. The Cold Spring Orchard farm store has different varieties of
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UMass Student Farm Off:Grid Greenhouse
The UMass Student Farming Enterprise has recently finished building an off-grid greenhouse at the Agricultural Learning Center in Amherst, MA. The National Science Foundation grant funded the project with the
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North Hadley Sugar Shack
Tapped trees at the North Hadley Sugar Shack in Hadley, MA. The North Hadley Sugar Shack, owned by Joe and Shelly Boisvert, is located less than four miles from campus
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What is CSA
The Student Farming Enterprise’s CSA Pick-Up at the UMass Student Farmers’ Market. CSA, short for Community Supported Agriculture, is a model used by many farmers to form a partnership between
Martin’s Farm
Adam Martin and his family standing with a red “Martin’s Farm” tractor at their compost farm in Greenfield, MA. Martin’s Farm has been a leader in the composting industry since
Our Wicked Fish-Telling the Story of Seafood
For over 400 years, New England has been a key contributor to the regional, national, and global seafood market. Advances in technology, continued population growth, and rapid globalization, however, have
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Sea to Table
The “Yellowbird,” leaving the shore of Chatham, MA to catch fish for Sea to Table. Sea to Table is a food distributor that makes sustainably-caught seafood from American fishing communities
Fort River Farm
Fort River Farm’s beef cattle grazes out in the pasture. Bruce Jenks stands in front of a group of his cows. Fort River Farm is managed by Bruce Jenks, pictured
Swaz Potato Farms
Swaz Potoates rolling down the conveyer belt after being washed and sorted. Swaz Potato Farms was founded in 1910 by John Rupert Szawlowski and grows 3,000 acres of White, Red,
UMass Hydro Farm
Leafy greens growing in the UMass Hydroponics Farm greenhouse. UMass Hydroponics Farm is a student-run hydroponics business located on campus that grows leafy greens, culinary herbs, tomatoes, bok choy, leeks,
UMass Fresh Homemade Holiday Meal
Customers picking up their UMass Fresh Holiday Meal from the Campus Center. Brrrr… winter is here, and so are all of the holidays that go along with it! If you
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Sidehill Farm
One of Sidehill Farm’s young Normande calves roaming in the fields. Sidehill Farm is a small, family run dairy farm that produces delicious, organic yogurt in Hawley, MA. Sidehill farm
Mapleline Farm
Mapleline Farm in Hadley, MA. Mapleline Farm is a family owned and operated Jersey farm established in 1904 in Hadley, MA. They have 300 Jersey cows, who are brown instead
On the Ground: Commissioner and Kendall Foundation
Last week, we had two important visitors to our UMass Campus. The first was Commissioner John Lebeaux of the Department of Agricultural Resources. The second was Andy Kendall of the
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