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By TINKY WEISBLAT

Eggs are a staple of my diet. Their price has gone up, in part because of a nationwide egg shortage due to an outbreak of avian flu, and in part because the price of everything has gone up. Nevertheless, when one can find them, eggs still offer a...

By DOMENIC POLI

The 2023 season isn’t looking too peachy for New England farmers waiting to see if any of their buds survived mid-February’s subzero temperatures.It appears that month’s cold snap crippled the growth of the beloved stone fruit typically harvested from...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Holiday cooking is often elaborate. But sometimes it can, and should, be simple.My friend Peter Beck recently won my heart (as he often does) by sharing a cake that is uncomplicated, relatively healthy and tastes like spring. If you want something a...

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM — Through a new offering at the New Salem Public Library, the Greenfield-based Franklin County Community Meals Program hopes to provide residents with nourishment while destigmatizing food insecurity.Anyone is welcome to stop by the library...

By CHRIS LARABEE

BERNARDSTON — With the local Cub Scout troop’s sponsorship set to end in December, the Bernardston Kiwanis Club is raising money to support the group through a traditional chicken pot pie dinner.On Saturday, March 25, folks can stop by the United...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield School Department will soon have its own food truck, increasing the district’s ability to offer free, nutritious meals to children across the city.“I’m very excited about this project,” said Food Service Director Greta...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

March is maple month. I love walking down the road with my dog and peering into the containers along the way to see how much sap they have collected. The season has had its ups and downs this year, but as I write this, it has been a pretty good one...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Barbara Ann Veal of Sunderland has nothing but happy memories of Saint Patrick’s Day. They come from two different times in her life.One of those times was her childhood. Her Swedish-American father loved to bake Irish soda bread. Despite his ethnic...

By BELLA LEVAVI

WASHINGTON — With new legislation, U.S. Rep. James McGovern (D-MA) hopes to permanently increase the federal reimbursement for school meals.“This is one piece of the puzzle, but it is an important piece,” McGovern said in a phone interview. His bill,...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Film is no longer our dominant national art form. That is now television, streaming television in particular. Perhaps because I am approaching middle age (I have been approaching it for years and plan never actually to enter it), I still adore the...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Following a hiatus, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is reconvening its spaghetti dinner to benefit Warm the Children.Food will be served at the Greenfield Elks Lodge, 3 Church St., from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday. A donation of $10 per...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SPRINGFIELD — After 30 years under the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts’ umbrella, the food rescue nonprofit Rachel’s Table will become its own standalone organization this summer.The separation will give Rachel’s Table full fiscal,...

By CHRIS LISINSKI

The state House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously approved injecting more than $280 million into emergency shelter, school meals and food aid programs on the verge of running out of capacity or money.And with the governor already making a...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Aldi, the discount supermarket chain based in Germany, is one step closer to setting up shop in Greenfield after the Conservation Commission approved special conditions for the project proposed for 208 Mohawk Trail.Commissioners this week...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Bonnie Brown is bright in appearance and in personality. “I love what I do,” she told me last week as she tidied up her kitchen at Bonnie B’s Country Kitchen on Main Street in Greenfield.She has been in the food business for more than four decades....

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — For the Alimonos family of Hadley, making pizza is a tradition that spans five decades and two continents. “My family has been in the business since 1970, back home in Greece,” said Costas Alimonos, who recently opened Georgio’s Pizza at...

By CHRIS LARABEE

BERNARDSTON — The Kiwanis Club’s traditional chicken pot pie fundraiser returns this weekend as the club looks to raise money for future community events.On Saturday, Feb. 25, residents can stop by the United Church of Bernardston at 58 Church St. for...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Presidents’ Day is a relatively new holiday. It was established in 1971.February used to honor Lincoln and Washington separately on their birthdays. This omnibus holiday generously embraces all presidents, even the incompetent ones like James Buchanan...

By LISA GOODRICH

At first glance, Charlemont may seem an unlikely place to open a restaurant that features New Orleans cooking. When the pandemic offered a chance to try something new, Wesley Janssen and family saw the opportunity for a homecoming.The Northfield...