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Supporting the Local Food Pantry

February 10th, 2014 · 1 Comment · Local events

A huge crowd showed up to support the local food pantry in Cambridge last night. In fact, the event was delayed at least 15 minutes while more chairs were brought into the hall behind the Presbyterian church to view a documentary about hunger in America called A Place at the Table. An estimated 49 million […]

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Eating for the Fuel Fund

November 8th, 2013 · No Comments · Local events, rural life

We were back at the Presbyterian church in Salem for dinner last night to benefit the fund that helps folks pay their winter heating bills. This time there were lots of local products on display in the buffet line: beef, pork, turkey and lamb from 3-Corner Field Farm, where we got our sheep. The event […]

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Washington County Fair

August 22nd, 2013 · 2 Comments · Local events, rural life

The event we’ve been waiting all year for is finally here: the county fair. Mostly, it’s about animals–cows, pigs, chickens, goats, lambs. There’s lots and lots of grooming going on: big dairy cows being washed and preened. Sheep being clipped to fabulous balls of fur. And kids of all ages are involved, cleaning the animals, […]

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