>>> COMING UP WE'RE CONNECTING WITH YOU THE CREATIVITY AND CUL WITH YOU THE CREATIVITY AND CUL TOO YOUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING TOO YOUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING SOME PUBLIC ART THAT HONORS A SOME PUBLIC ART THAT HONORS A LONG-TIME EDUCATOR, ACTIVIST, LONG-TIME EDUCATOR, ACTIVIST, AND ARTIST.

AND ARTIST.

>> PAINTINGS THAT HAD CONTENT, >> PAINTINGS THAT HAD CONTENT, THAT HAD A CERTAIN DELIVERY THAT THAT HAD A CERTAIN DELIVERY THAT MOVED YOU, THAT CHALLENGED YOU, MOVED YOU, THAT CHALLENGED YOU, AND ENTERTAINED YOU.

AND ENTERTAINED YOU.

ALL OF THAT WAS IN NELSON'S ALL OF THAT WAS IN NELSON'S WORK.

WORK.

>> ARTIST ANDRAE GREEN EXPLORES >> ARTIST ANDRAE GREEN EXPLORES TIME, MYTHOLOGY, AND HISTORY TIME, MYTHOLOGY, AND HISTORY THROUGH HIS WORK.

THROUGH HIS WORK.

>> YOU'LL SEE FIGURES LIKE >> YOU'LL SEE FIGURES LIKE SHIFTING BEING BLURRED OR YOU'LL SHIFTING BEING BLURRED OR YOU'LL SEE A GLITCH, FOR I USED FOR SEE A GLITCH, FOR I USED FOR MEMORY THAT LOOKS REAL BUT MEMORY THAT LOOKS REAL BUT ISN'T.

ISN'T.

>>> AND WE'LL VISIT AN APPLE >>> AND WE'LL VISIT AN APPLE ORCHARD THAT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR.

ORCHARD THAT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR.

>> IN THE WORLD OF CIDER MAKING, >> IN THE WORLD OF CIDER MAKING, WE'RE A PRETTY SMALL OPERATION.

WE'RE A PRETTY SMALL OPERATION.

WE CAN MAKE PRETTY PREMIUM CIDER WE CAN MAKE PRETTY PREMIUM CIDER WITH THESE OLD PRESSES.

WITH THESE OLD PRESSES.

>> JOIN US FOR THOSE STORIES AND >> JOIN US FOR THOSE STORIES AND MORE AS WE EXPLORE THE MORE AS WE EXPLORE THE CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY, THAT MAKE US WESTERN COMMUNITY, THAT MAKE US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, UP NEXT ON NEW ENGLAND, UP NEXT ON "CONNECTING POINT."

"CONNECTING POINT."

>>> SUPPORT FOR "CONNECTING >>> SUPPORT FOR "CONNECTING POINT" PROVIDED BY OUR POINT" PROVIDED BY OUR CONTRIBUTING VIEWERS.

CONTRIBUTING VIEWERS.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ WELCOME AND THANKS FOR JOINING WELCOME AND THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR "CONNECTING POINT," YOUR US FOR "CONNECTING POINT," YOUR SOURCE FOR REETIST -- FOR SOURCE FOR REETIST -- FOR CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY.

COMMUNITY.

I'M ZYDALIS BAUER.

I'M ZYDALIS BAUER.

TODAY WE'RE COMING TO YOU FROM TODAY WE'RE COMING TO YOU FROM ASHLEY RESERVOIR IN THE CITY OF ASHLEY RESERVOIR IN THE CITY OF HOLYOKE, A BEAUTIFUL SPOT FOR A HOLYOKE, A BEAUTIFUL SPOT FOR A WALK OR HIKE IN THE FALL TORE WALK OR HIKE IN THE FALL TORE ANYTIME OF YEAR, RIGHT HERE IN ANYTIME OF YEAR, RIGHT HERE IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

BUT WE START OFF OUR SHOW TODAY BUT WE START OFF OUR SHOW TODAY IN THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD.

IN THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD.

DURING THIS YEAR'S COMMUNITY DURING THIS YEAR'S COMMUNITY MURAL INSTITUTE AND FRESH PAINT MURAL INSTITUTE AND FRESH PAINT SPRINGFIELD'S MURAL FELL, TWO SPRINGFIELD'S MURAL FELL, TWO MURALS WERE RE-CREATED TO HONOR MURALS WERE RE-CREATED TO HONOR LONG-TIME JASHOSH, ACTIVIST, AND LONG-TIME JASHOSH, ACTIVIST, AND ARTIST NELSON STEVENS.

ARTIST NELSON STEVENS.

THE MURALS ORIGINALLY CREATED THE MURALS ORIGINALLY CREATED BACK IN THE '70S DEPICT THE BACK IN THE '70S DEPICT THE VIBRANCY AND RICHNESS OF BLACK VIBRANCY AND RICHNESS OF BLACK LIFE IN SPRINGFIELD DURING A LIFE IN SPRINGFIELD DURING A TEMULTOUS TIME.

TEMULTOUS TIME.

-- TUMULTUOUS TIME.

-- TUMULTUOUS TIME.

A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY IN THE A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY IN THE CITY OPENED THE MURALS FOR CITY OPENED THE MURALS FOR PUBLIC VIEWING.

PUBLIC VIEWING.

AND PRODUCER DAVE FRASER WAS AND PRODUCER DAVE FRASER WAS THERE TO BRING US THE STORY.

THERE TO BRING US THE STORY.

>> TWO, THREE!

>> TWO, THREE!

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF NELSON >> THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF NELSON STEVENS WAS CELEBRATED RECENTLY STEVENS WAS CELEBRATED RECENTLY IN THE MAY SUBSQUARE SECTION OF IN THE MAY SUBSQUARE SECTION OF SPRINGFIELD WITH A REDEDICATION SPRINGFIELD WITH A REDEDICATION OF TWO MURALS THAT WERE OF TWO MURALS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY CREATED ALMOST FIVE ORIGINALLY CREATED ALMOST FIVE DECADES AGO.

DECADES AGO.

STEVENS, WHO PASSED AWAY LAST STEVENS, WHO PASSED AWAY LAST JULY, LIVED IN THE CITY FROM JULY, LIVED IN THE CITY FROM 1972 TO 2003 AND TAUGHT AT THE 1972 TO 2003 AND TAUGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST ALONGSIDE PROFESSOR JOHN AMHERST ALONGSIDE PROFESSOR JOHN BRACY.

BRACY.

>> WHAT NELSON DID MORE THAN >> WHAT NELSON DID MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE WAS SEE ANYBODY ELSE WAS SEE ABSOLUTELY -- HE ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY -- HE ABSOLUTELY REFUSED TO MAKE DISTINCTIONS REFUSED TO MAKE DISTINCTIONS AMONG CLASSES AND RACES OF AMONG CLASSES AND RACES OF PEOPLE.

PEOPLE.

NELSON WAS AN ARTIST AND HE NELSON WAS AN ARTIST AND HE DIDN'T THINK HE COULD CHANGE THE DIDN'T THINK HE COULD CHANGE THE WORLD IF ONLY BLACK PEOPLE WORLD IF ONLY BLACK PEOPLE CHANGED BECAUSE WE'RE NOT THE CHANGED BECAUSE WE'RE NOT THE MAJORITY OF THE WORLD'S MAJORITY OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION.

POPULATION.

WE HAD TO PARTICIPATE IN A WORLD WE HAD TO PARTICIPATE IN A WORLD WHERE EVERYBODY CHANGES.

WHERE EVERYBODY CHANGES.

>> IN THE EARLY 1970, STEVENS >> IN THE EARLY 1970, STEVENS INITIATED A GROUNDBREAKING INITIATED A GROUNDBREAKING PUBLIC ART PROJECT THAT RESULTED PUBLIC ART PROJECT THAT RESULTED IN THE CREATION OF OVER 30 IN THE CREATION OF OVER 30 MURALS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

MURALS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

THE MURALS PROMOTED BLACK THE MURALS PROMOTED BLACK EMPOWERMENT AND BROUGHT THE EMPOWERMENT AND BROUGHT THE PRIDE AND ACTIVISM ASSOCIATED PRIDE AND ACTIVISM ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT TO WITH THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT TO WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

>> SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT >> SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN ANYWHERE ELSE IN DIDN'T HAPPEN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD.

THE WORLD.

