2016 brochure - North Quabbin Energy

TOWN BY TOWN LISTINGS
Royalston
Warwick
R2F AgCom (Ted Cady 978-544- 6410)
CHASE HILL FARM
74 Chase Hill Rd 978-544-6327
Organic raw milk, eggs, roasting chickens, beef, pork, cheese
FRED SWEDBERG HEIRLOOM TOMATOES
120 Moss Brook Rd 978-544-8072
170 varieties of heirloom tomato plants
May 15-June 15
HETTIE BELLE FARM
28 Winchester Rd 978-544-6241 hettiebellefarm.com
Meat CSA selling beef, chicken, duck, goose, lamb, pork, turkey
OLD 78 FARM
823 Orange Rd 978-544-1845
Eggs, pickled goods, hand-made clothing
WHITE BUFFALO HERBS
433 Richmond Rd 978-544-2203
www.whitebuffaloherbs.com [email protected]
Organic, handmade herbals for cooking and health, aromatherapy
products, and plants
Call or order online QH
Erving
DAN’S VEGGIES and POPLAR MOUNTAIN MAPLE
151 Northfield St 413-423-3242 [email protected]
Vegetable starts, maple syrup, vegetables, camp wood
Farmstand open daily May-Nov
Orange
R2F AgCom (Call Town Hall 978-544-1101)
DEAN’S BEANS
50 R.W. Moore Ave 978-544-2002 deansbeans.com
Fair trade coffee, cocoa, sugar
R2F AgCom (Randy Divoll 978-602-5583)
AURORA RANCH
46 Taft Hill Rd 978-249-4407 auroraranch.com
[email protected]
Lamb, beef, chicken, Romney breeding stock, fleece, sheepskins,
naturally-colored yarn, border collies
NEALE FARM
1 Neale Pl 978-249-6872
Blueberries, pumpkins, winter squash, other vegetables and fruits
in season; call or drop in
PROSPECT HILL FARM
25 Prospect Hill Rd 978-249-4260
Vegetables, eggs, herbs, perennials, bouquets, wheat weaving,
mushrooms (seasonally)
Phillipston
R2F AgCom (John Seamon 978-895-1452)
RED APPLE FARM
455 Highland Av 978-249-6763 redapplefarm.com
Pick-your-own apples, peaches, berries, pumpkins; pies, dumplings,
cider donuts, fudge, ice cream
Open daily year-round; see website for hours
RICHARDSON FARM
225 Narrow Ln 978-939-5579
Live spring lamb, hay,
maple syrup
R2F AgCom (for info email [email protected])
DIEMAND FARM
126 Mormon Hollow Rd 978-544-3806 thediemandfarm.com
Chicken, turkey, beef, lamb, prepared foods, baked goods, catering,
hay, compost, started pullets, wood products including lumber
Retail store Mon-Sat 7 am-5 pm + Sun (10 am-3 pm) during summer
COOLEYVILLE FARM
214 Cooleyville Rd 978- 544-8983 [email protected]
Vegetables, garlic, maple syrup, eggs, asparagus, blueberries
R2F
AgCom (Salvatore Morelli 508-365-8032)
CLOVER HILL FARM
1096 Barre Rd, Gilbertville 978-257-2390
[email protected]
Hay, non-GMO grains for poultry, pigs, cattle; land clearing, pasture
renovation, field nutritional consulting; farm store
HARDWICK SUGAR SHACK
572 Jackson Rd 413-477-0932 hardwicksugarshack.com
Maple syrup and other maple products
HARDWICK VINEYARD and WINERY
3305 Greenwich Rd 413-967-7763 hardwickwinery.com
Wine from local grapes and other fruit, tastings, events
Fri-Sun and holiday Mons 11-6
ROBINSON FARM
42 Jackson Rd 413-477-6988 robinsonfarm.org
[email protected] Farmstand daily 7 am-6 pm
Organic farmstead cheese from 100% grass-fed cows,
raw milk, grass fed beef, eggs, seasonal vegetables
STILLMAN QUALITY MEATS
3674 Greenwich Rd 413-477-0345
stillmanqualitymeats.com
Pastured pork , grass-fed beef, grass-fed lamb, pastured poultry,
eggs, meat CSA
