Check out the Heath Marketplace where you can shop local.
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Common Ground
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Resources
Hilltown Community Development CDC Webpage CDC Facebook Page Food Processing Center Western Massachusetts Food Processing Center Franklin County Community Development Corporation (FCCDC) is an economic development non profit organization providing comprehensive business development education, access to capital, commercial office and manufacturing space plus home of the Western Mass Food Processing Center. Education Mohawk Trail Regional School District (MTRSD) Franklin County Technical School (FCTS) . BERK12 BERK12 is working with the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont School Committee to conduct a Sustainability Study. To read a progress report, link HERE. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Missing the Mark: on education aid distribution. Mass Business Alliance for Education (MBAE): . . . Massachusetts sends more aid to wealthier school districts than the state formula determines they need at the expense of . . . low-income communities. |
Agriculture/Local Produce
Apex Orchards Benson Place, https://bensonplace.org/ (organic blueberries, pasteurized chickens) Blue Heron Farm CISA (buy local) Clarkdale Fruit Farm Fair Winds Farm (Draft horse workshops and training) Greenfield Farmers Coop Farmers Market Directory Just Roots (Greenfield Community Farm) Lyonsville Farm (Naturally grown vegetables and plants) Martins Farm (compost & mulch) Mass Farm Bureau Federation (legislation) Natural Roots CSA Northeast Organic Farming Association Pine Hill Orchards Sanborn Mills Farm (Preserving agricultural knowledge) Shelburne Grange Fair (Saturday, August 27, 2022) Sidehill Farm (Organic yogurt, sour cream, cheddar) Smiarowski Farm (Farm stand is at 320 River Road, Sunderland. spring asparagus) Soul Fire Farm (Farm tours, learning programs) Wells Tavern Farm (Sheep) Wheel-View Farm (Grass fed beef) Winterberry Farm (Farm visits) |