Cows & Conservation: A Farm Tour
In 2014, the Barstow family worked with Kestrel and the Commonwealth to place an Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) on 123…
Red Fire Farm: Walking & Wagon Tour
Late July is high summer with warm days and nights. This is the time of year that many main season…
Help Protect South Hadley’s Lauzier Farm
Like the Massachusetts’ Connecticut River Valley itself, the Town of South Hadley has a long and rich history of agriculture.…
Building a Stronger Community On and Off the Farm
Denise Barstow just completed her year-long service year as Kestrel’s Community Engagement and Regional Conservation Coordinator through the TerraCorps AmeriCorps…
Food for All: Creating a New Farm for the Food Bank
In the last few weeks, when the gravity of the pandemic began to dawn on Americans, most households went to…
Immigrants’ Dreams Take Root on Conserved Farmland
For much of human history, farming has been a way of life around the world. It’s never been easy work,…
Towns Rally for Threatened Farmland
“My family has farmed this land for generations.” This isn’t an unusual statement to hear in the Pioneer Valley with…
Valley Farmlands Provide Refuge for Tundra Birds in Winter
Article contributed by Lee Halasz Valley farmland supports our community, and in winter, also tundra birds! Living in the Pioneer…
