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By JACOB NELSON

For some people, grocery shopping is just a chore. Maybe it sometimes feels like a race to fill a cart and get out before the fluorescent lights and dizzying array of choices become overwhelming. But not all shopping experiences are like...

By PAT JAMES

Kathleen Chapman (“KC”) and I met under a clothesline near her patchwork garden behind McDonald House in downtown Northampton. I wanted to learn more about her artwork, what brought her to Northampton, and how she connected with Grow Food Northampton...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Grow Food Northampton’s Tuesday Market will return to the city’s downtown on Tuesday, running once a week throughout the summer from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. The farmer’s market brings vendors from across western Massachusetts to the plaza...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city has issued a cease-and-desist order to Haymarket Cafe for failure to obtain proper licenses before its recent reopening, effectively shutting down the Main Street eatery and leaving its future in jeopardy.The notice was posted...

By JACOB NELSON

‘When I was a kid in Puerto Rico, I always liked going to the roadside markets and farm stands,” says Alexis Diaz DeJesus. “People had their fruit and vegetables all displayed, and you could negotiate prices or even trade for things. Then there were...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A New York City chef originally from Northampton has entered into negotiations for a partial buyout of Haymarket Cafe, with the intention of eventually taking over operations from current owner Peter Simpson as well as repaying former...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — When Aimee Salmon first moved to Northampton from the Democratic Republic of the Congo 10 years ago, she admits it was something of a culture shock.“The weather was the first snow in my life,” she said. “I didn’t speak English at the...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Since its founding in 1991, Haymarket Cafe has strongly aligned itself with progressive values.Named after Haymarket Square in Chicago, the site of a major labor demonstration in 1886 that led to the creation of May Day, the downtown...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — After being closed unexpectedly for several weeks, a mainstay of the downtown lunch scene reopened its doors Thursday, welcoming people in for coffee and drinks.“For now, the kitchen is closed — we’re not serving food,” Haymarket Cafe...

By JACOB NELSON

‘I’m a junkie for rutabagas,” admits Cathleen O’Keefe. “I love their tanginess and making fries with them. And winter greens. Knowing what goes into growing them in New England in the winter – they’re amazing!”O’Keefe has owned and managed the Winter...