Tougas Family Farm, Northbrough, MA, USA
It was my first apple picking with our family. Perfect summer vacation time.
Al Rose | Red Apple Farm | Phillipston, Massachusetts
A towering, craggy old McIntosh tree in the center of the orchard at Red Apple Farm in Phillipston, Massachusetts, has weathered 113 winters, borne many tons of crisp, tart apples, and fed generations of customers. Planted in 1912, it’s the oldest commercially planted McIntosh tree in New England and possibly the country, and still produces fruit today thanks to more than a century of care by the Rose family.
Al Rose and his wife Nancy, who operate the fourth generation farm, have introduced an innovative growing system just a stone’s throw from the centenarian McIntosh tree. To ensure success in an area that sees its share of dry summers, Rose sought the help of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Tougas family farms
September 5th Apple picking
127 Farm Rd Sherborn, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts farmers advocate for legislation at agricultural day
The states agricultural industry was celebrated at the statehouse today.
Nuestro Huerto Community Farm | Worcester, Mass.
When Amanda Barker arrived in Worcester, Massachusetts in 2009 to start graduate school at Clark University she knew that she wanted to grow food and build community. “My hope was to figure out a way to connect people with food, get people talking to each other,” said Barker.
Seven years later, she is one of the nation’s urban agriculture pioneers who raise crops on tiny patches of land wedged between city buildings, used car lots, highways and railroad tracks, and even on rooftops.
As Director and Farm Manager of Nuestro Huerto Community Farm, Barker and her corps of volunteers are raising vegetables, fruit, herbs and greens on a third of an acre behind a church in Worcester’s south end. The land was previously used as storage grounds for an iron foundry; the soil was tested and found to be free of contaminants. Nuestro Huerto is Spanish for “Our Garden.”
In addition to the usual challenges that go with farming: weather, labor and pests, urban farming brings its own unique concerns such as security. A car wreck recently damaged a fence and nearly took out crops at Nuestro Huerto.
Barker’s biggest hurdle was inadequate irrigation. The drip irrigation system that she connected to the church’s water supply wasn’t getting enough water to the crops. So, she contacted the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service for help.
Local farms impacted by new law to change animal confinement
Mass. voters approved a new law to change how animals are confined on a farm. 22News visited a local farm affected by the new law.
2018 Massachusetts Farm Bureau Farm of Distinction: Ventura Stables
Scenes from Ventura Stables - located on Full Envision Farm in Berkley - which was selected by the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation as one of the state's 2018 Horse Farms of Distinction.
Owner Caroline Ventura's 10-year-old son Camden talks about his horse Makhi and instructor Suzanne Phillips discusses her typical day on the farm, as well as how she takes care of Logan, her Canadian horse.
Read the full story about Ventura Stables and two other Taunton-area farms that earned the MFBF distinction here:
Verrill Farm in Concord, Mass., opens its new farm stand.
Verrill Farm in Concord, Mass., celebrates the opening of its new stand, two days before the one year anniversary of the fire that destroyed its old one.
Mill River Farm | New Marlborough, Massachusetts
Steep land and a short growing season? Not a problem for Jan Johnson, owner of Mill River Farm, a 32 acre certified-organic produce and livestock farm in New Marlborough, Massachusetts, in the heart of the Berkshire hills. She’s tackling those challenges with a little help from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Read more at ma.nrcs.usda.gov.
The Vanishing Family Farm
The cast of National Geographic Channel's Family Beef are interviewed about the state of the family farm in Virginia and across America. Big Tom Buchanan, his son Bo, and father Raymond all reflect on the challenges facing the family farmer in today's economy.
Produced by TuffCubby Entertainment.
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Sean Stanton | Blue Hill Farm | Great Barrington, Massachusetts
When Sean Stanton started improving the pastures surrounding his small farm in Great Barrington, Mass., his efforts not only benefited the natural resources of this scenic southwest corner of Berkshire County, but also diners at an upscale eatery on the lower west side of Manhattan.
