Our office had a wonderful time spreading holiday cheer in the region.
We delivered gifts to families across the hilltowns with the @marylyonfoundation (who collectively delivered gifts to 140 children!) and served over 100 meals for the @southcountyseniorcenter Center.
We’re grateful to be part of such a caring and generous community!
Proud to have nominated @ourfamilyfarmsmilk with Senator Jo Comerford for the 2025 Massachusetts Manufacturing Award.
Check out this distribution list that goes way beyond #westernmass ! You can enjoy Our Family Farms milk in Boston, Cambridge, Carlisle, Acton, Sterling, Millbury, Bolton, Southbridge and even @Boston Logan International Airport !
Learn more about Our Family Farms in this @greenfieldrecorder article:
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Earlier this week, I joined MA Department of Agriculture Commissioner Ashley Randle in Hatfield at Chestnut Mountain Tree Farm to raise awareness about Green Friday here in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts is home to 459 Christmas tree farms, which operate on nearly 3,000 acres of land and contribute more than $4.5 million to the local economy every year.
Clink on the link below for more information on locally-grown trees:
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/christmas-tree-farms
A big thanks to everyone who believed in us and stood up against federal cuts to food security programs.
It was an honor to walk alongside my former boss jimmcgovernma as we rolled from Deerfield to Greenfield in the dark.
I couldn’t ask for a better parter in this work - especially given everything he is grappling with at the federal level.
I am grateful to call him my Congressman and am supremely thankful to call him my friend.
This morning, I marched with students and teachers at the Conway Grammar School to support the March for the foodbankwma!
Nearly every student held a hand-made sign showing why this was important them and why they were marching (on a 32 degree morning!)
Learn more about you can help here:
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Tomorrow marks the first day of the two day March for the foodbankwma.
The cows at UMass Amherst and I are sending all of our love and support to montebelmonte, jimmcgovernma and all the marchers!
Learn more about you can help here:
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This morning, Senator Jo Comerford and I attended the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce 'Growing Our Economy: Farming & Agriculture in Franklin County,' annual breakfast honoring the farmers and producers who keep Franklin County growing strong.
Today’s incredible speakers included:
- Courtney Basil, apex_orchards
- Jennifer Core, CISA
- John Waite, Franklin County CDC/Western MA Food Processing Center
- Cecelia Yazwinski, Massachusetts Agriculture Youth Council
- Jenelle Wilkins, quonquont_farm
#buylocal
Believe me when I say that I wish we did not need to walk 26 miles annually to raise awareness about food insecurity. But this will be the 11th time I've marched to end hunger in western Massachusetts.
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts stretches every $1 to provide 3 healthy and nutritious meals to a neighbor in need. Given what is happening at the federal level right now, your support is more important than ever.
Learn more about you can help cheer me on for the 16th March for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts here:
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