Great Brook Farm, MA

Great Brook Farm, MA

Enjoy a tour of the only state park in the U.S. with a working dairy farm. Tamma Duffy owns the Great Brook Farm at Great Brook State Park in Carlisle, MA. Watch as she shows visitors an amazing sight: the only robotic milking at a Massachusetts dairy farm. Her farm is very diversified – she has an ice cream stand, and sells compost, cow manure, loam and cranberries. She explains the importance of local food.

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Roasted Corn Pudding in Acorn Squash Recipe

Roasted Corn Pudding in Acorn Squash Recipe

Whether you decide to serve Roasted Corn Pudding in Acorn Squash at your holiday table, do take the time to make this recipe from 101 Cookbooks as adapted from Karen Hubert Allison’s The Vegetarian Compass. Clear a couple hours to make it and then another to just enjoy every mouthful. The recipe is supposed to feed 4-6 people so there should be plenty to share with family or your food...

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Perfect Mashed Potatoes

Perfect Mashed Potatoes

Who else thinks mashed potatoes beat regular baked potatoes by a mile?  A holiday table would certainly be incomplete without mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes (preferably with marshmallows or brown sugar and a little butter). Many of you probably also enjoy a spoonful of mashed potatoes straight from the container in the fridge the day after a holiday dinner at some point. Isn’t that, as...

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Chocolate milk is the official drink of Halloween

Chocolate milk is the official drink of Halloween

There are any number of excellent ways to enjoy chocolate, but imagine being a kid (or maybe you are) and finding one way your parents encourage!  The official drink of Halloween, chocolate milk is tasty and nutritious. Talk about a Halloween thrill.  Of course, lowfat chocolate milk is a logical choice for a treat anytime of the year.  It is almost like cheating, being tasty and good for...

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Drink Up

Drink Up

Did you know that Americans are consuming only about half the Dietary Guidelines (three servings of dairy foods each day) recommended?  Yikes!  That means many are missing out on key nutrients milk products provide like calcium, potassium, magnesium and protein…just to name a few.  Make sure you get your three servings of dairy each day, which can help build stronger bones, healthy...

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