Very kind and high on service! Willing to accommodate the size we need. Can't wait to eat our…read moreturkey they farmed!

We love some of the food at Hagers and have been coming almost daily since April when we moved here…read morefrom Lexington, MA. The service is comically bad with youngish kids at the counter who have not been trained, are slow and not at all welcoming. There are new faces in there every day. My last trip was earlier this week when my order was rung up at $10.51. I rarely use cash but had $11 and asked the young and confused employee if I could take a penny out of the tip jar so I could have 2 quarters change for parking meters. The minute I laid hands on that thing, a blonde haired middle aged woman literally flew out of the back and told me to get my hand out of the tip jar. Kinda chuckled and said Do you think I'm a thief?" Mind you, I am an elderly, completely respectable woman. I told her the girl had given me permission to get a penny ( waited for her to volunteer but she was too clueless). She said she hadn't heard that and to NEVER touch the tip jar. Maybe there has been theft before? But by an older daily customer? I was humiliated and terribly upset, especially as a long line of customers looked on. I am asking for an apology.

Butynski's is a seasonal farm stand, selling local vegetables (and some fruits) in season…read more The quality of their vegetables is excellent. I often go there specifically to buy their sweet corn. During the height of the season they usually have four or five different varieties of sweet corn to choose from. I also highly recommend the broccoli, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, potatoes, and their squashes. (They have a much greater variety of vegetables than this, but I am only evaluating the things that I have purchased.) Most of what they sell is grown on their own farm, while a few items come from other local farms. In fall they also sell pumpkins and Indian corn. The quality of their produce is excellent, the prices are reasonable, and the service is friendly.

Poor customer service. Nobody ever answers phone. Many times they sell day old corn as fresh.read more

Fantastic food great takeout all homemade family style fresh delicious gourmet meals. Full catering…read moremenu with many different options. Great pricing family owned an operator for generations fantastic Farm.

Boy I tell you. What a Find! An actual Diemand in the Rough (pun super intended, but totally over…read moreused, and I don't care) First and foremost, I'm a BBQ reveiwer, this place is traditionally a family turkey farm (pretty sure anyways) and they make the absolute BEST TURKEY AND CHICKEN POT PIES EVER!!!! They also have a bunch of other goodies for sale in their farm store. That being said, BBQ! I very randomly stumbled upon this place while attempting to get lost in the middle of Massachusetts one day. And I stopped in and grabbed a frozen pie to go and heard about this amazing cook out they do every other Monday from like June through August? Maybe September? Gotta check the schedule anyway. So you can go online to their website, click on the Smokehouse Dinners, chose one of their meal plans ( I believe it's Ribs, Chicken, Sausage, .... and one more thing, let me check ... OMG! They changed the Menu!!! Now it's a choice between Ribs, Chicken, BRISKET! OR A TURKEY LEG!?!?! I have To Go BACK NOW!!!) and they come with a cube cut of Awesome homemade corn bread (the ones with the kernels still juicy in the bread!) slice of watermelon, and all you can drink Ice tea and Lemonade, and your choice of 2 sides. Mac and Cheese (good old how grandma use to make it style!) Corn on the cob (oh yes!) I think they had a celery salad and a potato salad maybe? But now they offer roasted butternut squash! I loved my ribs, they weren't as big as I'm use to but they were cooked perfectly. I can tell a lot of love went into the smoking process. My partner had the chicken, it was a 1/2 smoked chicken smoked to perfection as well. So, this place is just a real gem of a place. It's almost like even though you bought a $20 ticket to be there, it feels a hell of a lot more like your friendly neighbors sent you an invitation to their fun backyard BBQ. They had a local string band playing traditional Irish and American tunes. We were all under a canopy tent with picnic tables. We chilled for awhile listening to the music, meeting the locals, watching the sunset over the mountains and all their cows in the fields, just sippin on some cool iced tea and lemonades while they put the finishing touches on the food. I was kinda disappointed they didn't have someone ringing a triangle when the food was ready. And afterwards they had Barts Ice Cream selling small little cups of only 3 of their flavors, I think $4 a cup? It was a very small portion and only 3 flavors, but I guess we were lucky to have even that, It's just one person who has to drag a cart all the way behind the house. You can go inside the farm store and they have some baked goods and some ice cream sandwiches and other yummy things. They brought they're pony or donkey out to say hi to everyone. All their cows came right up to the fence and started eating the piles of corn husks and we got to feed them and pet them too. It was just such a great evening with good people and such a small town welcoming kindness that's getting harder and harder to find now a days. Love the place, love the food, love the people. Awesome!!!

