By DOMENIC POLIRecorder Staff GREENFIELD — The two organizations with the most sites participating in a new food assistance program are based in Franklin County. Just Roots in Greenfield and […]
Read More...Community Foundation grants given
Recorder StaffWednesday, February 15, 2017 Just Roots, Clinical and Support Options and the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts are among seven organizations awarded $300,000 in competitive “innovation” planning grants from […]
Read More...Study to look at health impact of CSA participation
By SHELBY ASHLINE Recorder Staff GREENFIELD — Hoping to gain support from health insurance companies for community supported agriculture, a local farm-share program and health clinic are teaming up on […]
Read More...Sweet or tart? Kids taste and vote
By SHELBY ASHLINERecorder Staff NORTHFIELD — Children packed the meeting room of Dickinson Memorial Library Thursday afternoon, their lips puckered after tasting sour foods and breaking into smiles over sweet […]
Read More...Food clinic gives low-income residents access to fresh food: Just Roots, Franklin Community Co-op and Food Bank offer food clinic once a month
By TOM RELIHAN Massachusetts Senate DistrictsRecorder Staff GREENFIELD — A few of the barriers to getting fresh, local food may soon fall for some local residents thanks to a new […]
Read More...Schools try ‘Just Soup’
By CHRIS CURTISRecorder Staff GREENFIELD — The Just Roots community farm’s new Tuscan bean soup had a test run in Greenfield’s elementary schools this week. The soup was one of […]
Read More...3-year federal grant planted seeds for local food programs’ success
By RICHIE DAVISRecorder Staff GREENFIELD — A three-year, $284,000 federal grant has yielded a bumper crop of results, agreed all four recipients of the community food program that the money […]
Read More...New soup for you: Just Roots farm’s new product line to hit stores by fall
By KATHLEEN McKIERNANRecorder Staff GREENFIELD — Sometimes, all you want is just soup. But not just any soup from a can. You want good soup like a vegetable minestrone made […]
Read More...Inmates to learn organic gardening
By RICHIE DAVISRecorder Staff Thanks to a new $15,000 federal grant, inmates at the Franklin County House of Correction will be learning about organic gardening and sustainability issues as part […]
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