July 1, 2025: Ruffled Wiz

We’re taking a close look at local innovations and memory. We’ll head to Hatfield where a prodigal farmer is building culinary forward farm dreams. Sara Fil has a history at farm stands, but with Ruffled Feathers Farm she’s now providing vegetables, flowers, herbs and eggs to adventurous locals, and we’ll chat with her about the importance of the stand to her work. We’ll also look to Hadley and the original location of an innovative school that is the subject of a new podcast. Radiotopia presents “We’re Doing ‘The Wiz’” takes a look at Pioneer Valley Performing Arts School in its early days through the experiences of staff members and alums of the institution, including some missteps and key moments that lead to the titular production. The award winning Creative Team behind the episodes Ian Coss and Sakina Ibrahim, both of whom were in this musical, talk to us about their episodes and experiences, and the impact creating this very specific aural snapshot of PVPA has had on their lives and processes, and how that work stays with them today.