
"When they come to the farm for the festivals, that's exactly what they say: They feel like they're back home."
The Dig - Greater Boston's Alternative News Source
Written by KATHRYN CARLEY Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
"When they come to the farm for the festivals, that's exactly what they say: They feel like they're back home."
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
This just in from state officials: Beware the spotted lanternfly!
According to a Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources press release, MDAR leadership “is asking the public to keep an eye out for the invasive pest known as spotted lanternfly (SLF, scientific ... read more
Written by SAMANTHA HERRMANN Filed Under: LIFESTYLE
“You spend so much time tenderly loving these little, tiny seedlings, hoping that they grow, and then you shove them in the ground.”
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
Last fall, I wrote about the history of Osgood Landing—a large industrial facility in North Andover—as part of a column (“An Andover North Andover ... read more
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
Sketch of the Merrimack Valley Works plant at North Andover while under construction in 1955
A couple of weeks ago, I criticized the possibility of an Amazon ... read more
Written by DAN MCCARTHY Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth
Inside the war against cannabis in Milford, which could have major Commonwealth-wide implications
"Breaking Down The Changes To Mass. Recreational Marijuana Bill" and more
Written by ANDY GAUS Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth
Linda Noel, a co-founder of MassCann/NORML and its current treasurer, is also an active and practicing farmer, growing heirloom tomatoes in Franklin. Here are her thoughts about cannabis farming these days.
Written by HALEY HAMILTON Filed Under: COLUMNS, Eats, LIFESTYLE
“We are a society that wants perfect looking food,” Bezahler said. “Farmers are picking for consumers and we want perfect looking food.”