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News & Events May 21 - early June 2010
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The dates, prices and menus for Farmed + Foraged vary dramatically.

Menus on BerkshireGrown.org

PLEASE CALL RESTAURANTS: DATES, MENUS, & PRICES VARY
For example, some restaurants will be celebrating only on Saturday night.

ALLIUM RESTAURANT + BAR
BABA LOUIE'S
BERKSHIRE CO-OP MARKET CAFE
BRIX
CASTLE STREET CAFE
ENLIGHTENNEXT
GRAMERCY BISTRO @ MASS MOCA
GUIDO'S FRESH MARKETPLACE
GYPSY JOYNT
HAVEN
JOHN ANDREWS RESTAURANT
LA TERRAZZA RESTAURANT AT GATEWAYS INN
MEXICAN RADIO
MEZZE BISTRO + BAR
MISSION BAR + TAPAS
NAPA WINE BAR AND RESTAURANT
NUDEL
PERIGEE
ROUTE 7 GRILL
STAGECOACH TAVERN
THE INN AT SWEET WATER FARM
THE OLD INN ON THE GREEN
THE RED LION INN
THE WILLIAMSVILLE INN
 
Many thanks to our Farmed + Foraged Sponsors!

Jasper Hill Farm VT

Meet Our Farmers

Farmers Markets are Opening!

Find Farmers' Markets on Berkshire Grown's Map-o-licious here!

TODAY FRIDAY MAY 21st Sheffield Farmers' Market Opens!

Roberto at Farmers' MarketRoberto Flores of Good Dogs Farm at the Sheffield Farmers Market.  Opening Friday May 21st 3:30 - 6:30!
Sheffield Farmers Market  is now on the web, check it out!
 
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Wednesday Farmers' Market at The Nutrition Center
Opening Celebration     June 2, 3-6 PM

 nutrition center logo94 West Avenue
Great Barrington, Massachusetts 01230
413-429-8110

The Nutrition Center here


Events

The Red Lion Inn Farmed + Foraged Dinner on Friday May 28th

Jasper Hill Farm VTTo extend the celebration of Farmed + Foraged, The Red Lion Inn will highlight a special al fresco communal dinner served on the intimate and historic porch, limited to 30 guests.

All ingredients will be farmed and foraged from the Berkshires, Hudson Valley and Vermont. The price for this special dinner menu is $75, not including tax or gratuity.


Jasper Hill Farm VTBenefit for Project Sprout, May 30th, 12 - 4 pm for the Monument Mountain High School student gardening project is having its 3rd annual fund-raising event, a pig roast at Route 7 Grill in Great Barrington, on May 30th from noon to 4 pm. $25 per person or $15 for students, families, and groups of 4+
 
Call Rte 7 for more information or reservations, (413) 528-3235.
Route 7 Grill here


 sproutmanORGANIC DINNER WITH SPROUTMAN Friday, June 4th - 6:30 p.m. 
 
Berkshire South Regional Community Center and the NOAH Center Programs invite you to celebrate Locally Grown Organic Food, Personal Health & Wellness! 
 
Enjoy this organic, living foods, gourmet vegetarian dinner while learning about, supporting and sharing wellness.  This five course meal, prepared by Chef Sproutman Steve Meyerowitz will also include a silent auction full of healthy winnings! All proceeds from this event will support NOAH Center programs at Berkshire South. 
 
LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE! GET YOUR TICKETS WHILE THEY LAST!
Dinner tickets are $50 per person
Call 528-2810 to purchase your tickets or for more information.


Renew your Berkshire Grown Membership
in time for Restaurant Week June 6th through June 10th

Fabulous three course dinners for the crazy price of $25.10 per person (+ gratuity and tax) featuring locally grown food! Each Berkshire Grown member card is good for two dinners each of the nights of Restaurant Week, you can renew online.

allium Restaurant
Baba Louie's
Brix
Cafe Reva
Caffe Pomo D'oro
Castle Street Caf�
Chez Nous
Gala Restaurant and Bar
Gramercy Bistro
John Andrews Restaurant
La Terrazza at Gateways Inn
Mezze Bistro + Bar
Route 7 Grill
Sloane's Tavern at Cranwell Resort
Stagecoach Tavern
Swiss Hutte
The Old Inn on the Green
The Red Lion Inn
The Williams Inn
Wheatleigh



Jason Houston Farm photo show
through Labor Day at Castle Street Cafe (more info here)
Great Barrington, MA  413-528-5244


Quick Bites

Jasper Hill Farm VTJune 16th,7:30 PM

St. John's Church, 59 Summer Street, North Adams

Ben Hewitt, author of:"The Town That Food Saved"
More information about the book here




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Locavore Way Book Cover "The Locavore Way"
 Cooking Classes with Chef/Author Amy Cotle
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CLASS #1: JUMP START THE SEASON
Spring Celebration: Greens and Strawberry Workshop
Friday, June 25, 5:00-9:00 p.m.
 
More information here
 
Hawthorne Valley Farm in Ghent, New York


 

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Lisa Dachinger 413-822-9621 is looking for 25 + acres for grazing animals in the Berkshires.

Click for more information about her River Valley Farm


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Discover Berkshire Food Journal here

Wonderful stories about farms, food producers and more.


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FIND ORGANIC FARMS IN MASSACHUSETTS!

The NOFA/Mass Organic Food Guide (OFG) is a directory of farms and businesses throughout Massachusetts that raise and sell certified organic and sustainably grown products. Started in 1988, the OFG is a program of NOFA/Mass. It aims to comprehensively showcase our state's organic community in a way that is useful to consumers, to the media and to the general public.

The Organic Food Guide here

8th Annual Apple Blossom Bash  at Hilltop Orchards
Sat.-Sun. June 5&6 from noon-5pm each day

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This annual rite of spring celebrates the agricultural heritage of the Berkshire region.

Rt. 295 / 508 Canaan Rd.
Richmond, MA 01254
Local: 413-698-3301
Toll free 800-833-6274

$20 per person includes one-day admission with:
- Gourmet hors d'oeuvres
- Wine-marinated beef and chicken BBQ
- Wine tasting of up to 13 different wines
- Souvenir etched wine glass
- Live musical entertainment
- Hiking (no trail fees)
- Entry for a chance to win a 2-night stay at the owner's Garden Gables Inn in Lenox
 
10% of the proceeds to benefit Civitan Club of Pittsfield. An organization dedicated to helping others through service.

Hilltop Orchards here
WHAT WE'RE WATCHING:

Bananas!         
at BIFF, the Berkshire International Film Festival 
Sun, Jun 6 - 11:30AM at The Triplex in Great Barrington

Then have Brunch at Castle Street Caf�

Bananas! - filmJuan "Accidentes" Dominguez is on his biggest case ever. On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers he is tackling Dole Food in a ground-breaking legal battle for its use of a banned pesticide that was known by the company to cause sterility.

Can he beat the giant, or will the corporation get away with it? In the suspenseful documentary BANANAS!, filmmaker Fredrik Gertten sheds new light on the global politics of food.

New England Premiere     Print courtesy of Oscilliscope

Q & A with Berkshire Grown's Executive Director Barbara Zheutlin after the film; public is invited to continue the discussion at Castle Street Caf� where people can purchase a brunch featuring locally grown food


BG logoStay In touch!

Berkshire  Grown e-newsletter will come out twice a month, around the 1st & 15th, during the growing season.  Please send information to barbara@berkshiregrown.org, thanks!

Barbara Zheutlin, Director
Sheryl Lechner, Outreach Coordinator
413-528-0041