IT HAPPENED RIGHT HERE IN IT HAPPENED RIGHT HERE IN SPRINGFIELD AND GOT ERASED OVER SPRINGFIELD AND GOT ERASED OVER TIME BY DEVELOPMENT, BY TIME BY DEVELOPMENT, BY POLITICS, BY PEOPLE NOT POLITICS, BY PEOPLE NOT APPRECIATING OR FEEL BE APPRECIATING OR FEEL BE THREATENED BY THE MESSAGES OF THREATENED BY THE MESSAGES OF THIS WORK.

THIS WORK.

AND SO WE'RE DOING MURALS AGAIN AND SO WE'RE DOING MURALS AGAIN IN SPRINGFIELD.

IN SPRINGFIELD.

AND IT JUST FELT LIKE WE CAN'T AND IT JUST FELT LIKE WE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD IF WE'RE FORGETTING MOVE FORWARD IF WE'RE FORGETTING THE PAST.

THE PAST.

SO WE'RE FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH SO WE'RE FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH NELSON BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY TO NELSON BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY TO START THE PROCESS.

START THE PROCESS.

>> THE TWO MURALS REDEDICATED >> THE TWO MURALS REDEDICATED ARE "WALL OF BLACK MUSIC," AT ARE "WALL OF BLACK MUSIC," AT ONE MONTROSE STREET, AND ONE MONTROSE STREET, AND "TRIBUTE TO BLACK WOMEN," AT 38 "TRIBUTE TO BLACK WOMEN," AT 38 KATHERINE STREET, BOTH KATHERINE STREET, BOTH COMMEMORATED IN SEPARATE COMMEMORATED IN SEPARATE CEREMONIES IN SAY -- LATE CEREMONIES IN SAY -- LATE SEPTEMBER.

SEPTEMBER.

AMONG THOSE THERE WERE A AMONG THOSE THERE WERE A CHICAGO-BASED ARTIST COLLECTIVE CHICAGO-BASED ARTIST COLLECTIVE OF WHICH STEVENS WAS A MEMBER.

OF WHICH STEVENS WAS A MEMBER.

>> NELSON'S WORK, MY WORK, OF >> NELSON'S WORK, MY WORK, OF AFTERRY COBRA, IT WAS -- A AFTERRY COBRA, IT WAS -- A PHILOSOPHY PREMISE AND DEDICATED PHILOSOPHY PREMISE AND DEDICATED PRINCIPLES.

PRINCIPLES.

NEL SIS ON -- NELSON'S WORK THAT NEL SIS ON -- NELSON'S WORK THAT IS SPEAKING TO ONE OF THE IS SPEAKING TO ONE OF THE TENETS, THAT IS PRORK PROJECTING TENETS, THAT IS PRORK PROJECTING A POSITIVE IMAGE OF BLACK A POSITIVE IMAGE OF BLACK PEOPLE.

PEOPLE.

SO THOSE IMAGES OF NELSON'S WORK SO THOSE IMAGES OF NELSON'S WORK SPEAKS TO MURALS THAT WERE JUST SPEAKS TO MURALS THAT WERE JUST RESTORED REFLECT THAT VERY RESTORED REFLECT THAT VERY DIRECTLY.

DIRECTLY.

>> STEVENS WAS CELEBRATED OVER >> STEVENS WAS CELEBRATED OVER THE COURSE OF HIS LIFE FOR HIS THE COURSE OF HIS LIFE FOR HIS FOCUS ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN FOCUS ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE AND JAZZ.

CULTURE AND JAZZ.

HIS SIGNATURE STYLE INCLUDED HIS SIGNATURE STYLE INCLUDED BOLD COLORS, UNEXPECTED LINES, BOLD COLORS, UNEXPECTED LINES, AND TRIBUTES TO HISTORICAL AND AND TRIBUTES TO HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ICONIC FILINGS.

CONTEMPORARY ICONIC FILINGS.

-- FIGURES.

-- FIGURES.

>> I CALL HIM A FRACTICCAL >> I CALL HIM A FRACTICCAL ARTIST, THEY'RE EXPLODED OUTWARD ARTIST, THEY'RE EXPLODED OUTWARD AND THEY HAVE AN ENERGY TO PULL AND THEY HAVE AN ENERGY TO PULL INTO EACH OTHER.

INTO EACH OTHER.

THE HIS WORKS HAS THAT EXPLODING THE HIS WORKS HAS THAT EXPLODING POWER.

POWER.

>> NELSON WAS THE REASON WHY I >> NELSON WAS THE REASON WHY I STARTED DOING PAINTINGS THAT HAD STARTED DOING PAINTINGS THAT HAD CONTENT, THAT HAD A CERTAIN CONTENT, THAT HAD A CERTAIN DELIVERY, THAT MOVED YOU, THAT DELIVERY, THAT MOVED YOU, THAT CHALLENGED YOU, AND ENTERTAINED CHALLENGED YOU, AND ENTERTAINED YOU.

YOU.

ALL OF THAT WAS IN NELSON'S ALL OF THAT WAS IN NELSON'S WORK.

WORK.

ALL OF THAT IS WHAT HE INSTILLED ALL OF THAT IS WHAT HE INSTILLED IN ME.

IN ME.

>> HE WAS A BLACK MAN THAT LOVED >> HE WAS A BLACK MAN THAT LOVED HIS COMMUNITY, RESPECTED WOMEN, HIS COMMUNITY, RESPECTED WOMEN, RESPECTED EVERYONE.

RESPECTED EVERYONE.

AND HE MADE SUCH AN IMPACT ON MY AND HE MADE SUCH AN IMPACT ON MY LIFE.

LIFE.

>> ALSO IN ATTENDANCE ON THAT >> ALSO IN ATTENDANCE ON THAT SATURDAY WAS STEVENS' DAUGHTER SATURDAY WAS STEVENS' DAUGHTER NADIA WHO SHARED HER THOUGHTS NADIA WHO SHARED HER THOUGHTS ABOUT HER DAD AND THE LEGACY HE ABOUT HER DAD AND THE LEGACY HE LEAVES BEHIND.

LEAVES BEHIND.

>> WHAT MY DAD WAS TRYING TO DO >> WHAT MY DAD WAS TRYING TO DO WAS TO CREATE ART AND MAKE IT WAS TO CREATE ART AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO FOLKS WHO DIDN'T AVAILABLE TO FOLKS WHO DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO MUSEUMS.

HAVE ACCESS TO MUSEUMS.

HE MADE IT FREE.

HE MADE IT FREE.

HE MADE IT ACCESSIBLE.

HE MADE IT ACCESSIBLE.

HE PUT IT RIGHT IN THEIR HE PUT IT RIGHT IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

NEIGHBORHOOD.

HE WAS JUST SO BRILLIANT AND HE WAS JUST SO BRILLIANT AND JUST SO POETIC AND HE JUST JUST SO POETIC AND HE JUST EXPRESSED HIMSELF SO BEAUTIFULLY EXPRESSED HIMSELF SO BEAUTIFULLY AND HE WOULD ALWAYS CALL ME HIS AND HE WOULD ALWAYS CALL ME HIS BRILLIANT AND BEAUTIFUL BRILLIANT AND BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER.

DAUGHTER.

AND I CAN STILL HEAR HIS VOICE AND I CAN STILL HEAR HIS VOICE IN MY HEAD AND I'M GOING TO HOLD IN MY HEAD AND I'M GOING TO HOLD ON TO THAT.

ON TO THAT.

>>> EVERY WEEK "CONNECTING >>> EVERY WEEK "CONNECTING POINT" EXPLORES THE CREATIVITY, POINT" EXPLORES THE CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY, THAT CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY, THAT MAKE US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

MAKE US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE.

BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE.

YOU CAN FIND US ONLINE ANYTIME YOU CAN FIND US ONLINE ANYTIME FOR EXCLUSIVE FEATURES AND FOR EXCLUSIVE FEATURES AND CONTENT.

CONTENT.

>>> IN THIS WEEK'S DIGITAL >>> IN THIS WEEK'S DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE, BRITT RUHE, THE EXCLUSIVE, BRITT RUHE, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMONWEALTH MURALS, DIRECTOR OF COMMONWEALTH MURALS, TALKS ABOUT THE PROCESS INVOLVED TALKS ABOUT THE PROCESS INVOLVED IN RESURRECTING THE TWO CART -- IN RESURRECTING THE TWO CART -- TWO OF ARTIST NELSON STEVENS' TWO OF ARTIST NELSON STEVENS' MURALS THAT HE HELPED CREATE MURALS THAT HE HELPED CREATE ALMOST FIVE DECADES AGO.

ALMOST FIVE DECADES AGO.

