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Framingham May Seek Protection Of Troubled Farm
October 29, 2013The owner of Framingham's Eastleigh Farm on the north side of town has temporarily averted a foreclosure auction of his raw dairy farm and store, as well as his home. But the town is already considering how it would protect the land if an auction
October 29, 2013Western Worcester County Wants To Stay Rural
September 27, 2013Residents of western Worcester County want rural Massachusetts to stay that way, according to a planning meeting Wednesday.
September 27, 2013WPI Gets Planning Grant
May 28, 2013Worcester Polytechnic Institute is the lead institution in a new program funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) planning grant it received with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
May 28, 2013Barre Farming Group Gets USDA Grant
October 11, 2012The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Barre is one of 17 Massachusetts organizations receiving funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the state's Department of Agricultural Resources has announced.
October 11, 2012
Central Mass. Farmers: Apple Crop's Early, Pick Now
September 3, 2012Apple farmers are adjusting their plans to account for a harvest that is one to two weeks ahead of schedule, thanks to a warmer-than-usual spring.
September 3, 2012Patrick Gets Bill Aimed At Runoff Reduction
August 24, 2012Legislation that would place restrictions on the use of fertilizers to prevent phosphorus runoff into rivers and other water bodies was passed by House and Senate lawmakers Thursday.
August 24, 2012
Mobile Market Brings Produce To Worcester
August 20, 2012Local officials will unveil Worcester's new mobile farmers market, The Veggie Mobile, today at Grant Square. The market will make 10 stops a week to neighborhoods throughout the city, bringing fresh produce to low-income residents.
August 20, 2012
Drawbacks In A Growth Industry: More farmers markets may put more pressure on local growers
August 6, 2012Farming with her husband in Oxford for 29 years, Fran Shivick is known at local farmers markets as the “Tomato Queen,” and wears the title proudly, airbrushed in bright red and yellow on her white T-shirt and hat.
August 6, 2012Dover Saddlery Revenues Rise, Profits Dampened By Store Expansions
March 28, 2012Dover Saddlery Inc., of Littleton, reported an increase in revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011 as well as the full year.
March 28, 2012Framingham Food Co. Merges With Calif. Seafood Supplier
March 16, 2012Ian's Natural Foods, a Framingham-based manufacturer of allergy-friendly and gluten-free products using sustainable food sources, has a new name after merging with, Blue Horizon Wil
March 16, 2012California Group: Mass. Wine Shipping Bill In Doubt
February 22, 2012A group of winemakers and retailers cast doubt this week on the future of a house bill that would allow larger winemakers to ship wine to Massachusetts consumers.
February 22, 2012Bolton Winery Expanding
January 25, 2012Nashoba Valley Winery has nearly completed construction on 5,000-square-foot warehouse a mile down the street from its Bolton winery, restaurant and orchard.
January 25, 2012State Awards Open Space Grants
December 27, 2011The state has awarded $6 million to eight communities - including two in Central Massachusetts - that will help protect 8,000 acres as open space as part of
December 27, 2011ThermoEnergy Promises Agricultural Recycling
December 19, 2011Worcester-based ThermoEnergy Corp. says it's had success with tests of a system to recover ammonia from biogas plants.
December 19, 2011Mass. Dairy Farms To Receive Tax Credit
December 7, 2011The state says some of Massachusetts' 175 dairy farms will be eligible for $3 million in tax credits after the Patrick Administration uncovered an error in the state's 2010 Dairy Fa
December 7, 2011Urban Park Summit Held In Worcester
October 4, 2011Urban park enthusiasts have descended on Worcester today as part of the first Urban Park Advocates Summit, sponsored by the Trustees of Reservatio
October 4, 2011
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