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The farmstand column returns as blueberries are singing their swan song and tomatoes are finally starting to ripen. If you haven’t already heard, the…

As we enter the heart of the summer harvest season, the Press is about to begin its annual summer hiatus. We’ll return with a…

Despite Mother Nature’s attempts to dampen the spirits of Harvard’s farmers, they persist, and most farms already have some crops available. Strawberries, summer raspberries,…

This is the final farmstand column for the season; stands that remain open are noted below, along with what will continue to be available…

You may have found yourself complaining about how cold the nights have been these past few weeks, but in fact, Harvard has only recently…

The end of the local growing season always seems to come too soon, but October gives us one more gem of a crop before…

Ever wonder where all those apple variety names came from? Many of them represent the area where the variety was first cultivated. Empire was…

While some apple varieties, such as Honeycrisp and Empire, are relative newcomers, many varieties have been around for at least 100 years. That fits…

Willard Farm had a rough summer as this year’s drought affected many of its plants early in the growing season. Even zucchini, which seems…

Mid-September is the heart of the season for the McIntosh apple and its many descendants. McIntosh, a sweet-tart, crisp apple, was discovered by John…