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Home / Farmers / Red Fire Farm

Red Fire Farm

Location: Granby and Montague, MA
Farmers: Ryan and Sarah Voiland
Supplies Real Pickles with fresh beets, carrots, chile peppers, cucumbers, green cabbage, leeks, napa cabbage, onions, red cabbage, tomatillos

Red Fire Farm family

Ryan and Sarah run Red Fire Farm, a successful family farm in Granby and Montague, MA. Started by Ryan in 2001, the farm specializes in a diverse array of certified organic vegetables, fruit, and flowers. Red Fire Farm is well-known throughout western Massachusetts for their high quality produce, which they sell through their Community Supported Agriculture program, farmer’s markets, food co-ops, and their own farm stands in Granby and Montague. They also host a not-to-be-missed Tomato Festival every August at the Granby farm.

Ryan began his farming career back in middle school when he took over his parents’ vegetable garden and opened an organic farm stand at their house in Montague. By the time he was in college, Ryan was already on his way to becoming an experienced grower, as his operation had expanded into an established vegetable farm selling at farmer’s market and wholesale. After graduating from Cornell’s agriculture school in 2000, Ryan purchased an old dairy and potato farm in Granby and began growing his organic vegetables there under the name Red Fire Farm. Now, with many years of experience under his belt, Ryan is a highly skilled grower and, along with his wife Sarah, runs one of the most well-respected organic farms in the area.

In 2009, Ryan and Sarah purchased additional farmland and expanded their farm operations back into Ryan’s hometown of Montague. They acquired 110 acres of rich alluvial soils as well as beautiful greenhouses. They are working with Mount Grace Land Trust to employ an innovative land tenure model, the Campaign for Affordable Farms, that will keep this farmland affordable for farmers into the future.

Red Fire Farm was one of the first farms to supply produce to Real Pickles, and continues to be a key source of high quality, certified organic vegetables for us. And conveniently, Red Fire Farm’s stands in Granby and Montague are great places to pick up a jar of Real Pickles products!

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It's Friday and time for another round of Meet the It's Friday and time for another round of Meet the Picklers! Today we would like to introduce one of the newest members of the production team, Madeline! Joining us recently from Asheville, North Carolina, Madeline brings with her many awe-inspiring stories including tales of bicycling across the country with her sweetie, Drew. The two of them biked 4,200 miles from Bar Harbor Maine to Astoria, Oregon making many new friends along the way! These days Madeline's adventures are mostly centered around her new rescue pup Luna and exploring New England. She loves working at Real Pickles and being a part of a mission-based business that is supporting local agriculture. We love that she has chosen Real Pickles as a place to call home! 

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Looking for an easy way to add a little color and Looking for an easy way to add a little color and flavor to your morning? Try mixing in some nutrient-rich fermented veggies with your cream cheese or non-dairy spread! 
Bagels by our neighbor @riseabove_413 
Photo by @clarebarboza
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It is with great pleasure to introduce to you a Pi It is with great pleasure to introduce to you a Pickler you can’t help smiling around, meet Jess! Jess came to Real Pickles after years of doing seasonal work on vegetable farms and piecing together winter jobs. They loved the farm work but when they found Real Pickles 4 years ago they decided this was the place for them! 
Jess is a worker-owner with many important roles across each department at Real Pickles. In addition to being on our board of directors and working as a production assistant, they are also responsible for the seamless success of our shipping department, a job they make look effortless. On top of all that, Jess is also the assistant bookkeeper and a huge asset to the sales team!
If there is a birthday or an occasion to celebrate at Real Pickles, Jess makes sure to provide delicious treats that everyone can enjoy, no matter what their dietary needs are! When Jess is not at Real Pickles they are working hard at mastering the yoyo, learning to crochet small animals and collecting VHS tapes and other forms of obsolete media.
We love working with Jess and appreciate all that they bring to the Real Pickles family! 

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YUM! 😋@wheelhouse.farm has paired our Organic G YUM! 😋@wheelhouse.farm has paired our Organic Garlic Kraut with some pork belly pastrami and rosemary on top of one of our favorite bakery's sourdough! 
Reposted from @cisa_localhero:
When #localrestaurants use hand-made ingredients from other #localfarms and #smallbusinesses, that’s a win for our community and our taste buds :) 
Bread by @riseabove_413 Photo by @wheelhouse.farm

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It's Friday which means it's time to introduce you It's Friday which means it's time to introduce you to another member of the Real Pickles team! This week we'd like you to meet Fermentation Manager and worker-owner Katie Korby. In 2011, Katie was farming and looking for a part time job that she could feel good about. She knew she had found her people when, on her first day as a production assistant, folks broke into song while sweeping the floor during cleanup! Katie took some time off when her daughter was born and to help her husband, Stoneman, of @stonemanbrewery , start his brewery in their back yard. When she returned to Real Pickles she took on the role of Fermentation Manager. Katie oversees all aspects of our fermentation process; she tests each batch, develops new recipes, and implements food safety practices and certifications. 
When Katie isn't at Real Pickles she can be found tending her gardens, raising pigs and chickens, knitting, or hanging out and probably baking something with her 6 year old daughter Maggie. Katie is also one of the musicians on staff that play live music to our fermenting vegetables on a weekly basis! Maybe that is one of her secrets for producing such wonderful ferments! 

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@nofamass presents “Food Security for the Common @nofamass presents “Food Security for the Common Wealth” 
Friday JAN 8 - Sunday JAN 10, 2021 
Virtual workshops, intensives, keynote speeches and an online auction with amazing items (including a Real Pickles sampler) to bid on! 
Event registration: https://cvent.me/ZQZ8Nm
Auction: https://go.rallyup.com/wcauction2021

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