Pick-ups at farm year-round
ROSE 32
412 Main St (Rt 32) Gilbertville 413-477-9930 rose32bread.com
Small-batch artisanal breads, some with local wheat QH
Check website for days and hours
RUGGLES HILL CREAMERY
670 Ridge Rd 978-287-5005 ruggleshill.com
Goat cheeses, goat breeding stock
KIWI MEADOWS FARM
63 Warwick Rd 978-544-3266
Vegetables, corn, berries, apples
QH
THE LITTLE WHITE GOAT DAIRY
309 Gidney Rd 978-790-1240 littlewhitegoatdairy.com [email protected] QH
Raw goat milk, yogurt, kefir, chèvre and other fresh cheeses, meat
Farmstand open daily 8-6, tours available 11-3 (call before first visit)
WALNUT KITCHEN HOMESTEAD
900 N Main St 978-726-6765 [email protected]
Twitter @WalnutKitchenHS
Eggs, poultry, naturally-raised meat, livestock, fiber new
Call or text for on-farm sales
AgCom (Lisa Finestone [email protected])
Hardwick
JOHNSON’S RESTAURANT and SUGAR HOUSE
210 Wheeler Ave 978-544-7835 johnsonfarm.net
Maple syrup
See website for restaurant hrs
SEEDS OF SOLIDARITY
165 Chestnut Hill Rd 978-544-7564 www.seedsofsolidarity.org
Greens, vegetables, garlic, rustic furniture QH
Self-serve 3-season solar-powered farmstand
New Salem
QUABBIN SKY VINEYARD
8 Hunt Rd 978-544-6543
Wine from local grapes, tastings; drop in year-round
HONEST WEIGHT ARTISAN BEER
131 West Main St Unit 104 (Orange Innovation Center) 413-537-6659
honestweightbeer.com [email protected]
new
Handmade artisan beer
Tasting room hours for samples and growlers Thurs-Fri 4-8 pm,
Sat 12-8 pm, Sun 12-5 pm
RACHEL’S EVERLASTINGS
185 Prentiss St 978-544-6063 [email protected]
Vegetables, nondairy fruit and greens smoothies, pesto, salsa,
fresh and dried flowers, perennials
QH
NEW SALEM PRESERVES and ORCHARDS
67 S Main St 978-544-3437 newsalempreserves.com
Low-spray heirloom apples, solar-cooked preserves, apple butter,
cider and cider products including donuts and jelly
Mid-Sept through Thanksgiving Eve
new
MOORE’S MAPLE GROVE FARM
220 Cross Rd 978-544-5363
QH
Hay, produce, baked goods, eggs, grass-fed beef, maple syrup,
cut flowers
NEW WENDELL FARM
254 Lockes Village Rd 508-360-0874 [email protected]
Chemical-free vegetables
new
CSA shares distributed at Wendell Farmers Market
JOYFARM
212 Neilson Rd 978-544-7279 [email protected]
Eggs, fruit-infused maple syrup, seasonal fresh produce
Call ahead for pickup at the farm
HOME FRUIT WINE
382 South Main Street 978-633-4395
Homemade fruit wine, mostly from locally grown fruit
Wed-Fri 4-8 pm, Sat-Sun 12-8 pm Free tastings Wed-Sun
MAPLE VALLEY FARM GREENHOUSE
190 Main St (N Orange) 978-575-0131
[email protected]
Vegetable and herb plants, late April-mid June
MAPLE MAMA SPRITZERS
978-544-0001 www.maplemamabeverages.com
new
[email protected]
Cold-brew flavored maple spritzers
Available in area stores; check online for locations
R2F
FOOTHILL FARM
40 Chestnut Hill Rd 413-335-2753
QH
Vegetable starts, herbs, perennials, flowers, heirloom plants
Farmstand open daylight hours
138 MAIN STREET FARM
138 Main St (N Orange) 978-574-0006 [email protected]
Eggs (year-round), goat and rabbit meat, summer and winter
squash
QH
Year-round farmstand; call or email ahead for meat
Wendell
SUGARBUSH FARM
47 Davis Rd 978-544-7178
Beef, maple syrup, hay, lumber
QH
Athol
