Nature, People, Land
John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live… In These Hills. In the second episode of In These Hills, John talks with Jeanette Horton, who has been farming and caring for people in Cummington … Continue reading In These Hills #2 – Jeanette Horton
The Friday Night Cafe takes place at the Cummington Village Church, 32 Main Street, on the second and fourth Fridays of each month from September to June. In this time of COVID-19, instead of a live show at the cafe, performers have the option of making “at home” audio only, self-recordings with whatever tools they have available: … Continue reading Friday Night Cafe: March 26, 2021
In These Hills with John Bye. One of the forces behind the Friday Night Cafe hosted at the Village Church in Cummington (and hosted digitally here at the New Rural Advocate during the pandemic), John Bye has lived in this rural western Massachusetts town for more than 30 years. Recent events led him to realize … Continue reading In These Hills #1 – Christy Knox
[written by Sawyer Farm's Lincoln Fishman in late summer 2020] Some of you know that my dear cousin, Yupadee Kobkul-Bonsiri, died of COVID-19 on April 27th [2020]. She and my cousin Steve lived in Brooklyn, and spent a lot of time at their house here, next door to the farm. She was 51, in good … Continue reading The Deep State of the Farm
The Friday Night Cafe takes place at the Cummington Village Church, 32 Main Street, on the second and fourth Fridays of each month from September to June. In this time of COVID-19, instead of a live show at the cafe, performers have the option of making “at home” audio only, self-recordings with whatever tools they have available: … Continue reading Friday Night Cafe: Feb. 26, 2021
The Friday Night Cafe takes place at the Cummington Village Church, 32 Main Street, on the second and fourth Fridays of each month from September to June. In this time of COVID-19, instead of a live show at the cafe, performers have the option of making “at home” audio only, self-recordings with whatever tools they … Continue reading Friday Night Cafe: Jan. 22, 2021
The Friday Night Cafe takes place at the Cummington Village Church, 32 Main Street, on the second and fourth Fridays of each month from September to June. In this time of COVID-19, instead of a live show at the cafe, performers have the option of making “at home” audio only, self-recordings with whatever tools they … Continue reading Friday Night Cafe: Dec. 25, 2020
The Friday Night Cafe takes place at the Cummington Village Church, 32 Main Street, on the second and fourth Friday of each month from September to June. In this time of COVID-19, instead of a live show at the cafe, performers have the option of making “at home” audio only, self-recordings with whatever tools they … Continue reading Friday Night Cafe: Nov. 27, 2020
The Friday Night Cafe takes place at the Cummington Village Church, 32 Main Street, on the second and fourth Friday of each month from September to June. In this time of COVID-19, instead of a live show at the cafe, performers have the option of making “at home” audio only, self-recordings with whatever tools they … Continue reading Friday Night Cafe : Oct. 23, 2020
First frost. Kind of. It's a matter of degrees. There are hundreds of variables that affect whether a crop gets frosted. Elevation, wind, sugar content, overall plant health, the plant's height off the ground, surrounding topography — these are just of few of the obvious ones. There's also something to be said for the natural … Continue reading A Matter of Degrees
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