Mission Statement
The purpose of the Buffalo Mountain Food Cooperative is to develop within its area of influence a community-owned and operated, health-oriented, thriving enterprise;
* To continually educate the community as a whole in regard to food politics,
health issues, and our social-cultural activities;
* To demonstrate alternative approaches to structuring our work environment
so that it is more decent and compassionate;
* To offer healthy, pro-active choices and
* To open our doors to, and develop all aspects of our community.
Values and Goals
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The Hardwick Vineyard and Winery is a local family winery, proudly operated by founder and owner John Samek, and located on a quiet country road that winds around the Quabbin Reservoir, in the central Massachusetts town of Hardwick. For more than a decade the Samek family drove down this road with their eyes on the abandoned Giles E. Warner mansion, built in 1795, watching it deteriorate. They dreamed of starting a vineyard and winery, and saw potential in the two-hundred-year-old house, built while George Washington was president. In 1997, the family bought the house and its 150 acres of...