>> COUNTLESS HOURS, HAND-TRACING >> COUNTLESS HOURS, HAND-TRACING EVERY SINGLE LINE AND DOT OF THE EVERY SINGLE LINE AND DOT OF THE MURAL.

MURAL.

THEN WITH THE 10 ARTISTS THAT THEN WITH THE 10 ARTISTS THAT WERE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY WERE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY MURAL INSTITUTE, WE PROJECT MURAL INSTITUTE, WE PROJECT THOSE FILES ON TO THE FIVE BY THOSE FILES ON TO THE FIVE BY FIVE SHE'S OF POLYTAB.

FIVE SHE'S OF POLYTAB.

>> YOU CAN FIND THAT DIGITAL >> YOU CAN FIND THAT DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE ONLINE RIGHT NOW AT EXCLUSIVE ONLINE RIGHT NOW AT NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

>>> LOCALLY BATHE VISUAL ARTIST >>> LOCALLY BATHE VISUAL ARTIST ANDRAE GREEN HAS HAD HIS WORK ANDRAE GREEN HAS HAD HIS WORK SHOWN INTERNATIONALLY, AND HIS SHOWN INTERNATIONALLY, AND HIS PAYMENTINGS ARE INCLUDED IN MANY PAYMENTINGS ARE INCLUDED IN MANY PRIVATE COLLECTIONS AROUND THE PRIVATE COLLECTIONS AROUND THE WORLD.

WORLD.

ORIGINALLY FROM JAMAICA, GREEN ORIGINALLY FROM JAMAICA, GREEN WAS AWARDED A FULL SCHOLARSHIP WAS AWARDED A FULL SCHOLARSHIP GRANT FURTHER HIS ART STUDIES AT GRANT FURTHER HIS ART STUDIES AT THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF ART.

THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF ART.

SINCE THEN HE HAS CREATED SINCE THEN HE HAS CREATED VIBRANT PIECES THAT REFERENCE VIBRANT PIECES THAT REFERENCE HISTORY AND EXPLORE TIME, HISTORY AND EXPLORE TIME, MYTHOLOGY, AND MEMORY.

MYTHOLOGY, AND MEMORY.

I SPOKE WITH GREEN TO LEARN MORE I SPOKE WITH GREEN TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HIS CREATIVE PROCESS AND ABOUT HIS CREATIVE PROCESS AND HOW HE INCORPORATES HIS OWN HOW HE INCORPORATES HIS OWN PERSONAL MEMORIES AND HERITAGE PERSONAL MEMORIES AND HERITAGE INTO HIS ARTWORK.

INTO HIS ARTWORK.

>> AS EARLY AS I COULD REMEMBER, >> AS EARLY AS I COULD REMEMBER, DRAWING HAS ALWAYS BEEN DRAWING HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING THAT I WAS DOING.

SOMETHING THAT I WAS DOING.

RETURNING TO A PASSION IS WHEN I RETURNING TO A PASSION IS WHEN I WENT TO COLLEGE.

WENT TO COLLEGE.

AND I DID MY FIRST PAINTING IN AND I DID MY FIRST PAINTING IN COLLEGE AT THE COLLEGE OF THE COLLEGE AT THE COLLEGE OF THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, WHICH IS THE ONLY START SCHOOL WHICH IS THE ONLY START SCHOOL IN THE DEBRISSANS -- CARIBBEANS.

IN THE DEBRISSANS -- CARIBBEANS.

EVERYONE GOES THERE.

EVERYONE GOES THERE.

IT'S COOL TO FINALLY NOT FEEL IT'S COOL TO FINALLY NOT FEEL LIKE A WEIRDO, BECAUSE ALL MY LIKE A WEIRDO, BECAUSE ALL MY LIFE I'VE BEEN THINKING A LIFE I'VE BEEN THINKING A CERTAIN WAY, ARCHITECTING A CERTAIN WAY, ARCHITECTING A CERTAIN WAY, AND BEING TOLD THAT CERTAIN WAY, AND BEING TOLD THAT YOU'RE WEIRD.

YOU'RE WEIRD.

BUT GOING TO THAT SCHOOL, I BUT GOING TO THAT SCHOOL, I REALIZED I WAS THE MOST NORMAL REALIZED I WAS THE MOST NORMAL ONE THERE, YOU KNOW.

ONE THERE, YOU KNOW.

AND I STARTED TO FEEL LIKE HOME AND I STARTED TO FEEL LIKE HOME AND I WAS LIKE, WOW, THIS IS A AND I WAS LIKE, WOW, THIS IS A LIFESTYLE.

LIFESTYLE.

THIS IS HOW PEOPLE -- A GROUP OF THIS IS HOW PEOPLE -- A GROUP OF PEOPLE ACT, THINK, AND LIVE.

PEOPLE ACT, THINK, AND LIVE.

SO IT KIND OF CUED ME INTO THAT SO IT KIND OF CUED ME INTO THAT KIND OF REFINED THE IDEAS MORE, KIND OF REFINED THE IDEAS MORE, WHAT I WANTED.

WHAT I WANTED.

>> NOW, YOU DESCRIBE YOUR >> NOW, YOU DESCRIBE YOUR JAMAICAN IDENTITY AS A JAMAICAN IDENTITY AS A HYBRIDDATION OF EUROPE -- HYBRIDDATION OF EUROPE -- HYBRIDIZATION OF EUROPEAN AND HYBRIDIZATION OF EUROPEAN AND WEST AFRICAN CULTURES.

WEST AFRICAN CULTURES.

HOW DOES THAT INFLUENCE YOUR HOW DOES THAT INFLUENCE YOUR ARTWORK AND HOW DO WE SEE THIS ARTWORK AND HOW DO WE SEE THIS HYBRID IDENTITY PLAY OUT IN YOUR HYBRID IDENTITY PLAY OUT IN YOUR PIECES.

PIECES.

>> I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE TO BE >> I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE TO BE JAMAICAN IS NOT A RACE.

JAMAICAN IS NOT A RACE.

WE'RE MAJORITY BLACK.

WE'RE MAJORITY BLACK.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME THESE OTHER BUT AT THE SAME TIME THESE OTHER RACES ARE PART AND PARCEL OF RACES ARE PART AND PARCEL OF WHAT IT MEANS.

WHAT IT MEANS.

MOST OF JAMAICA IS OUT OF MANY MOST OF JAMAICA IS OUT OF MANY ONE PEOPLE.

ONE PEOPLE.

SO THAT IN A SENSE IS WHERE I SO THAT IN A SENSE IS WHERE I PULL FROM.

PULL FROM.

MY WHOLE -- HOW I TREAT PEOPLE, MY WHOLE -- HOW I TREAT PEOPLE, YOU KNOW.

YOU KNOW.

JUST GROWING UP IN KINGSTON, JUST GROWING UP IN KINGSTON, WHICH IS VERY DIVERSE.

WHICH IS VERY DIVERSE.

THEN LIVING HERE IN WESTERN THEN LIVING HERE IN WESTERN MASS, MOVING TO WESTERN MASS MASS, MOVING TO WESTERN MASS WITH MY WIFE, IT KIND OF -- I WITH MY WIFE, IT KIND OF -- I STARTED TO REFLECT BECAUSE I STARTED TO REFLECT BECAUSE I WANT AROUND THE CULTURE ANYMORE, WANT AROUND THE CULTURE ANYMORE, AND I STARTED TO GET HOMESICK AND I STARTED TO GET HOMESICK AND STARTED -- YOUR THOUGHTS AND STARTED -- YOUR THOUGHTS LONG FOR HOME.

LONG FOR HOME.

AND IT STARTS BLEEDING INTO THE AND IT STARTS BLEEDING INTO THE WORK A LOT, MORE THAN IT USED WORK A LOT, MORE THAN IT USED TO.

TO.

WHEN I WAS RIGHT THERE.

WHEN I WAS RIGHT THERE.

AND EVEN THE STUFF BEHIND ME, AND EVEN THE STUFF BEHIND ME, IT'S ABOUT ONE MEMORY, YOU KNOW.

IT'S ABOUT ONE MEMORY, YOU KNOW.

MY -- ME AND MY DAD.

MY -- ME AND MY DAD.

MY DAD AND MY FAMILY WOULD GO TO MY DAD AND MY FAMILY WOULD GO TO KINGSTON HARBOR AND JUST -- WE'D KINGSTON HARBOR AND JUST -- WE'D WATCH THE KIDS JUMP OFF THE WATCH THE KIDS JUMP OFF THE PIER, YOU KNOW.

PIER, YOU KNOW.

