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Winter Farmers’ Markets & Seasonal Food: Intersection of Culture, Tradition and Creativity

We’re spoiled in Western Massachusetts! Our summers are a bounty of local agriculture and food. We have the opportunity to eat seasonally most of the year and then winter arrives, the summer farmers’ markets disappear, and our kitchens feel a little lackluster. What do we cook without all of the colorful foods of summer?

Category: Hilltown Families, Local Food, Supplement Tags: Learning Ahead 25, Learning Ahead Seasons Jan Feb, Mass Humanities, Winter Farmers' Market

37 Community Highlights: Ice Harvest to Winter Farmers’ Market. Chinese New Year to Tu B’Shevat.

Ice Harvest to Winter Farmers’ Market. Chinese New Year to Tu B’Shevat. Wind Turbines to Meteorology. Hendrix to Ben-Hur… These are just a few of the learning highlights we’re featuring this week! Get out into your community and learn while you play! And be sure to check our list of supporting book titles to supplement the learning on the different topics highlighted each week. Purchase them for your family library, or check them… Read More

Category: Highlights, Suggested Activity Tags: arts, Berkshires, Community Based Education, Community Service Based Learning, education for sustainability, environmental education, experiential education, Family Activities in Western Massachusetts, Fire & Ice, Hilltown Families, kitchen science, Local Food, Massachusetts, New England, pedagogy of place, Pioneer Valley, place-based education, place-based learning, Science, Things to do in Western Massachusetts, Tourisim, Travel, Tu B’Shevat, Tu B’Shvat, vacation, Western MA, western massachusetts, Winter Farmers' Market, Women and Girls in Sports Day

Winter Fare: A Week of Winter Farmers’ Markets

CISA’s Week of Winter Fare January 26 & February 2, 2013 It is possible to eat locally year-round and there is a lot of amazing local food to be had even in the depths of winter. On January 26th and February 2nd, CISA will kick off its 20th anniversary year with Winter Fare, a celebration of the winter bounty. In collaboration with regular Winter Farmers’ Markets in Greenfield, Northampton, Amherst, and Springfield,… Read More

Category: Franklin County, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Local Food, Pioneer Valley, Suggested Activity Tags: CISA, Farmers' Market, Local Food, Pioneer Valley, western massachusetts, Winter Fare, Winter Farmers' Market

Holiday Farmers’ Markets in the Berkshires

Holiday Farmers’ Markets in the Berkshires Local food isn’t only available during the growing season! A bounty of locally grown and produced foods are available year-round in Western MA, and Berkshire Grown is making these products even easier to purchase by hosting two annual pre-holiday farmers’ markets! “We’re thrilled to host our 4th annual farmers’ markets,” says Barbara Zheutlin, Executive Director of Berkshire Grown. “We’re extending the season for our local farmers,… Read More

Category: Berkshire County, Food Tags: Best Blog, Farmers' Market, farmers' markets, Farmers' Markets in the Berkshires, Local Food in Western Massachusetts, Massachusetts, New England, Western Massachusetts Farmers' Markets, Winter Farmers' Market

Greenfield Winter Fare Celebrates Local Food in Franklin County!

5th Annual Winter Fare in Greenfield Kicks off on Saturday, Feb 4th for a Weeklong Celebration Greenfield’s annual Winter Fare will take place on Saturday, February 4th! Along with the farmers’ market, workshops, and barter market that Winter Fare offers, there will be several events happening across Franklin County to celebrate local food, too! Greenfield’s first Winter Fare took place five years ago, spearheaded by Juanita Nelson, and was designed as a… Read More

Category: Food, Franklin County, Greenfield, Hilltown Families, Suggested Activity Tags: Food, franklin county, Greenfield, Local Food, winter, Winter Farmers' Market

Northampton Winter Fare Helps Families Eat Locally Year Round

Northampton Winter Fare Saturday, January 14th, 2011 Claire Morenon, CISA Program Coordinator writes: CISA’s Winter Fare, a vibrant, diverse farmers’ market and community event, is coming to Smith Vocational High School in Northampton on January 14th, 2012 from 10am-2pm. Winter Fare is a celebration of the amazing local food that is available year-round in the Pioneer Valley, bringing together vendors from winter farmers’ markets around the Valley to kick off the new… Read More

Category: CISA, Food, Hilltown Families, Suggested Activity, Sustainability Tags: Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture, Local Food, Winter Farmers' Market

Springfield Winter Fare: Eat Locally Year-Round

Springfield Winter Fare: Eat Locally Year-Round This winter, CISA (Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture), is bringing a vibrant, diverse one-day farmers’ market to Springfield. On December 18th from 10am-2pm, the first annual Springfield Winter Fare will be held at Springfield Technical Community College. The market will feature an amazing array of local foods, including root vegetables, squash, salad and cooking greens, fruit, herbs, bread and grains, meat, cheese, maple products, honey, pickles,… Read More