5+ day, 35+ min ago   (308+ words) Berkshire County — The Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce will honor Greenagers founding Executive Director Will Conklin as its Business Person of the Year in a ceremony at Catamount Mountain Resort in Egremont on Thursday, September 24, at 5 p.m. Conklin was raised…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (322+ words) It’s a busy morning on a local farm. The harvest crew members in the field carry bins that fit exactly 20 bunches of kale. With practiced motions, they harvest the mature leaves from each plant, neatly wrap each bunch with a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (217+ words) Boston — The Healey-Driscoll administration today announced nearly $7 million in grants to 72 farms, fisheries, food banks, and other community organizations across Massachusetts to help strengthen the state’s local food system and pay for equipment and facility improvements that help produce, store,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (293+ words) Great Barrington— On a recent summer day Berkshire Grown hosted its annual farm tour for the Massachusetts Agriculture Commissioner Ashley Randle and staff from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, as well as local and state government officials. During their…...