AND IT'S JUST -- JUST AND IT'S JUST -- JUST REMEMBERING THAT ONE THING, YOU REMEMBERING THAT ONE THING, YOU KNOW.

KNOW.

THE SUNSET OR THE SUN WAS, WHOLE THE SUNSET OR THE SUN WAS, WHOLE BODIES WERE FLYING IN THE AIR BODIES WERE FLYING IN THE AIR AND SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE AND SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE FLYING.

FLYING.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT I CHERISH IT'S SOMETHING THAT I CHERISH AND I MISS.

AND I MISS.

>> SPEAKING OF THE PAINTINGS >> SPEAKING OF THE PAINTINGS BEHIND YOU, I NOTICED THERE'S A BEHIND YOU, I NOTICED THERE'S A LOT OF VIBRANCIY WHICH REFLECTS LOT OF VIBRANCIY WHICH REFLECTS THE CARIBBEANAN CULTURE.

THE CARIBBEANAN CULTURE.

>> AND AFRICAN CULTURE, TOO, >> AND AFRICAN CULTURE, TOO, YEAH.

YEAH.

>> AND THERE'S A LOT OF MOVEMENT >> AND THERE'S A LOT OF MOVEMENT AS WELL.

AS WELL.

THERE A PARTICULAR TECHNIQUE THERE A PARTICULAR TECHNIQUE THAT IS YOURS THAT WHEN SOMEONE THAT IS YOURS THAT WHEN SOMEONE SEEING THIS -- SEES THIS THEY SEEING THIS -- SEES THIS THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ANDRAE GREEN KNOW THIS IS AN ANDRAE GREEN PAINTING.

PAINTING.

>> HOPE SO, BECAUSE IT'S IN THE >> HOPE SO, BECAUSE IT'S IN THE MEMORIAL DAY OF IT'S HARD TO MEMORIAL DAY OF IT'S HARD TO SAY.

SAY.

BUT I FEEL LIKE MOST OF MY WORK BUT I FEEL LIKE MOST OF MY WORK DEALS WITH MEMORY AND TIME.

DEALS WITH MEMORY AND TIME.

SO A LOT -- YOU'LL SEE FIGURES SO A LOT -- YOU'LL SEE FIGURES LIKE SHIFTS OR BEING BLURRED LIKE SHIFTS OR BEING BLURRED INTO -- SHIFTING OR BEING INTO -- SHIFTING OR BEING BLURRED OR A GLITCH EFFECT.

BLURRED OR A GLITCH EFFECT.

IT'S WHAT I USE FOR MEMORY OR IT'S WHAT I USE FOR MEMORY OR SOMETHING THAT LOOKS REAL BUT SOMETHING THAT LOOKS REAL BUT ISN'T, WHICH IS LIKE A HALLMARK ISN'T, WHICH IS LIKE A HALLMARK FOR MAYBE -- IT'S NOT BEING FOR MAYBE -- IT'S NOT BEING REMEMBERED RIGHT OR MAYBE I'M REMEMBERED RIGHT OR MAYBE I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING IT RIGHT, YOU NOT UNDERSTANDING IT RIGHT, YOU KNOW.

KNOW.

SO LITTLE CUES LIKE THAT I THINK SO LITTLE CUES LIKE THAT I THINK CARRY ON WITH THE WORK AND ALSO CARRY ON WITH THE WORK AND ALSO TO PEOPLE -- HAVE TOLD ME THE TO PEOPLE -- HAVE TOLD ME THE COLOR SENSITIVITY, THE VIBRANCE, COLOR SENSITIVITY, THE VIBRANCE, IS SOMETHING THAT THEY SEE FROM IS SOMETHING THAT THEY SEE FROM BODY OF WORK TO WORK.

BODY OF WORK TO WORK.

>> ONE THING THAT STOOD OUT TO >> ONE THING THAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS IN AN INTERVIEW WITH AN ME WAS IN AN INTERVIEW WITH AN ART SALON, YOU MENTIONED THAT ART SALON, YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU YOU DON'T NECESSARY SEE THE YOU YOU DON'T NECESSARY SEE THE IMAGES IN YOUR HEAD BUT IT'S IMAGES IN YOUR HEAD BUT IT'S MORE AFTER FEELING THAT COMES TO MORE AFTER FEELING THAT COMES TO YOU?

YOU?

WHAT IS YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS WHAT IS YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS LIKE?

LIKE?

HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO KIND OF HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO KIND OF TRUST YOUR OWN INTUITION AND TRUST YOUR OWN INTUITION AND FOLLOW IT TO CREATE ONE OF YOUR FOLLOW IT TO CREATE ONE OF YOUR ARTWORKS?

ARTWORKS?

>> SO FOR ME, IT'S LOOKING AT >> SO FOR ME, IT'S LOOKING AT THE ARTWORK, FAMILIARIZING THE ARTWORK, FAMILIARIZING MYSELF.

MYSELF.

I'M ALWAYS LIKE LOOKING AT NEW I'M ALWAYS LIKE LOOKING AT NEW ART, GOING TO MUSEUMS, DRIVING ART, GOING TO MUSEUMS, DRIVING EVEN FOR LIKE A COUPLE HOURS EVEN FOR LIKE A COUPLE HOURS DOWN TO NEW YORK TO SEE A SHOW DOWN TO NEW YORK TO SEE A SHOW THAT I WANT TO SEE.

THAT I WANT TO SEE.

AND JUST BEING INSPIRED.

AND JUST BEING INSPIRED.

I'M CONSTANTLY LOOKING OUT FOR I'M CONSTANTLY LOOKING OUT FOR STUFF, DRAWING ALSO TO -- I DRAW STUFF, DRAWING ALSO TO -- I DRAW AS MUCH AS I CAN, AND THEN JUST AS MUCH AS I CAN, AND THEN JUST FITTING THAT RESERVOIR.

FITTING THAT RESERVOIR.

SO OVER TIME AND WE'D PRACTICE SO OVER TIME AND WE'D PRACTICE OF COURSE, AFTER BEING IN HERE OF COURSE, AFTER BEING IN HERE EVERY DAY, OR AS MUCH AS YOU EVERY DAY, OR AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

CAN.

FOR IT TO FEEL LIKE -- FOR YOU FOR IT TO FEEL LIKE -- FOR YOU TO STOP LIKE THINKING ABOUT IT TO STOP LIKE THINKING ABOUT IT AND JUST DOING IT AND THEN IT AND JUST DOING IT AND THEN IT BECOMES AB -- AN EXTENSION.

BECOMES AB -- AN EXTENSION.

SO I THINK ALL -- AFTER ALL OF SO I THINK ALL -- AFTER ALL OF THAT IS DONE, YOU HAVE A GUT THAT IS DONE, YOU HAVE A GUT SENSE.

SENSE.

>> I WANT TO SUCH ON THE THEMES >> I WANT TO SUCH ON THE THEMES THAT YOU'RE ABOUT.

THAT YOU'RE ABOUT.

SO YOU LIKE TO SHOWTIME, SO YOU LIKE TO SHOWTIME, MYTHOLOGY, MEMORY, HISTORY.

MYTHOLOGY, MEMORY, HISTORY.

WHY ARE THOSE THE THINGS THAT WHY ARE THOSE THE THINGS THAT REALLY RESONATE WITH YOU AND REALLY RESONATE WITH YOU AND WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE PURPOSE WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR ART?

OF YOUR ART?

>> FOR ME, LIKE PART.

>> FOR ME, LIKE PART.

BEAUTY OF AN ARTIST -- ARTIST BEAUTY OF AN ARTIST -- ARTIST HAS A DUTY IS TO KIND OF MARK HAS A DUTY IS TO KIND OF MARK WHERE WE ARE VISUALLY, AS OUR WHERE WE ARE VISUALLY, AS OUR PEOPLE, AS OUR RACE.

PEOPLE, AS OUR RACE.

AS OUR CULTURE.

AS OUR CULTURE.

AND THAT'S WHY I FEEL LIKE IT'S AND THAT'S WHY I FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT.

IMPORTANT.

I PICK STUFF THAT'S IMPORTANT TO I PICK STUFF THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME, THINGS THAT I WANT TO ME, THINGS THAT I WANT TO UNDERSTAND.

UNDERSTAND.

I WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHY DO WE I WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHY DO WE BELIEVE THE THINGS WE DO, WHY DO BELIEVE THE THINGS WE DO, WHY DO WE SEE THE WAY WE SEE, AND OF WE SEE THE WAY WE SEE, AND OF COURSE, I DO MY OWN SUBJECTIVE COURSE, I DO MY OWN SUBJECTIVE LENS -- THROUGH MY OWN LENS -- THROUGH MY OWN SUBJECTIVE LENS, I'M A BLACK SUBJECTIVE LENS, I'M A BLACK MALE, GREW UP IN A CERTAIN TIME, MALE, GREW UP IN A CERTAIN TIME, IN A CERTAIN PLACE.

IN A CERTAIN PLACE.

SO I SEE THE WORLD A CERTAIN SO I SEE THE WORLD A CERTAIN WAY.

WAY.

SO WHEN THE FARM LOGICAL SO WHEN THE FARM LOGICAL EXPERIENCES OF THIS TIME HAPPENS EXPERIENCES OF THIS TIME HAPPENS TO US, I INTERPRETED IT THAT WAY TO US, I INTERPRETED IT THAT WAY AND IT KIND OF GIVES THE WORLD AND IT KIND OF GIVES THE WORLD AN -- POSTERITY THAT'S NOT -- AN -- POSTERITY THAT'S NOT -- [INAUDIBLE] WHERE I'M DOING [INAUDIBLE] WHERE I'M DOING ESPECIALLY THESE WORKS, YOU SEE ESPECIALLY THESE WORKS, YOU SEE PEOPLE OUTSIDE JUMPING, PEOPLE OUTSIDE JUMPING, TWISTING, ALL THAT STUFF.

TWISTING, ALL THAT STUFF.

FOR ME, IT'S A DIRECT -- I'M FOR ME, IT'S A DIRECT -- I'M TRYING TO -- AND NEVER ACTUALLY TRYING TO -- AND NEVER ACTUALLY SAID THIS OUT TO ANYONE BEFORE, SAID THIS OUT TO ANYONE BEFORE, BUT I'M ACTUALLY TRYING TO GIVE BUT I'M ACTUALLY TRYING TO GIVE AN AN TEDOTE TO WHAT I -- AN AN TEDOTE TO WHAT I -- ANTIDOTE TO WHAT PEOPLE FELT.

ANTIDOTE TO WHAT PEOPLE FELT.

YOU'RE INSIDE ALL THE TIME.

YOU'RE INSIDE ALL THE TIME.

YOU CANNOT GO ANYWHERE.

YOU CANNOT GO ANYWHERE.

YOU FEEL DEPRESSED.

YOU FEEL DEPRESSED.

AND SUICIDE RISK WENT UP, YOU AND SUICIDE RISK WENT UP, YOU KNOW, SINCE COVID, SINCE TWO KNOW, SINCE COVID, SINCE TWO YEARS.

YEARS.

SO FOR ME, I WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE SO FOR ME, I WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE IMAGES THAT REALLY -- THAT IMAGES THAT REALLY -- THAT RELEASE THEM, THAT HELP THEM RELEASE THEM, THAT HELP THEM KNOW, WHETHER THEY'RE BLACK OR KNOW, WHETHER THEY'RE BLACK OR WHITE, I'M USING A BLACK MALE WHITE, I'M USING A BLACK MALE BODY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I AM.

BODY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I AM.

BUT TO HELP FEEL RELEASE, TO BUT TO HELP FEEL RELEASE, TO HELP REMIND THEM THAT YOU ARE HELP REMIND THEM THAT YOU ARE FREE IF YOU CAN BE IN A STATE, A FREE IF YOU CAN BE IN A STATE, A GOOD MENTAL STATE, YOU KNOW.

GOOD MENTAL STATE, YOU KNOW.

AND THEN SO THAT'S WHAT I'M AND THEN SO THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT.

THINKING ABOUT.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT, THE MEMORY OF MY DAD, ABOUT, THE MEMORY OF MY DAD, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN -- ONE OF BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN -- ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HIT ME, YOU THE THINGS THAT HIT ME, YOU KNOW.

KNOW.

YOU KNOW, THOSE KIDS JUMPING AND YOU KNOW, THOSE KIDS JUMPING AND IT'S JUST THAT EXHILARATION OF IT'S JUST THAT EXHILARATION OF FREEDOM.

FREEDOM.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ MIEWXE.

MIEWXE.

>>> IN THE FALL THERE'S NOTHING >>> IN THE FALL THERE'S NOTHING MORE QUINT SEANLLY MORE QUINT SEANLLY NEW ENGLAND -- QUINT SEANLLY -- NEW ENGLAND -- QUINT SEANLLY -- QUINTESSENTIAL NEW ENGLAND THAN QUINTESSENTIAL NEW ENGLAND THAN SIPPING A GLASS OF CIDER ON A SIPPING A GLASS OF CIDER ON A CHILLY DAY.

CHILLY DAY.

"CONNECTING POINT'S" BRINE "CONNECTING POINT'S" BRINE VISITED ONE OF THOSE FARMS IN VISITED ONE OF THOSE FARMS IN COLRAIN, MASSACHUSETTS, AND COLRAIN, MASSACHUSETTS, AND FOUND A FATHER AND SON WHO LOVE FOUND A FATHER AND SON WHO LOVE GROWING APPLES AND PRESSING GROWING APPLES AND PRESSING CIDER.

CIDER.

>> IT'S MIDMORNING HERE AT PINE >> IT'S MIDMORNING HERE AT PINE HILL ORCHARDS IN COLRAIN, HILL ORCHARDS IN COLRAIN, MASSACHUSETTS.

MASSACHUSETTS.

AND THAT MEANS SOMEWHERE WITHIN AND THAT MEANS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THIS 70-ACRE THE CONFINES OF THIS 70-ACRE AREA -- PROPERTY, THERE'S A AREA -- PROPERTY, THERE'S A FATHER AND SON DOING WHAT FATHER AND SON DOING WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING FOR NEARLY THEY'VE BEEN DOING FOR NEARLY THEIR ENTIRE LIVES.

THEIR ENTIRE LIVES.

RUNNING AN APPLE FARM.

RUNNING AN APPLE FARM.

EACH MAY BE CONSIDERED TREND EACH MAY BE CONSIDERED TREND SETTERS IN TODAY'S CLIMATE SETTERS IN TODAY'S CLIMATE WHERE'S THEY'RE BEEN A RENEWED WHERE'S THEY'RE BEEN A RENEWED MOVEMENT TO GET OUT OF THE CITY MOVEMENT TO GET OUT OF THE CITY AND BACK TO THE COUNTRY.

AND BACK TO THE COUNTRY.

MAT SHEARER WAS WELL AHEAD OF MAT SHEARER WAS WELL AHEAD OF THAT CURVE BACK WHEN SHE WAS -- THAT CURVE BACK WHEN SHE WAS -- HE WAS 20 YEARS OLD.

HE WAS 20 YEARS OLD.

>> I WENT TO COLLEGE, >> I WENT TO COLLEGE, STOCKBRIDGE, AND CAME BACK RIGHT STOCKBRIDGE, AND CAME BACK RIGHT AFTER STOCKBRIDGE IN '96 AND AFTER STOCKBRIDGE IN '96 AND HAVE BEEN HERE EVER SINCE.

HAVE BEEN HERE EVER SINCE.

AND IT'S REALLY GRATIFYING.

AND IT'S REALLY GRATIFYING.

I LOVE RIDING AROUND OUR FARM I LOVE RIDING AROUND OUR FARM AND SEEING ALL OF THIS AND I AND SEEING ALL OF THIS AND I WANT IT TO STAY HERE AND -- AND WANT IT TO STAY HERE AND -- AND KEEP DOING IT.

KEEP DOING IT.

>> AS FOR DAD, THAT PLAN STARTED >> AS FOR DAD, THAT PLAN STARTED BACK IN 1970 WHEN HIS FATHER BACK IN 1970 WHEN HIS FATHER DECIDED THAT THE ORCHARDS WERE DECIDED THAT THE ORCHARDS WERE TOO MUCH OF A BURDEN TO KEEP UP TOO MUCH OF A BURDEN TO KEEP UP WITH.

WITH.

>> I DIDN'T LIKE MILKING COWS >> I DIDN'T LIKE MILKING COWS AND I ACTUALLY WAS IN SCHOOL TO AND I ACTUALLY WAS IN SCHOOL TO STUDY -- PLANT GROWING.

STUDY -- PLANT GROWING.

SO I CAME HOME ONE DAY AND MY SO I CAME HOME ONE DAY AND MY FATHER SAID, I DON'T WANT TO FATHER SAID, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE ORCHARD TAKE CARE OF THE ORCHARD ANYMORE.

ANYMORE.

DO YOU WANT IT.

DO YOU WANT IT.