R2F AgCom (Call Town Hall 978-249-4551)
Barre
R2F
ADAMS FARM
775 Bearsden Rd 978-249-9441 adamsfarm.biz
Meat, sausage, custom slaughtering
Mon-Wed & Sat 8-5, Thurs-Fri 8-6, Sun 10-2
AgCom (David Petrovick 978-355-5003)
BURNSHIRT VALLEY FARM
415-858-4424 [email protected]
Pork, chicken, goat – Off-farm sales by appointment
THE FARM SCHOOL
488 Moore Hill Road 978-249-9944 farmschool.org
[email protected]
Vegetables June-Oct, Winter meat CSA QH
Email or call to schedule a visit
CALEDONIA FARM
167 Grogan Rd 978-355-4519 caledoniafarm.com
Beef, pork, chicken, eggs – Call ahead
CARTER & STEVENS FARM
500 West St (Rt 122) 978-355-4940 carterandstevensfarm.com
Ice cream, raw milk, beef, produce, hay, maple syrup; CSA
BBQ Fri-Sat July-Aug; Stone Cow Brewery coming soon
Store open spring through fall
CHRISTIAN HILL FARM
630 Williamsville Rd 978-257-0178 christian-hill-farm.com
[email protected]
Heritage pork
HANCOCK DAIRY FARM
249 Hancock Rd 978-355-2062 hancockdairy.com
Dairy, cheese, ice cream, milk, home delivery
QH
HILLSIDE FARM
160 Lane Rd 978-257-5723 [email protected]
hillsidefarmbarre.net
Pastured-raised lamb, pork, and beef, free-range chicken, turkey
and heritage Narragansett turkeys
On-farm sales by appt
MANY HANDS ORGANIC FARM
411 Sheldon Rd 978-355-2853 mhof.net [email protected]
Certified organic vegetables and fruit CSA, chicken broilers, turkeys,
eggs, pork, grass-fed beef
Products mostly available by pre-order
R2F
QH
Town has passed a Right to Farm law
Sells at area farmers market
(see list on reverse side)
Products available at
Quabbin Harvest coop in Orange
NIEMI’S APIARY
183 Drury Ave 978-249-4019
Raw honey, beeswax, candles, handcream ; open daily
Petersham
HARTMAN’S HERB FARM and B&B
1026 Old Dana Rd 978-355-2015 hartmansherbfarm.com
[email protected]
Herbs, perennials, annuals, vegetables and dried flowers
Open daily 10-5
KEY
KING’S FARM
1743 White Pond Rd 978-249-7441
Vegetables, nursery plants; farmstand open daily May-Sept
JUMPING MOUSE FIELDS (Petersham and Orange)
new
401-374-1374 [email protected]
Micro-farm offering small number of CSA shares, herbal products,
herbal wellness and soil health/amendment consultations
LANDWORKS FARM
327 East St 978-724-3314
Vegetables, hay, cordwood
Contact for large quantity storage vegetables
QUABBIN GATE FARM
20 Dana Rd 978-724-3537
Beeswax, molasses, maple syrup, eggs
Call ahead
STONE HARVEST FARM
60 Hardwick Rd 978-724-0024 stoneharvestfarm.com
Cashmere goat and Tibetan Yak stock, produce, free-range all
natural no chemical goat, chicken ,turkey meat, fiber, pelts
Open year round, pre-order meat requests QH
SWEETWATER FARM
95 Maple Lane 413-813-5746 sweetwaterfarm.com
[email protected]
Grass-fed beef, certified organic eggs, mixed vegetables, fruit,
organic hay
Farm store 9-5 Mon-Fri (call ahead) (Mon) QH
WANDA DICKSON
232 N Main St 978-724-3421
Eggs, flowers, plants, vegetables, firewood, hay
Massachusetts spans two
counties (Franklin and
Worcester) and includes
the nine towns of Athol,
Erving, New Salem,
Orange, Petersham,
Phillipston, Royalston,
Warwick, and
Wendell. These
listings also include
two neighboring
towns, Barre and
Hardwick.
WHAT’S IN SEASON?
Eating more locally also means eating more seasonally.
