AGRICULTURE

We learn about Amherst Cinema's Five on Film series highlight talents the area's five college consortium, talk to Local Heroes from Ben & Meg's Farm and Garden Store, and prepare for NEPM's VP debate watch party.

We kick off the spooky season with a new film series at Images Cinema, discuss feeding the community with the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, and explore volcanoes on the moon with Mr. Universe.

We romp around farmland at Preservation Orchard & Farm, Carr's Ciderhouse, Meadowfed Lamb, and Mike's Maze.

We find out what quasi moons are and how to name them with Radiolab's Latif Nasser, Mr. Universe, and Kelly Bluemnthal of the IAU, how to help farmers survive climate change, and how we can eat good this weekend at Taste of Northampton.

It's no secret that we love local agriculture, so we highlight some folx doing it justice. We talk to the Western Massachusetts Master gardeners Association, Fern Valley Farms, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture. Plus, we have our weekly chat with Rep. Jim McGovern.

Today, we're giving CISA's Phil Korman, THE local hero, his flowers as he enters retirement.

We learning about the negative health impacts from agrochemicals on some of the worlds most essential workers with the documentary, "Into the Weeds," and spotlight local hero Jenell Smith.

We chat with local author David Daley about his new book, "Antidemocratic: Inside the Far Right's 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections," and learn about how we can find hope in regenerative farming.

We learn about The Heavy Culture Cooperative's mission to bring together the local alternative music community, talk to farmers' market manager, bug advocate, and farmer Jen Krassler for the latest Local Hero Spotlight, and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We head over to Yellow Stonehouse Farms for the latest CISA Local Hero Spotlight, chat with writer and comedian Dulcé Sloan about life and her new book, and sympathize (empathize?) with the Word Nerd.