I THINK IT WAS 4:00 IN THE I THINK IT WAS 4:00 IN THE MORNING.

MORNING.

HE WAS GOING OUT.

HE WAS GOING OUT.

I WAS COMING IN.

I WAS COMING IN.

AND I SAID, YEAH, SURE.

AND I SAID, YEAH, SURE.

SO I'M IN THE APPLE BUSINESS.

SO I'M IN THE APPLE BUSINESS.

>> AND SO FAR BUSINESS IS GOOD.

>> AND SO FAR BUSINESS IS GOOD.

WHILE SEVERAL OTHER WHOLESALERS WHILE SEVERAL OTHER WHOLESALERS FELL BY THE WAYSIDE, PINE HILL FELL BY THE WAYSIDE, PINE HILL CONTINUED TO CHUG ALONG BY CONTINUED TO CHUG ALONG BY SHIFTING THEIR FOCUS TO RETAIL SHIFTING THEIR FOCUS TO RETAIL AND KEEPING THINGS LOCAL.

AND KEEPING THINGS LOCAL.

HAVING THIS WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR HAVING THIS WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR HAS BEEN A NICE SUCH THAT HAS BEEN A NICE SUCH THAT CUSTOMERS SEEM TO ENJOY AND OF CUSTOMERS SEEM TO ENJOY AND OF COURSE, IT WOULDN'T BE STREET COURSE, IT WOULDN'T BE STREET WITHOUT HOT AND FRESH CIDER WITHOUT HOT AND FRESH CIDER DOUGHNUTS BEING MADE RIGHT HERE DOUGHNUTS BEING MADE RIGHT HERE IN THE PREMISES.

IN THE PREMISES.

OPERATIONS AROUND HERE START OPERATIONS AROUND HERE START FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND RUN ALL YEAR LONG.

RUN ALL YEAR LONG.

>> IT STARTS PRETTY EARLY, >> IT STARTS PRETTY EARLY, USUALLY AROUND 7:00 A.M. USUALLY AROUND 7:00 A.M.

THE GUYS GET STARTED.

THE GUYS GET STARTED.

THEY'RE GOING TO START PICKING.

THEY'RE GOING TO START PICKING.

FROM THERE IT DEPENDS ON WHAT FROM THERE IT DEPENDS ON WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE DAY.

WE'RE DOING FOR THE DAY.

SO IT'S PICKING TO PACK APPLES SO IT'S PICKING TO PACK APPLES OR PRESS CIDER.

OR PRESS CIDER.

WE PICK TO PRESS CIDER, THE ALSO WE PICK TO PRESS CIDER, THE ALSO COME IN, THEY GO INSIDE THE COME IN, THEY GO INSIDE THE BUILDING.

BUILDING.

IF THEY'RE NOT GONNA GET STORED IF THEY'RE NOT GONNA GET STORED RIGHT AWAY, THEN THEY'RE GOING RIGHT AWAY, THEN THEY'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT INTO CIDER.

TO GO RIGHT INTO CIDER.

THEY GO OUT BACK TO THE CIDER THEY GO OUT BACK TO THE CIDER HOLE.

HOLE.

THEY GET DROPPED INTO THE HOPPER THEY GET DROPPED INTO THE HOPPER AND WE START PRESSING FROM AND WE START PRESSING FROM THERE.

THERE.

>> THEY CAN BE FOUND SMACK-DAB >> THEY CAN BE FOUND SMACK-DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MAIN ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MAIN ROAD THAT RUNS THROUGH TOWN.

THAT RUNS THROUGH TOWN.

SO IT'S PRETTY HARD TO MISSION.

SO IT'S PRETTY HARD TO MISSION.

ALTHOUGH THERE WERE A -- TO ALTHOUGH THERE WERE A -- TO MISS.

MISS.

ALTHOUGH THERE WERE A COUPLE OF ALTHOUGH THERE WERE A COUPLE OF YEARS WHEN IT WASN'T SO VISIBLE.

YEARS WHEN IT WASN'T SO VISIBLE.

IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN SMOOTH IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN SMOOTH SAILING HERE.

SAILING HERE.

BACK IN 2001 AN ELECTRICAL FIRE BACK IN 2001 AN ELECTRICAL FIRE BURNED THIS ENTIRE BUILDING TO BURNED THIS ENTIRE BUILDING TO THE GROUND.

THE GROUND.

ACTUALLY, IT WASN'T THE ENTIRE ACTUALLY, IT WASN'T THE ENTIRE BUILDING THAT BURNED DOWN.

BUILDING THAT BURNED DOWN.

THERE WAS ONE ROOM THAT SOMEHOW THERE WAS ONE ROOM THAT SOMEHOW MANAGED TO SURVIVE.

MANAGED TO SURVIVE.

THAT WOULD BE THE CIDER ROOM.

THAT WOULD BE THE CIDER ROOM.

AND THANK GOODNESS IT DID.

AND THANK GOODNESS IT DID.

ALSO, THANKS TO THE REINFORCED ALSO, THANKS TO THE REINFORCED CONCRETE WALLS THAT PROTECTED IT CONCRETE WALLS THAT PROTECTED IT FROM THIS PYRE.

FROM THIS PYRE.

-- FIRE.

-- FIRE.

NOT TO SOUND HYPERBOLIC, BUT NOT TO SOUND HYPERBOLIC, BUT THIS ROOM IS QUITE LITERALLY THE THIS ROOM IS QUITE LITERALLY THE HEART OF THE OPERATION F. THERE HEART OF THE OPERATION F. THERE WAS COUNTLESS BUSHLES OF APPLE, WAS COUNTLESS BUSHLES OF APPLE, THEY'RE COMING THROUGH HERE.

THEY'RE COMING THROUGH HERE.

SO EXACTLY HOW MUCH SIDER GETS SO EXACTLY HOW MUCH SIDER GETS PRESSED -- CIDER GETS PRESSED.

PRESSED -- CIDER GETS PRESSED.

>> IT DEPENDS ON THE DAY, BUT WE >> IT DEPENDS ON THE DAY, BUT WE MAKE ABOUT12 TO 12 TO 1400 MAKE ABOUT12 TO 12 TO 1400 GALLONS OF CIDER A DAY.

GALLONS OF CIDER A DAY.

THIS TIME OF YEAR WE'RE MAKING THIS TIME OF YEAR WE'RE MAKING IT MOST DAYS.

IT MOST DAYS.

WE REALLY BUILT THAT CIDER WE REALLY BUILT THAT CIDER BUSINESS UP OVER THE LAST 10 BUSINESS UP OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS OR SO AND WE'RE MAKING -- YEARS OR SO AND WE'RE MAKING -- YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED, 120,000 YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED, 120,000 GALLONS OF CIDER A YEAR.

GALLONS OF CIDER A YEAR.

>> WE HAVE AN OLD RACK AND CLOTH >> WE HAVE AN OLD RACK AND CLOTH PRESSION, WHICH HAS BEEN PRESSION, WHICH HAS BEEN RETROFITTED TO MEET ALL OF RETROFITTED TO MEET ALL OF TODAY'S STANDARDS.

TODAY'S STANDARDS.

SO IN THE WORLD OF CIDER MAKES, SO IN THE WORLD OF CIDER MAKES, WE'RE PRETTY SMALL OPERATION.

WE'RE PRETTY SMALL OPERATION.

BUT WE CAN MAKE PRETTY PREMIUM BUT WE CAN MAKE PRETTY PREMIUM CIDER WITH THESE OLD PRESSES.

CIDER WITH THESE OLD PRESSES.

>> PINE HILL IS JUST ONE OF >> PINE HILL IS JUST ONE OF DOZENS OF ORCHARDS STATEWIDE.

DOZENS OF ORCHARDS STATEWIDE.

EACH UNIQUE IN THEIR RUSTIC EACH UNIQUE IN THEIR RUSTIC NEW ENGLAND CHARM.

NEW ENGLAND CHARM.

THERE'S A REASON THAT THE FIELD THERE'S A REASON THAT THE FIELD TRIP TO THE LOCAL FARM HAS TRIP TO THE LOCAL FARM HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FAVORITE FOR ALWAYS BEEN A FAVORITE FOR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN.

SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN.

OR WHY PICK YOUR OWN SEASON OR WHY PICK YOUR OWN SEASON BRINGS PEOPLE OUT IN DROVES FROM BRINGS PEOPLE OUT IN DROVES FROM FAR AND WIDE.

FAR AND WIDE.

IT'S FOR THE EXPERIENCE.

IT'S FOR THE EXPERIENCE.

