by Advocate Staff | Mar 26, 2020 | Best Of 2020 Winners, Material World
Dave’s Soda & Pet City Best Pet supply store Dave Ratner started out selling pet food from the trunk of his car. Agawam store manager Miranda Treat says she’s never worked at a place like Dave ’s. “It’s a tight knit community here ,” she says, and she...
by Advocate Staff | Mar 26, 2020 | Best Of 2020 Winners, Material World
Hope & Feathers Framing and Printing Best Picture framing Located on Main Street in Amherst, Hope & Feathers has been offering framing and printing services since 2010. The shop is filled with creative innovations from its workers, who are all experienced...
by Advocate Staff | Mar 26, 2020 | Best Of 2020 Winners, Material World
Ten Thousand Villages Best Place for fair trade products In the Valley, fair trad practices are important to many people. Ten Thousand Villages doesn’t just support Fair Trade, it’s their whole purpose. Started in 1946 by a Mennonite woman who was struck by the...
by Advocate Staff | Mar 26, 2020 | Best Of 2020 Winners, Material World
Atkins Farms Country Market Best Place for gift baskets When you visit Atkins Farms it’s hard to imagine it as a little farm stand by the side of the road. But that’s how it all began back in 1962. Marketing Manager Jen Adams says that ’s one of the reasons for...
by Advocate Staff | Mar 26, 2020 | Best Of 2020 Winners, Material World
Turn It Up! Best Place for used CDs/records/DVDs If you’re an audiophile who can’t get enough of classic music from years past and you’re always looking for a hidden gem, Turn it Up! will scratch that itch. Owner and founder Patrick Pezzati has been offering...