I understand that mushrooms aren't for everybody. Some people love them. Some people hate them…read more Some people like them raw but not cooked. Some people eat them cooked but cower at the sight of them uncooked. That's just the way we are I guess. But mark my words, if you are a mushroom guy or gal, you will flip handsprings at what this company offers. Organically grown wild mushrooms and edible plants are what they sell. I ran into NEWE at the Northampton Farmers Market and struck up a conversation with Paul Lagreze. It took me about 5 seconds to see how knowledgeable and passionate he was about what he was selling. NEWE offers Shitake mushrooms (100% Organic, log-grown), Oyster mushrooms (Sustainably wild-gathered), morels, ramps (a kind of wild onion), and something called "Chicken of the Woods". Of course I had to buy a $5 pint of Chicken of the Woods, What is it? Well, I don't really know - it looks like old breakfast biscuits that have been tossed under a steam roller and left out in the sun too long. Paul said you could cook it just like chicken, and ,,, yes he did say "Tastes like chicken". I wrapped it in foil, added some water and teriyaki sauce and sirachi, and baked at 350 for a while. I gotta say -- it was very good, and yes, it did taste like chicken. I took a photo for you to see how it came out. Go support a cool local business run by a very nice guy....

Cannot say enough about an orchard with a view!…read more Did a fall foliage drive and decided to drive past the orchard. I always drive through in the winter for the beautiful sunrise over the mountains in the distance. Never seen it in the fall before and it was busy! Too be expected as my buddy owns Fern Valley Farm in Wilbraham so I already have my apples for the year. But, my girlfriend and I stopped for some cider and a cider donut at one of the stands off to the side in the parking lot. I had a cider lemonade which I enjoyed. Babe had a regular cider which was not to her liking as, in my opinion, coming from Michigan there is a lot of culture she's getting used to around here. I wouldn't put it past this being a fun trip for any family! Looks as if you get a tractor ride to some of the apples if you so choose to do that.

Love this place! Every year my family of 7 siblings and their families take an annual trip up the…read moreMohawk Trail and Apex is our first stop. Beautiful view over looking the valley. We take the tractor ride down to the orchard and pick bushel's to take home. Many different kinds of apples to pick. Cider donuts and cider are available in the little store. P.S. there is also a new cidery located directly across the street that has fantastic (6%) ciders.

It is a great place and the staff and volunteers are very nice. It has a wide range of food. The…read morevibe of the place is awesome. The bunny cuddles are so good I couldn't stop going back to them. It is a great place to go to with the family and it is suitable for all ages.

If you want fresh Vermont maple syrup, go straight to the source. The Franklin Farm is at the end…read moreof Weatherhead Hollow Rd in Guilford and is easy to find. They have a small gift shop attached to the barn with a padlock on the door. I knocked on the farmhouse and was advised that the padlock isn't locked, and that the shop is self service. I love Vermont. There is no debit or credit card machine, so be prepared with cash. I had just enough on hand. They sell various sized containers of this years maple syrup batch, as well as fresh eggs from their chickens. The honor system is in full effect, so act appropriately. I grew up down the road from here, so supporting a local farm is very important to me. I can't wait to share the tubs of maple syrup with friends and family. PS - it's less expensive to buy it here too, rather than going to the store, but the Guilford Store accepts debit and credit cards if you don't have cash and it's the same farm product.

Phenomenal product. Always consistent. Get them at Farmers markets but also thru MA Food Delivery.read more

In either one of my best or worst examples of impulse buying, I plunked down s $20 bill at the…read moreMycoterra Farm kiosk at the Farmer's Market in Northampton today to buy a grow-it-at-home Shiitake Mushroom Kit. For my $20 I got a big cube of something that looks like bark mulch. It'll take a while to see how this all works out, but in scanning the directions, I need to refrigerate it for a few days, set it on a plate, spray it with water and keep a plastic cover on it until mushrooms magically appear, which is a little different than waiting for magic mushrooms to appear. So it's sitting in the fridge now and in a few weeks, I'll report back to see if my spontaneous urge to spend $20 was a smooth move or not. Or will I just be saying the first syllable of "Shiitake"

If you come to Clarkdale Fruit Farm from the south, you must pass The Bars Farm Stand. The stand…read moreoffers a wide variety of very fresh, beautiful produce grown by two-generations of the same family. It is an IPM farm which also serves local restaurants. They also sell some produce from other local farmers. The family claims to offer the best tomatoes in the Pioneer Valley. I agree. I regularly buy their "seconds" to make tomato soup, a favorite of mine. I find their seconds better than the firsts offered by many stands and certainly better than most tomatoes sold at supermarkets. The variety of produce available here is delightful. Ratatouille fans will be in their glory, trying to select which variety of eggplant, summer squash and more to enhance this classic for this visit. For those who like their ratatouille with a kick, the farmers have developed a passion for peppers and offer a wide variety of these difficult-to-grow-in-Massachusetts veggies. Hey, even if you're not a cook, but a watercolorist, this is the place to purchase all of your "models." Imagine piles of yellow, green, purple and orange peppers in a beautiful, handthrown ceramic bowl. After you paint their portrait, stretch yourself in the kitchen, take out the wok and stewpot and make something tasty. The farm also offers fresh flowers grown on site and bedding plants in the spring.

This is an awesome little farm stand! It's a great place to find seedlings in the spring. The…read morecatnip we started two years ago has grown into the catnip forest, now enjoyed by all the neighborhood cats. Also, it is a good place to find whatever fruits and vegetables in season. They have an excellent selection and their peppers, both sweet and hot, absolutely cannot be beat. Friendly and helpful staff, I can't recommend them highly enough.