Join us: Dec. 19 - 20th, 10 - 2pm 



Buy local and support area farmers!


Justamere tree
Frederick Christmas Tree Farm, Hinsdale
Cut-your-own trees 
Open 9:00am-4:00pm daily 
360 Washington Road (Route 8) 
Hinsdale, MA 
413-655-8551
 
Cut-your-own or pre-cut Fraser and Balsam Firs.
Open Saturdays and Sundays in December, 9:00am-4:00pm
Explore acres of trees and woods while searching for the perfect tree.
Maple syrup, holiday swags and wreaths also for sale.
248 Patterson Rd.
Worthington, MA
413-238-5902
  Hancock
Cut-your-own or pre-cut trees in four varieties.
Open Saturdays & Sundays until December 20th, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Café is open for breakfast and "Santa's Cap" hayrides are available to the Christmas Tree Plantation.
Maple syrup, wreaths, decorations, gifts and "Stand Strait" tree stands all available.
3475 Route 43
Hancock, MA
413-738-5915
 
Great Barrington
Cut-your-own trees in six varieties or pre-cut Fraser Fir. 
Monday-Friday 12:30-5:00pm and Saturdays & Sundays 9:00am-5:00pm 
Saws provided for cut-your-own. Stand straight tree stand system, wreaths, roping and more are also available. 
32 Seekonk Cross Rd. 
Great Barrington, MA 
413-528-0050


Locally-cut and imported trees, wreaths, and other holiday goods are also available from more Berkshire Grown members, including:
Windy Hill Farm, Great Barrington 
Holiday Brook Farm, Dalton 
Jaeschke's Orchard, Pittsfield 
Taft Farms, Great Barrington 
Dr. Lahey's Garden Center, Pittsfield 
Ward's Nursery & Garden Center, Great Barrington 
Fort Hill Farm, Pittsfield
Find Farms on Map-o-licious on Berkshire Grown's website. 



Why Farmers Love the Markets!
"We are a first generation family farm expecting the arrival of the second generation in February! We've farmed in Berkshire County for 6 seasons, and as a couple of teachers-turned-farmers, we farm with a lot of thought about how our work can enrich our community.

"We work hard every day to make our farm a place where animal, plant, soil, and human communities co-exist and support each other with a focus on management intensive grazing, pasture based meats, the community supported agriculture (CSA) model, and vegetables grown sustainably without chemicals" says Ashley Amsden of Square Roots Farm.

Michael Gallagher and Ashley Amsden at the Holiday Farmers Market 2014
"The Berkshire Grown Farmers' Markets are a joyful celebration of locally produced food and goods, and we have a lot of fun just being part of the cultural event. It's also extremely satisfying to be part of our neighbors' holiday seasons.

"There's nothing like hearing about how someone's in-laws raved about the chicken or guests who couldn't believe the color of the egg yolks. Lastly, we are in the small scale diversified farming business because we believe in sustainable communities, so being part of events at which people can purchase locally grown food even in the winter is really important to us."

Farm Businesses Celebrated
Farmers celebrated the Simon Grinspoon Farm Awards with philanthropist Harold Grinspoon who created the awards and named them for his father. The Farm Awards provide up to $2,500 to help farmers make physical improvements on their farms to strengthen their farm businesses. All 88 farmers who applied were invited to the celebration where Grinspoon announced that applications for a second year of Farm Awards will be available in January online. The applications will also probably be due in January online here, so save this website.  

Big Y will become a partner with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation in 2016 to award farmer members of Berkshire Grown and CISA up to $2,500 to improve their farm businesses. More info on the celebration is here.

Harold Grinspoon far left and farmers who applied for Farm Awards.


Great Barrington Vendors
Saturday December 19, 10 am - 2 pm 

Asia Luna
BeanYarn      
Berkshares     
Berkshire Co-op Market        
Berkshire Mt. Bakery
Berkshire Wildflower Honey
Bug Hill Farm
Caroline's Scottish Shortbread            
Chaseholm Farm Creamery  
Climbing Tree Farm   
Cricket Creek Farm   
Dancing Bare          
Fox Hill Farm Grassfed Beef
Hillhome Country Products   
Holiday Brook Farm  
Hosta Hill      
Ivyopal           
Jennings Brook Farm
Joan's Kitchen
Lineflax and Roving
Matt's Cookie Bars    
Mayflower Farm        
Maynard Farms          
The Meat Market       
Mill River Farm
Moho Designs
More Than Madness Designs
Mountain Girl Farm 
MX Morningstar Farm          
Mystical Rose Herbals          
Naga Bakehouse        
New Leaf Farm          
North Plain Farm
Oakwood Farm       
Oliva Provisions        
Ooma Tesoro's           
R&G Cheese  
Raven & Boar
Red Barn Pottery
Rock City Mushrooms           
Rolling Rock Farm    
SoCo Creamery         
SoMa Catering           
Square Roots Farm
Stone Creek Farm    
Strudel Z        
Sweet Brook Farm    
Trusted Roots Farm

Sunday December 20th, 10 am - 2 pm Williamstown Farmers Market Vendors:

 

Assembly Coffee Roasters    
Balderdash Cellars    
Battenkill Brittle       
Berle Farm     
Bug Hill Farm
Caroline's Scottish Shortbread          
Carr's Ciderhouse        
Chaseholm Farm Creamery  
Clarksburg Bread Co.
Cricket Creek Farm   
Dancing Bare 
East Mountain Farm
erin kaukas designs        
Gray Raven Farm      
Hawk Dance Farm
Hay Berry Farm         
Hillhome Country Products   
Holiday Brook Farm  
Hoosick Hickory
Hosta Hill 
Ioka Maple products HFM W
            
Ioka Valley Farm
Ivyopal
Jackie Sedlock Pottery     
Jaeschke's Orchard    
Jennings Brook Farm
JK Furniture and Design
Many Forks Farm      
Matt's Cookie Bars                
Mighty Food Farm     
Mill River Farm
Mountain Girl Farm  
Naga Bakehouse        
North Plain Farm       
North Yeast Bakery   
cheese cricket creek
Oakwood Farm          
Ooma Tesoro's           
Peace Valley Farm
Red Barn Pottery    
Rock City Mushrooms           
Rolling Rock Farm    
SoMa Catering           
Square Roots Farm    
Strudel Z        
Sweet Brook Farm         
Trusted Roots Farm   
Wild Oats Market
Wildstone Farm     

 




What we are reading:     
An Economic History of Leftovers

If I cook these today, tomorrow they will be called "leftovers" 
As foodies rediscover cheese making, meat smoking and the multiple ways to preserve fresh local foods, it's fascinating to think about leftovers - and the fact that they were once what everyone ate without calling them "leftovers." It took the invention of refrigeration....
 
Read more by Helen Veit in "An Economic History of Leftovers" in the Atlantic.


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Barbara Zheutlin, Director  
Kate Bailey, Program Coordinator 
Jamie Paxton, Outreach Coordinator 
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