That's because he supplies the Blue Hill Restaurant in Greenwich Village with pasture-raised beef, veal and pork, as well as eggs and farm-fresh tomatoes. Standing among his 20 head herd in a field skirted by the Appalachian Trail and the rolling Berkshire hills, Sean explains how his farm products found their way to the Big Apple.
I started farming because I wanted to know more about food, where it comes from, how it's produced, explains Sean. I started on 10 acres that my parents own in Great Barrington. Then I met Dan Barber, a chef who owns Blue Hill Restaurant and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in New York City.
Dan and his brother David own the 135 acre Blue Hill Farm, which Sean now leases from the Barber family. It's a relationship that goes beyond customer and supplier, tenant and landlord. They share a belief that sustainable agriculture produces high quality food.
For help achieving his sustainability goals, Sean turned to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
I've been working with Sean since 2006. He came in as a beginning farmer, says Kate Parsons, District Conservationist in NRCS' Pittsfield office. We looked at all the issues on the farm and helped him with a milk house waste system and a nutrient management plan.
In the conservation plan that Kate developed with Sean, she included 35 acres of rotational grazing -- a management system where livestock is moved from one field to another -- to improve pastures that were dominated by vegetation that the cows had no desire to eat.
It's been amazing to watch the pastures change here, says Sean, explaining that the action of the cows on the pasture -- the regular grazing down and regrowth, and added nutrients from cow manure -- has turned the grass into a nutritious food source for his herd.
It's been exciting to work with a new farmer who's willing to try new things and to see him succeed and improve his farm and his business, says Kate.
Sean agrees. It's really been quite a pleasant experience.
Northborough Massachusetts (MA) Real Estate Tour
Tour Northborough, MA neighborhoods, condominium developments, subdivisions, schools, landmarks, recreational areas, and town offices.
Northborough, Massachusetts was originally part of the Town of Marlborough, then Westborough. It became a separate town with the right of representation at the Great and General Court of Boston in 1775.
Early civic activity in Northborough revolved around its churches, then known as meeting houses. Northborough's first meeting house was built on land given by Captain James Eager in 1776; the First Congregational Unitarian Church stands in its place today. The legally elected officers of the town were the church tithing men and town ministers were the arbiters of both town and family life. Though Northborough has grown and changed considerably in the nearly 250 years since its founding, a significant historical district at the town center provides a living reminder of the community's colonial past.
Today, Northborough operates under its own home rule charter. The town is governed by a five-member select board and the town meeting membership of registered voters. Though primarily residential in nature today, Northborough also hosts a burgeoning research and development-oriented industrial park. For other town tours visit . For towns in MA visit . For MA relocation information go to . For a MA MLS map search visit .
Fairfield Farm, Williamstown, Mass. | No-till and Soil Health
The 400 acres of hay land and 220 acres of corn at Fairfield Dairy Farm in Williamstown, Mass. are set among sweeping vistas of the Berkshire hills. The beauty belies the challenges faced by the five generations of the Galusha family who have farmed this rugged land. Jay Galusha, who, with other family members, milks 240 cows, has found a solution with the help of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Driving to Wegmans - Northborough, MA - Opening day
Wegmans opening day...just a drive from the street to the parking lot. Wegmans opened at 7AM, this is a drive in at 8:30AM.
Very reminiscent of going to a Patriots game....great traffic control.
Pruning Cherry Trees — FGNtv
Lynn Long, Oregon State University, demonstrates cherry pruning techniques at Tougas Family Farm in Northboro, Mass. Greg Lang, Michigan State University, speaks in the background. The demonstration was part of IFTA's conference in Boston.
Parlee Farms Tyngsboro MA
This place is pretty cool. Pick fruit. Feed critters. Watch goats in their Ewok Village. Listen closely to the story in the beginning.
An Evening at White Cliffs
The 'Cranboni' at Johnston's Cranberry Marsh
In 2012, we created the 'Cranboni' to turn cranberry beds into skating rinks at Johnston's Cranberry Marsh.
HARVEST AT THE BOG- Shot on DJI Phantom 3
Cool drone video of a cranberry harvest! Shot in Langley, BC, Canada.