For many of us who are used to the year-round, longdistance bounty of supermarket shelves, this can take some
getting used to. If you don’t have experience with growing
food yourself, try making the time to learn more about
what’s in season at different times of the year—peas and
strawberries in early summer, tomatoes and blueberries in
July, corn a little later, squash and apples in the fall. Check
out the state Department of Agricultural Resources’ online
Massachusetts-Grown Produce Availability Calendar and talk
to producers at farmers markets to find out more about
what they’ll be harvesting next. Consider buying good local
food in season and preserving some of it by freezing or
learning the fairly simple skills needed for canning or drying.
Farmers in our area have long relied
on selling a range of products—
maple syrup, hay, meat, milk
and cheese as well as fruit and
vegetables—to spread their income
over the seasons without depleting
the resources of their “upland”
farms. The more customers
are aware of what’s available
and when, the more feasible it
becomes to buy and sell locally.
This brochure is produced by NORTH QUABBIN
ENERGY, an informal group concerned about issues
relating to energy use. Publication is supported by a
generous grant from the North Quabbin Garlic and
Arts Festival as well as by individual donors in the
North Quabbin and beyond. Information is based on
our current knowledge, and is intended to help people
find locally-produced foods. To be included in future guides, email
[email protected].
A taste of history
From small to super
sized and in between
Supermarkets have a longer history than we sometimes
think, but they also coexisted with more varied kinds
of food processing and marketing (market gardening,
truck farms, independent
butchers and seafood
merchants, small dairies) for
much of that time.
A&P launched the first
chain grocery stores back
in 1912. By the early 1920s,
there were about 8,000
A&P stores, including
in both Athol (at right) and Orange. The stores
were relatively small, and even as chains expanded,
people were still shopping very locally. “All in one”
supermarkets came along in the 1930s (the first was in
Queens, New York) but didn’t get “super-sized” until
the decades following World War II, when improved
highways made longer-distance shipping of perishable
food more feasible.
Today’s “buy local” movement is working to restore a
wider range of small- and medium-sized producers and
processors who sell in more regional markets. You’ll
find many of them from our area in this brochure, and you can find their products
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subject to regulations put in
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practices on “factory farms”
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make it hard for them to stay in business.
Supporting local producers and sellers helps meet the
challenges of rebuilding shorter food chains and keeps
more food dollars circulating in our local economy.
Markets
Who sells where? Look for the letter symbols on the listings inside.
ATHOL FARMERS MARKET Sat 9 am-noon June-Oct
Uptown Common (1551 Main St)
BARRE FARMERS MARKET Sat 9 am-noon May-Oct
Congregational Church lawn (2016 only)
barrefarmersmarket.org
HARDWICK FARMERS MARKET
Sun 11 am-2 pm June 19-Oct 30 Hardwick Common
hardwickfarmersmarket.com
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ORANGE FARMERS MARKET
Mon & Thurs 3-6 pm May-Oct
Armory parking lot, East Main St
*NOTE: NEW LOCATION!
PETERSHAM FRIDAY MARKET
Fri 3-6 pm June-Oct
petershamcommon.com/fridaymarket.htm
MUSIC EVERY FRIDAY!
PHILLIPSTON FARMERS MARKET
Sat 9 am-1 pm June-Oct
Historical Society lawn (50 State St)
WENDELL FARMERS MARKET Sat 10 am-1 pm
Town Common near the bandstand
festivals
HARDWICK COMMUNITY FAIR
Aug. 19-20, 2016, Hardwick Town Common
www.hardwickfair.com
APPLESEED COUNTRY FAIR
Sept. 5-7, 2016, Red Apple Farm
455 Highland Avenue, Phillipston, MA
NORTH QUABBIN GARLIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
Sept. 24-25, 2016, 60 Chestnut Hill Rd, Orange
garlicandarts.org
Look for an expanded agricultural skills tent
for growing ideas!
