Outdoor Farmers Markets are Back!
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Thanks to Berkshire Grown Board Member Laurily Epstein for this lovely article about Susan and her plans for the future.
Click
here
to read the article.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year's Spring Supper! A benefit for Berkshire Grown's program
Share the Bounty,
the delicious and delightful event celebrated the new season with a five-course meal created by local chefs Alex Hammond, Jim Lowe, Peter Platt, Doria Polinger, and Daire Rooney.
Berkshire Grown uses the funds raised to buy CSA shares from local farms. In turn, the farmers donate the produce (and eggs!) directly to food pantries, community kitchens, and families experiencing food insecurity.
Thank you to all of this year's donors and participants!
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2019 Local Farmer Awards
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Celebrating its 5th year, the Local Farmer Awards are funded by a group of philanthropic leaders and businesses. The Local Farm Awards recently gave $142,500 in amounts up to $2500 to 62 farmers in Western Massachusetts and Eastern New York for materials and equipment to make infrastructure improvements.
These projects help farmers expand their businesses, compete in the marketplace, and continue providing the health and environmental benefits of local farming.
To learn more about the Local Farmer Awards, click
here
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What We Are Reading:
By: Hannah Van Sickle for
The Berkshire Edge
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Hanna Jensen
and
Doria Pollinger
(featured in this article
) were among many vendors who served up great food at Berkshire Grown's April market.
Find out more about the great food being cooked up in the Berkshires
here
.
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Congrats to Jake Levin on the publication of his book, "Smoke House Handbook." As a long-time champion of Berkshire Grown, an active board member, and dedicated member, Jake has supported local food and farms throughout his life.
Check out
this great review
in
The Berkshire Edge
and add this cookbook (published by another BG supporter, Storey Publishing) to your library for summer grill season.
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The Senate Ways and Means budget includes $6.5 million for HIP, which is progress, but would still mean another program suspension next year.
State Senator Anne Gobi
is submitting an amendment to i
ncrease the amount for HIP to $8.5 million
in FY20, which would be enough to allow the program to operate year-round as intended!
Please call or email Senator Hinds today, thank him for his past support, and share what HIP means to you!
(617-722-1625,
adam.hinds@masenate.gov
).
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Join Us:
Sunday, May 19,
5pm – 6:30pm
Saint James Place
352 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230
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Make time in your calendar on Sunday, May 19, for a moderated conversation with Peter Buffett, co-president of
NoVo Foundation
and Peter Taylor, president of
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
, on the topic of how consciously placed private philanthropy can transform and invigorate a local community and its economy.
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Join us at the Berkshire International Film Festival on Friday, May 31, at 2:00 for a viewing of "Biggest Little Farm" followed by a panel discussion.
The conversation will be led by Bobby Houston and will include
filmmaker Bonnie Hawthorne; Margaret Moulton Executive Director of Berkshire Grown, Will Conklin, farmer at Sky View Farm and founder of Greenagers, Jen Salinetti, farmer at Woven Roots Farm; Sean Stanton, farmer at North Plain Farm; and Dicken Crane, farmer at Holiday Brook Farm.
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Save The Date:
Berkshire Grown Burger Night!
Sunday, June 30, 5:00-8:00pm
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Celebrate summer on the farm with friends, family, and local farmers!
Live music, delicious food, and loads of fun for all ages
Sunday, June 30, 5:00-8:00 pm
Tickets start at $20 and kids 12 & under get in FREE.
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to support to Share the Bounty.
Rachel "donated her birthday" to Berkshire Grown's program Share the Bounty through
Facebook's donation option
. With the funds she raised, two full CSA shares were purchased from local farms, and the food will be donated to local food pantries throughout the growing season.
Thank you, Rachel!
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Support Berkshire Grown, local food, and our farmers.
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Berkshire Grown's e-newsletter comes out monthly.
Margaret Moulton, Executive Director
Jess Camp, Program Manager
Alicia Rossie, Communications Director
Join Berkshire Grown
here
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