At a Farmstand Near You- Page 2

Summer may be on the wane, but this is peak season for local produce. Though many blueberries have already fulfilled their destiny, some are…

The Press will be on a break until Aug. 15, but Harvard’s crops will be hard at work growing and ripening. While we’re gone,…

Produce season is finally here again! Blueberry picking is expected to begin this weekend or soon after at all of Harvard’s orchards. The stands…

This is the last farmstand column of the season. It’s been a good one for our farms and orchards, with no early freezes, no…

’Tis the season for carving pumpkins, a tradition that has its roots in an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain, celebrated from Oct. 31 to…

It’s that time of year when the first frost of the season lurks in the night air, quietly planning the demise of the most…

In addition to the many varieties available on the trees at our local orchards, some heirloom varieties with historic connections are popping up this…

Many of our modern-day apple varieties come from university breeding programs. Such is the case with Honeycrisp, which was released in 1991 by the…

Blueberries might be a distant memory now that October is at our doorstep, but local fall raspberries are going strong. Technically, raspberries, along with…

Sometimes a visit to a local farmstand leads to an unexpected find. Such was the case when this reporter stopped by Doe Orchards earlier…