OLD 78 FESTIVAL
Oct. 1, 2016, 823 Orange Rd, Warwick
old78farm.com
CIDER DAYS (all around Franklin County)
Nov. 5-6, 2016 www.ciderdays.org
THANKSGIVING HARVEST FESTIVAL
Nov. 19-20, 2016, Red Apple Farm
455 Highland Avenue, Phillipston, MA
resources
Community Gardens
NEW SALEM – South St [email protected]
PETERSHAM – Behind Nichewaug Inn
[email protected]
WENDELL – 9 Morse Village Rd 978-544-2306
Education
THE FARM SCHOOL – New farmer training – 488 Moore Hill
Rd, Athol 978-249-9944 www.farmschool.org/learn
MANY HANDS SUSTAINABILITY CENTER - Promotes
methods of sustainable and mindful living through
workshops, educational activities, and targeted work with
former prisoners – 411 Sheldon Rd, Barre 978-355-2853
manyhandssustainabilitycenter.org
SEEDS OF SOLIDARITY
EDUCATION CENTER – Workshops,
programs for youth, resources,
events that that foster health, justice,
and food and energy resiliency
165 Chestnut Hill Rd, Orange
978-544-9023 seedsofsolidarity.org
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QUABBIN HARVEST – A community coop market working to
provide healthy food at an affordable price, while building
community, supporting local agriculture and respecting the
natural environment. Local food producers who sell at the
coop are marked with a QH symbol in the town-by-town
listings on the other side – 12 N Main St, Orange
978-544-6784 www.QuabbinHarvest.coop
Land Trusts
EAST QUABBIN LAND TRUST – Conserving farmlands,
woodlands, and waters in Barre/Petersham/New Braintree
area – 120 Ridge Rd, Hardwick 413-477-8229 eqlt.org
MOUNT GRACE LAND CONSERVATION TRUST – A regional
land trust serving 23 towns in Worcester and Franklin
counties; active in farmland protection 1461 Old Keene Rd,
Athol 978-248-2043 mountgrace.org
Seed Libraries
Seed libraries share seeds with patrons
who later return seeds from their plants.
PAIGE LIBRARY – 87 Petersham Rd,
Hardwick 978-477-6704
PETERSHAM MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Town Common 978-724-3405
WENDELL FREE LIBRARY
7 Wendell Depot Rd 978-544-3559
CALEDONIA FARM – Farm machinery
services – 167 Grogan Rd, Barre 978-355arvest has gram
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159 Quabbin Blvd, Orange 978-544-5872
CENTRAL MASS GROWN – Highlights farms in central
[email protected]
Massachusetts centralmassgrown.org
COMMON GROW – Consulting on farmland use,
GREATER QUABBIN FOOD ALLIANCE – Area collaboration
preservation, and legal issues – 203 East St, Petersham
fostering cross-sector dialogue, information-sharing, and
978-724-3311 www.commongrow.com
new partnerships – 978-248-2043
DIEMAND FARM – Hay, compost, started pullets, wood
quabbinfoodalliance.wordpress.com
products – 126 Mormon Hollow Rd 978-544-3806
MASSACHUSETTS GROWN AND FRESHER – Produces onethediemandfarm.com
stop guide to Massachusetts food products and activities
HARDWICK FARMERS COOPERATIVE EXCHANGE –
www.mass.gov/agr/massgrown
Supplies for farming, livestock, gardening – 444 Lower Rd,
NOFA/MASS (Northeast Organic Farming Association)
Gilbertville (Hardwick) 413-477-6913 hardwickfarmers.net
Supports and promotes organic agriculture in
THE LITTLE CHICKEN FACTORY – “Chicken tractor” for safe
Massachusetts – 411 Sheldon Rd, Barre
mobile day-ranging – 21 Common St, Petersham
978-355-2853 nofamass.org
978-724-6662 www.thelittlechickenfactory.com
NORTH ORANGE GRANGE #86
O’BRIEN FARM – Cow manure by the bag or truckload
978-544-2183 [email protected]
(trucks loaded 12-2:30 pm daily) – 505 Holtshire Rd, Orange
PETERSHAM GRANGE #95
Support & Advocacy
IMAGES Cover photos: Oliver Scott Photography for Quabbin Harvest (top to bottom:
Seeds of Solidarity Farm, Orange; Chase Hill Farm, Warwick; Moore’s Maple Grove Farm,
Orange; Many Hands Organic Farm, Barre). Quabbin Harvest photo above: Michael
Skillicorn. Eggs: Austin Kirk on Flickr. Corn (over): Akash Kataruka on Flickr.
[email protected]
www.grange.org/petershamma95/
Grange chapters sponsor gricultural and
educational events and activities