Springfield/Forest Park At The X

There is good news on the Massachusetts agriculture scene. Farms and farmers are increasing. Many young people are going into agriculture. The Stockbridge School at UMASS now has bachelors, masters, and doctorate programs. Massachusetts is second in New England in dollar amount of sales per farm. Many of the people that I have met who are interns interested in farming, or who have become farmers, are very well educated. Let’s hope that this trend continues. Two more weeks after today until our market ends, then the winter market begins on November 10th. We will have many of the same vendors there. Remember those of you who have elder or WIC coupons—you must use them by the end of this month. They are not good after that.