AND FARMING FAMILIES LIKE THE AND FARMING FAMILIES LIKE THE SHEARERS KNOW THIS AND MORE THAN SHEARERS KNOW THIS AND MORE THAN HAPPY TO OBLIGE THE PUBLIC.

HAPPY TO OBLIGE THE PUBLIC.

>> WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME HERE >> WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME HERE AND HAVE A FULL FARM EXPERIENCE AND HAVE A FULL FARM EXPERIENCE AND ENJOY WHAT WE LOVE DOING AND ENJOY WHAT WE LOVE DOING EVERY DAY.

EVERY DAY.

SO WE TRY TO GIVE THEM THAT, YOU SO WE TRY TO GIVE THEM THAT, YOU KNOW.

KNOW.

AND WE'RE PROUD OF WHAT WE TO AND WE'RE PROUD OF WHAT WE TO AND WE LOVE WHAT WE DO AND WE AND WE LOVE WHAT WE DO AND WE WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH OUR WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, WE -- TRY TO GET YOU KNOW, WE -- TRY TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY AND INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY AND DO OTHER THINGS, TOO.

DO OTHER THINGS, TOO.

WE LIKE TO HAVE DIFFERENT EVENTS WE LIKE TO HAVE DIFFERENT EVENTS HERE AND KIND OF SHARE OUR FARM HERE AND KIND OF SHARE OUR FARM WITH EVERYONE ELSE.

WITH EVERYONE ELSE.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> AND YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT >>> AND YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT PINE HILL ORCHARDS AS OWNERS PINE HILL ORCHARDS AS OWNERS DAVID AND MATTHEW SHEARER TALK DAVID AND MATTHEW SHEARER TALK ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE WORKING ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE WORKING WITH EACH OTHER IN A DIGITAL WITH EACH OTHER IN A DIGITAL EXTRA.

EXTRA.

>> THE TRAILER TRUCKS WOULD COME >> THE TRAILER TRUCKS WOULD COME IN IN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

WE'D HAVE TO LOAD BACK.

WE'D HAVE TO LOAD BACK.

-- LOAD THEM.

-- LOAD THEM.

YOU PUT A THROUGH BUSHEL IN A YOU PUT A THROUGH BUSHEL IN A TRUCK.

TRUCK.

HE USED TO COME OUT WHEN HE WAS HE USED TO COME OUT WHEN HE WAS 6, 7 YEARS OLD AND RUN THE 6, 7 YEARS OLD AND RUN THE FORKLIFT FOR ME!

FORKLIFT FOR ME!

>> THAT DIGITAL EXTRA IS >> THAT DIGITAL EXTRA IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT AVAILABLE ONLINE AT NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

>>> SERVING AROUND 200 STUDENTS >>> SERVING AROUND 200 STUDENTS IN FRANKLIN AND HAMPSHIRE IN FRANKLIN AND HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, THE LITERACY PROJECT COUNTY, THE LITERACY PROJECT PROVIDES FREE HIGH SCHOOL PROVIDES FREE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALIENCY PREPARATION CLASSES EQUIVALIENCY PREPARATION CLASSES FOR ADULTS.

FOR ADULTS.

WITH THE GOAL OF HAVING ITS WITH THE GOAL OF HAVING ITS PARTICIPANTS ENGAGE MEANINGFULLY PARTICIPANTS ENGAGE MEANINGFULLY AND EQUITABLY IN THE ECONOMIC AND EQUITABLY IN THE ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF THEIR AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITIES, THE NONPROFIT OFFERS A NUMBER OF RESOURCES.

OFFERS A NUMBER OF RESOURCES.

I SPOKE WITH THE EXECUTIVE I SPOKE WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SOME STUDENTS TO DIRECTOR AND SOME STUDENTS TO LEARN MORE.

LEARN MORE.

>> WE ARE A SMALL LOCAL >> WE ARE A SMALL LOCAL NONPROFIT, JUST IN FRANKLIN AND NONPROFIT, JUST IN FRANKLIN AND HAM SHIRE COUNTY.

HAM SHIRE COUNTY.

WE'RE IN FIVE TOWNS.

WE'RE IN FIVE TOWNS.

AMHERST, NORTHAMPTON, AMHERST, NORTHAMPTON, GREENFIELD, NORTH, AND WARE.

GREENFIELD, NORTH, AND WARE.

AND WE'RE A G.E.D.

PREPARATION AND WE'RE A G.E.D.

PREPARATION PROGRAM.

PROGRAM.

SO OUR STUDENTS ARE STUDYING IN SO OUR STUDENTS ARE STUDYING IN FIVE SUBJECT AREAS.

FIVE SUBJECT AREAS.

READING, WRITING, MATH, SCIENCE, READING, WRITING, MATH, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES.

AND SOCIAL STUDIES.

AND WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT IT'S AND WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN.

NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN.

EVERYBODY DESERVES A SECOND EVERYBODY DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE AT SUCCESS AND EDUCATION CHANCE AT SUCCESS AND EDUCATION IS TRULY THE STEPPINGSTONE TO A IS TRULY THE STEPPINGSTONE TO A BETTER LIFE.

BETTER LIFE.

SO MOST OF OUR STUDENTS COME TO SO MOST OF OUR STUDENTS COME TO US SAYING THAT THEY -- THEY WANT US SAYING THAT THEY -- THEY WANT TO GET THEIR G.E.D., THEY'RE TO GET THEIR G.E.D., THEY'RE HIGH SET SO THEY CAN GET A HIGH SET SO THEY CAN GET A BETTER JOB.

BETTER JOB.

BUT THERE'S ALSO A RIPPLE EFFECT BUT THERE'S ALSO A RIPPLE EFFECT TO THIS, BECAUSE MORE THAN HALF TO THIS, BECAUSE MORE THAN HALF OF OUR STUDENTS ARE PARENTS.

OF OUR STUDENTS ARE PARENTS.

AND SO THEY'RE BETTER ABLE TO AND SO THEY'RE BETTER ABLE TO HELP THEIR KIDS WITH THE KIDS' HELP THEIR KIDS WITH THE KIDS' HOMEWORK ONCE THEY ATTAIN THEIR HOMEWORK ONCE THEY ATTAIN THEIR EDUCATION GOALS.

EDUCATION GOALS.

SO LITERACY REALLY, REALLY SO LITERACY REALLY, REALLY CHANGES LIVES.

CHANGES LIVES.

>> AND EVERYBODY THAT EVERYBODY >> AND EVERYBODY THAT EVERYBODY HAS -- I KNOW THAT EVERYBODY HAS HAS -- I KNOW THAT EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT REASON FOR TAKING A DIFFERENT REASON FOR TAKING CLASSES AT THE LITERACY PROJECT.

CLASSES AT THE LITERACY PROJECT.

SO WHAT ARE YOUR STORIES BEHIND SO WHAT ARE YOUR STORIES BEHIND WHY YOU DECIDED TO START JOINING WHY YOU DECIDED TO START JOINING CLASSES AT THE LITERACY PROJECT?

CLASSES AT THE LITERACY PROJECT?

>> I JOINED THE LITERACY PROJECT >> I JOINED THE LITERACY PROJECT BECAUSE I HAD GONE DOWN A WHOLE BECAUSE I HAD GONE DOWN A WHOLE PATH.

PATH.

I HAD SOME PERSONAL ISSUES GOING I HAD SOME PERSONAL ISSUES GOING ON IN MY LIFE WHERE I WAS JUST ON IN MY LIFE WHERE I WAS JUST MENTALLY UNSTABLE.

MENTALLY UNSTABLE.

AND I WAS VERY UNHAPPY.

AND I WAS VERY UNHAPPY.

I GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I EVEN I GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I EVEN WANTED TO TAKE MY OWN LIFE.

WANTED TO TAKE MY OWN LIFE.

AND I ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL.

AND I ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL.

WHEN I WOKE UP, I DECIDED, YOU WHEN I WOKE UP, I DECIDED, YOU KNOW, I DECIDED TO STOP KNOW, I DECIDED TO STOP DRINKING, WHICH DRINKING WAS DRINKING, WHICH DRINKING WAS SOMETHING THAT IT WAS A BIG SOMETHING THAT IT WAS A BIG ISSUE FOR ME.

ISSUE FOR ME.

I DRANK EVERY DAY.

I DRANK EVERY DAY.

I MEAN, I WAS SPILLING LIKE $300 I MEAN, I WAS SPILLING LIKE $300 A WEEK ON DRINKING ALONE.

A WEEK ON DRINKING ALONE.

