Simple Pleasures

CISA: Appalachian Naturals

Tomatoes are just one of the many local agricultural products Appalachian Naturals uses in their sauces, dips, mustards and salsas. The Company, located in Goshen, is committed to being a small part of how consumers can eat locally year round, without compromising...

Making It Here: Chapley Gardens

Since the late 70’s, Chapley Gardens has been a small oasis in Deerfield, housing an exotic array of plants in their water gardens for their loyal customers. Producer Tony Dunne and Videographer Mark Langevin stopped by the gardens this past summer for a tour from...

CISA: Dairy Farms

Do you know how many gallons of milk a cow produces in one day or perhaps how many pounds of milk are needed to make one pound of cheese? With June being National Dairy month, CISA Executive Director Phil Korman visits two local dairy farms to talk with the farmers...

Making It Here: Behrens Boards

Nick & Kory Behrens grew up around wood; their father is a woodworker and builds custom homes. The brothers took that foundation and turned it into a business, Behrens Boards, hand-crafting kitchen cutting boards in the basement of their parents’ home. The pair...

The Laws of Baseball

Springfield College Professor of Communication and baseball writer Marty Dobrow discusses the recent sale at auction of a copy of “The Laws of Baseball” and what that document tells us about the beginnings of the...

Quabbin Memorial Day

Like communities all across the United States, the towns of the Swift River Valley commemorated their war dead each year on Memorial Day until those towns ceased to exist in 1938. Quabbin Park Cemetery became the center of Memorial Day services for those towns and...

Bennington Battle Monument

As we honor those who have died while serving in our armed forces this Memorial Day, we bring you a story about the soldiers who served at the birth of our nation – right here in western New England. On August 17, 1777, Brigadier General John Stark and his men...

CISA: Spring Planting

Another spring planting season is upon us, and for many that means a trip to a local garden center or farm stand. CISA Executive Director Phil Korman checks out Hadley Garden Center and Meadow Brook Farm in East Longmeadow to find out what types of plants are...