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Massachusetts Agriculture Photo Contest winners announced!

2007 Massachusetts Agriculture Calendar Published

Calendar coverThe winning photos from this year’s Massachusetts Agriculture Calendar Photo Contest have been selected and published in the 2007 Massachusetts Agriculture Calendar. The calendar, published by Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom, Inc, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, features a winning photograph each month, plus several honorable mention winners in selected places.

Arturo Villarreal of Cambridge (left) receives his award from Sec. Robert Golledge.Winners were honored in a ceremony on Massachusetts Day, September 21, at the Eastern States Expostion (The Big E) in front of the Massachusetts Building. Massachusetts Secretary of Environmental Affairs Robert Golledge and Commissioner of Agricultural Resources Douglas P. Gillespie presented the winners with certificates. Each winner also received two tickets to the The Big E, a “Massachusetts grown…and fresher!” logo hat and two complimentary calendars, all provided by the state Department of Agricultural Resources.

This year’s Massachusetts Agriculture Photo Contest winners and their photos are:

  • January - Linda Hoffman, Harvard, winter Apple Tree Pruning at Old Frog Pond Farm, Harvard
  • February - Marion Beaudry, Whately, tan Alpaca at North East Alpacas Farm, Whately
  • March - Adell Donahue, Southampton, maple syrup in heart-shaped bottle at South Face Farm, Ashfield
  • April - Arturo Villarreal, Cambridge, sheep in field at Allen Farm, Chilmark, Martha’s Vineyard
  • May - Kent Boynton, Harvard, honey bee and nactarine blossom at Carlson Orchards, Harvard
  • June - Kent Boynton, Harvard, Jersey cows at Stillman’s Dairy Farm, Lunenburg
  • July - Carol Purinton, Clinton, daylillies in neighbor’s backyard
  • August - Jennifer Hashley, Boston, Mrs. Kim Harvesting Cilantro at White Gate Farm in Dracut
  • September - Wendy Faneuff, Ashland, “rainbow of apples” at Tougas Family Farm, Northboro
  • October - Sandra Pipczynski, Hadley, Malinowski Farm, Hatfield
  • November - Linda Hoffman, Harvard, old rooster taken at Old Frog Pond Farm, Harvard
  • December - Robert Conway, Wareham, cranberries in snow at Round Swamp Bog, Middleboro

Honorable Mention winners and the months where their photos appear:

  • Glen Cook, Amesbury, snow shoeing in the orchard (January)
  • Julian Robinson, Oak Bluffs, Norwegian draft horses at play at Takemmy Farm, West Tisbury, Martha’s Vineyard (February)
  • Joseph Kalinko, Springfield, maple buckets at Rice Fruit Farm, Wibraham (March)
  • Joseph Kalinko, Springfield, peach Blossoms at Rice Fruit Farm, Wibraham (May)
  • Sarah Pipczynski, Deerfield, asparagus bunches at Pipczynski Farm, Hadley (June)
  • Frank Tadley, Arlington, orange peppers, Arlington Farmers Market (August)
  • Debbie Papalia, North Andover, field of sunflowers, at Colby Farm, Newburyport (September)
  • Patience Taylor, Plymouth, A.D. Makepeace, Wareham (October)
  • Pia Nielsen, Rutland, “Louigi, the Kashmir goat at Alta Vista Farm, Rutland (November)

The winning photos portray local farms and products throughout the seasons. The calendar also includes Massachusetts agriculture facts, conservation facts, agriculture and horticulture related events and websites, and a chart showing when local crops are in season.

Calendars may be purchased for $10 each; proceeds will benefit Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom, a non-profit organization that works with teachers throughout the state in developing agricultural classroom materials. Send a check payable to Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom with your name and address to: Calendar, Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom, c/o Debi Hogan, PO Box 345, Seekonk, MA 02771.

"This calendar will educate consumers about the rich diversity of agriculture in the Bay State," said Douglas P. Gillespie, Massachusetts Commissioner of Agricultural Resources. "I'm sure folks will enjoy viewing these attractive pictures throughout the year while learning about farming in Commonwealth."

“The Massachusetts Agriculture calendar also offers people an opportunity to learn about conserving natural resources on a farm and in their own backyard,” said Richard DeVergilio, Acting State Conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Massachusetts. “I’m happy that NRCS was able to partner with the state ag department and Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom on this educational project.”

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