SO I GOT OUT OF THE PROGRAM THAT SO I GOT OUT OF THE PROGRAM THAT I WAS IN AND I CAME UP TO THIS I WAS IN AND I CAME UP TO THIS HOUSE, THE VANDERBILT HOUSE IN HOUSE, THE VANDERBILT HOUSE IN GREENFIELD.

GREENFIELD.

IT'S A SO SOBER HOUSE AND THAT'S IT'S A SO SOBER HOUSE AND THAT'S WHERE I AM NOW.

WHERE I AM NOW.

AND ONE DAY I WAS UPSET ABOUT AND ONE DAY I WAS UPSET ABOUT SOMETHING, SOMETHING STARTED SOMETHING, SOMETHING STARTED BOTHERING ME.

BOTHERING ME.

AND I DECIDED, YOU KNOW WHAT, I AND I DECIDED, YOU KNOW WHAT, I NEED TO KEEP -- I TALKED TO JOSH NEED TO KEEP -- I TALKED TO JOSH OUT THERE.

OUT THERE.

VERY GREAT GUY.

VERY GREAT GUY.

I LOVE JOSH.

I LOVE JOSH.

VERY EASY TO TALK TO.

VERY EASY TO TALK TO.

AND HE HELPED ME ZIP RIGHT AND HE HELPED ME ZIP RIGHT THROUGH IT.

THROUGH IT.

I THINK IT WAS [INAUDIBLE] -- I I THINK IT WAS [INAUDIBLE] -- I THINK FOUR OR FIVE DAYS AND I THINK FOUR OR FIVE DAYS AND I PASSED MY HI SAT AND THE SAME PASSED MY HI SAT AND THE SAME DAY I GOT INTO GCC.

DAY I GOT INTO GCC.

>> AND DEB, WHAT WAS YOUR REASON >> AND DEB, WHAT WAS YOUR REASON BEHIND JOINING THE LITERACY BEHIND JOINING THE LITERACY PROJECT?

PROJECT?

>> I WAS A HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT.

>> I WAS A HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT.

AND I END UP GETTING PREGNANT AND I END UP GETTING PREGNANT YOUNG.

YOUNG.

I WAS 18.

I WAS 18.

SO I TRIED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.

SO I TRIED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.

I JUST DECIDED TO DO MOTHERHOOD.

I JUST DECIDED TO DO MOTHERHOOD.

AND I TRIED AGAIN WHEN I HAD MY AND I TRIED AGAIN WHEN I HAD MY DAUGHTER.

DAUGHTER.

WHEN I WAS 26.

WHEN I WAS 26.

THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT.

THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT.

AND I JUST SAID, FORGET IT.

AND I JUST SAID, FORGET IT.

I'M NEVER GONNA TRY AGAIN.

I'M NEVER GONNA TRY AGAIN.

I'M OBVIOUSLY NEVER GONNA GET MY I'M OBVIOUSLY NEVER GONNA GET MY G.E.D.

G.E.D.

AND THEN I MOVED FROM THE CITY AND THEN I MOVED FROM THE CITY AND I CAME TO THE GREENFIELDS AND I CAME TO THE GREENFIELDS AND I REACHED OUT TO A SCHOOL.

AND I REACHED OUT TO A SCHOOL.

I SAID I NEED TO DO SOMETHING I SAID I NEED TO DO SOMETHING WITH MY LIFE, YOU KNOW.

WITH MY LIFE, YOU KNOW.

I'M 37 NOW.

I'M 37 NOW.

AND THEN MY SON JUST GRADUATED AND THEN MY SON JUST GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN JUNE.

FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN JUNE.

AND HE -- HE MADE ME CRY ON AND HE -- HE MADE ME CRY ON GRADUATION DAY BECAUSE HE SAID GRADUATION DAY BECAUSE HE SAID TO ME, HE SAID, MOM, LOOK, I DID TO ME, HE SAID, MOM, LOOK, I DID THE ONE THING THAT YOU COULDN'T THE ONE THING THAT YOU COULDN'T DO AND THAT WAS GRADUATE.

DO AND THAT WAS GRADUATE.

AND THAT HURT ME SO BAD THAT I AND THAT HURT ME SO BAD THAT I SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M GOING SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M GOING BACK TO SCHOOL.

BACK TO SCHOOL.

SO I CAME HERE IN JULY.

SO I CAME HERE IN JULY.

I STARTED IN SEPTEMBER.

I STARTED IN SEPTEMBER.

I GRADUATED FROM GETTING MY HI I GRADUATED FROM GETTING MY HI SAT IN DECEMBER.

SAT IN DECEMBER.

SO I WAS LIKE SO PROUD OF MYSELF SO I WAS LIKE SO PROUD OF MYSELF THAT I DID IT WITHIN THE SAME THAT I DID IT WITHIN THE SAME YEAR THAT MY SON GRADUATED YEAR THAT MY SON GRADUATED BECAUSE I TOLD HIM, I SAID BECAUSE I TOLD HIM, I SAID YOU'RE GOING TO EAT YOUR WORDS, YOU'RE GOING TO EAT YOUR WORDS, BUDDY!

BUDDY!

[LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] >> YOU'RE GOING TO EAT YOUR >> YOU'RE GOING TO EAT YOUR WORDS.

WORDS.

AND I SURE DID.

AND I SURE DID.

SO THE FIRST PHONE CALL THAT I SO THE FIRST PHONE CALL THAT I MADE WHEN I PASSED MY HI SAT WAS MADE WHEN I PASSED MY HI SAT WAS TO MY SON.

TO MY SON.

I SAID, BUD, I GUESS YOU'LL BE I SAID, BUD, I GUESS YOU'LL BE COMING TO MY GRADUATION.

COMING TO MY GRADUATION.

I'M SO EXCITED FOR GRADUATION IN I'M SO EXCITED FOR GRADUATION IN JUNE!

JUNE!

>> AS AN ADULT, THE HARDEST PART >> AS AN ADULT, THE HARDEST PART OF STARTING SOMETHING NEW IS OF STARTING SOMETHING NEW IS HAVING THE COURAGE TO BEGIN IT.

HAVING THE COURAGE TO BEGIN IT.

WHAT WORTH OF ENCOURAGEMENT DO WHAT WORTH OF ENCOURAGEMENT DO YOU ALL HAVE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE YOU ALL HAVE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH SOMEBODY THAT TO SHARE WITH SOMEBODY THAT MIGHT BE IN THE SAME SITUATION?

MIGHT BE IN THE SAME SITUATION?

>> WHAT I WOULD SAY IS JUST DO >> WHAT I WOULD SAY IS JUST DO IT AND YOU'LL BE SURPRISED WHAT IT AND YOU'LL BE SURPRISED WHAT YOU CAN DO.

YOU CAN DO.

AND THAT WILL GIVE YOU A LOT OF AND THAT WILL GIVE YOU A LOT OF FUEL TO KEEP GOING.

FUEL TO KEEP GOING.

YOU KNOW, IT'S TO GET YOURSELF YOU KNOW, IT'S TO GET YOURSELF OUT OF THAT RUT, THAT FEELING OUT OF THAT RUT, THAT FEELING LIKE WORTHLESS, THAT FEELING LIKE WORTHLESS, THAT FEELING LIKE YOU'RE STUCK, JUST DO IT.

LIKE YOU'RE STUCK, JUST DO IT.

DON'T -- DON'T THERE'S NO SECRET DON'T -- DON'T THERE'S NO SECRET FORMULA.

FORMULA.

NO ONE IS GOING TO COME THROUGH NO ONE IS GOING TO COME THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR AND BE LIKE, COME THE FRONT DOOR AND BE LIKE, COME ON, I'M GONNA TAKE YOU ALONG AND ON, I'M GONNA TAKE YOU ALONG AND WE'RE QNA GET YOUR GOALS.

WE'RE QNA GET YOUR GOALS.

NO, YOU GOT TO GET UP AND DO IT.

NO, YOU GOT TO GET UP AND DO IT.

>> HAVE A GOOD MINDSET AND >> HAVE A GOOD MINDSET AND KNOWLEDGE THAT -- KNOW THAT KNOWLEDGE THAT -- KNOW THAT KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO DO YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO DO ANYTHING.

ANYTHING.

I'M 37 AND I'M GONNA CONTINUE I'M 37 AND I'M GONNA CONTINUE THIS.

THIS.

I'LL PROBABLY GOING TO BE IN I'LL PROBABLY GOING TO BE IN COLLEGE UNTIL 80, 90 YEARS OLD!

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