Before purple, there was red and blue. This is the time of year when the seasons feel like they are melting together. Like, literally, I feel the snow melting underneath […]
Read More...Harvesting the Sun at Just Roots!
JUST ROOTS IS HARVESTING THE SUN!: This Friday, March 30, 11:30am-1:00pm EVENT ACTIVITIES: We’ll be celebrating the new solar array that’s converting sun to Just Roots power! Meet at the solar […]
Read More...Raising funds, a ruckus and a glass to support Just Roots at the Pint!
MARCH 26 (TOMORROW!!): RAISE YOUR GLASS AT THE PEOPLES PINT: While we’re merely imperfect humans, the Early Green is a purely perfect ale. Don’t miss out. Join us at The People’s […]
Read More...Lifting a barn
Building a New Foundation. I lifted a barn. I did. I turned the crank on the twenty ton screw jack and watched as the barn lifted, one little centimeter at […]
Read More...Just Roots, Quabbin Harvest have top enrollment in state for healthy food assistance
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 […]
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