Stowe Farm Community

An Intentional Farm Community located in Colrain, Massachusetts

The joys of garlic

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So far, we pickled and put away the scapes, and had a couple rounds of garlic scape pesto. They made it through the dry spell. We’re still having great luck with Music and German Extra Hardy garlic. The scapes freeze well, and make an easy pesto dinner throughout the winter. Now on to the garlic!… [Read More]

At last, Broadband is coming to Colrain!

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“We’re getting closer by the Day!”  Another milestone was completed when the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) had their fiber routed and connected to our communications hut. MBI is the state organization that brings the middle-mile broadband connection to Colrain. In a few weeks our construction company will begin installing the last-mile fiber throughout Colrain according to… [Read More]

Quarantine Goslings

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Martha McLure                                                                                                                                                                                                               April, 2020 Back in December at a cookie making party, Haynes told me about his newly formed 4-H club. I asked if he was interested in incubating any eggs with the kids.  Last year my Sebastapol goose, Nosey, hatched fertile eggs, but she did not know… [Read More]

Frog days

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Usually all of the frogs are over in Katie and Justin’s pond, but this year they found a second swimming hole. They are quite talkative, but it’s a beautiful sound – except for the one that sounds like a fire alarm with a low battery! We checked all of our alarms before discovering it coming… [Read More]

Visitor

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Neighbors, Look who was knocking on our porch door, too short to reach the door bell. I know it just looks like a squirrel. Up close he looked like a fearsome Ground Hog! Not a good neighbor to have. By the time I’d gone to put shoes on he had vanished. We wondered if he… [Read More]

Support local economy and food you can trust

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Now is the perfect opportunity to support our local economy. We are fortunate to have so many awesome farmers and skilled crafts people in and around Colrain. Not only are you supporting them and our local economy, but the freshness, quality, flavors, and nutritional values are miles above factory farms. You’ll never go back. Here… [Read More]