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By JACOB NELSON

For people near Goshen, Oliver’s Farm Stand is bringing more local food within close reach. As they do, they’re bringing their neighbors closer together too.Farm stands come in many shapes and sizes. Since 2017, Oliver’s has grown into a nearly...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SPRINGFIELD — Most Massachusetts farmworkers whose hard work puts food on the dinner tables for Massachusetts families have difficulty affording the produce they pick and process.

By JACOB NELSON

For some people, grocery shopping is just a chore. Maybe it sometimes feels like a race to fill a cart and get out before the fluorescent lights and dizzying array of choices become overwhelming. But not all shopping experiences are like...

By JACOB NELSON

Jackie Pliska, owner of Wanczyk Produce in Hadley, has dreams of keeping the farm stand business open year-round instead of seven months each year. But first, she has to finish college.Pliska started working at the family business when she was 11. She...