Saturday, August 24, 2013

10:30am - 8:00pm

$350 per person (10% of proceeds go to Berkshire Grown)

 

Ticket includes farm tour, full day of demos and educational materials to take home, lunch, dinner, beverages, beer and wine.

 

Buy tickets on eventbrite  

The Whole Hog Workshop will be a full day event with the

Dinner Menu to include: 

Charcuterie Tasting 

Porchetta
Heirloom Tomato Salad
Grilled Fennel, Eggplant and Radicchio
Charred Fingerling Potatoes
Arugula with Summer Peaches and Cricket Creek Farm Cheese
Berkshire Mountain Bakery Ciabatta

Lard-fried Doughnuts
Seasonal Fruit with Hawthorne Valley Farm whipped Quark
Big Elm Beer & Violette Imports Biodynamic Wines

 

 Family Cow Seminar September 1 from 9 - 4 pm  

 Joshua's Farm, Sandisfield MA

Ever wonder what it would be like to have your own cow and milk too, and return the quintessential view of grazing cows to Berkshire pastures  once cleared for them?Or what it would be like to put the lawn mower away and turn the valuable clover and grasses over to an intelligent animal that rewards with gallons of nutrient dense fresh creamy milk? 

Berkshire Grown's 2013 Buyer's Guide to Locally Grown Food, Flowers and Plants is out!  

 

 

Woven Roots Farm, Lee, MA               photo by Jonathan Hankin

Find your way to farmers' markets, local farms and farm stands. Look for a copy wherever you find brochures and flyers around the county.
 
You can also browse listings of Berkshire Grown members on Map-o-licious..

The Buyer's Guide is distributed free throughout the Berkshires at more than three dozen locations. Many thanks for support from our members and the 

Striking Fast Food Workers: "We Can't Survive on $7.25"

"The average yearly salary of fast food workers in New York City is $11,000, according to protest organizers Fast Food Forward.  The group Wider Opportunities for Women estimates that a single mother with two children needs a minimum of $6,376 per month

to survive in the Big Apple.

"As a result of this discrepancy, many fast food workers rely on government services like Medicaid and food stamps.

"'The fact is, we are subsidizing their business model,'says Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), who co-chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus and attended the rally in Manhattan to show support for the workers. Ellison says the minimum wage is kept down by lobbyists who spend industry money to buy favorable legislation. He points out that the minimum wage, in real dollars, is lower now than it was in 1968.

 

Read more in Yes! Magazine 

"Fast Food, Low Pay" in the New York Times

By  MARK BITTMAN

SEIU President Mary Kay Henry explains the economic benefits of turning fast-food jobs into good, middle-class jobs.  (04:36)

The Great Barrington Farmers' Market is seeking a new Farmers' Market Manager.   

The GBFM is seeking a community minded, outgoing and highly organized person who lives in the Great Barrington area.  Some of the duties included are: market set up and take down,  acting as vendor liaison, interfacing with community, scheduling guest chefs and musicians,  writing reports, and working with steering committee to organize the market.  Some activities are performed on a year-round basis.  

Knowledge and/or interest in farming, farmers markets, local/regional food & local food producers is highly valued.  Individual must be able to do moderate lifting, have excellent interpersonal skills, and be computer literate.   Any experience managing a successful, progressive, community based Farmers Market is also plus. This is a paid position with wage based on experience.  Please contact Debbie Barber at 518-672-4817 for a complete job description and application.

The Carrot Project / the Greater Berkshire Agriculture Fund is hiring a Program Manager.

As GBAF is new and growing, the person in this position will help us establish a strong presence for the Greater Berkshire Agriculture Fund, build relationships within the community and facilitate program development.  We seek a person with a strong entrepreneurial drive, experience with charitable fundraising, familiarity with the Berkshire region, a strong team player, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The ideal candidate will understand sustainable agriculture and be familiar with agricultural-based businesses. The GBAF Program Manager will be based in the Greater Berkshires - Berkshire County, MA, Dutchess and Columbia Counties NY and Litchfield County, CT.