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Red Shirt Farm Expanding With Store/Commercial Kitchen BuildBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:12AM / Saturday, March 25, 2023 | |
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Red Shirt Farm will debut a farm store and community commercial kitchen on Route 7 to offer local food choices and opportunities for learning.
The farm recently broke ground on the project and plans to have a soft opening in December.
On Friday, state and local officials gathered at the 10-acre farm for a site visit organized by 1Berkshire. Owner Jim Schultz detailed Red Shirt's organic, regenerative farming practices, low carbon footprint operations, and dedication to food access that led to building a store.
"Our mission is very much values-driven," he explained. "It's about growing good food, growing it well,
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Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative to Award Scholarships to Mount Greylock Students| 08:10AM / Thursday, March 02, 2023 | |
LUDLOW, Mass. — For the second year, Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Corporation (BWPCC) will award scholarships to Mount Greylock Regional High School students. BWPCC will select two students from the class of 2023 to receive $1,000 scholarships. The scholarships will be awarded to qualifying seniors who are planning to attend either a two- or four-year college or trade school program. Special consideration will be given to students with financial need, but all students are encouraged to apply. The BWPCC owns and operates the Berkshire Wind Power Project, a 12 turbine, 19.6-megawatt wind farm located on Brodie Mountain in Hancock and Lanesborough, Mass. 0 Comments
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Berkshire Green Drinks: Land Stewardship in a Changing Environment| 02:00PM / Monday, January 09, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. Robin Sears, the executive director of Williamstown Rural Lands, will speak at Berkshire Environmental Action Team's monthly Berkshire Green Drinks gathering on Wednesday, Jan.11, at 6 PM via Zoom. Robin will discuss the mission, activities, and duties of local land trusts, outline how our natural environment and local demographics are changing, and consider management options for land stewards to respond to and anticipate the needs for ecosystem resilience. Pre-registration is required to attend the virtual gathering. Register at tinyurl.com/Jan2023-Berk-Green-Drinks Williamstown Rural Lands (WRL) is a non-profit, member-supported land conservation trust. It
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Vermont Watershed Grant Program Accepting Applications| 08:09AM / Saturday, January 07, 2023 | |
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The 2023 Vermont Watershed Grants Program is now accepting applications for projects that protect, restore and enhance the state's lakes, streams, rivers, and ponds, including Vermonters' ability to understand and enjoy these treasures. Applications are due no later than Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Program grants are available to municipalities, local and regional government agencies, sporting clubs, non-profit organizations, and water-related citizen groups. Projects that seek to directly protect or restore fish and aquatic wildlife habitat are strongly encouraged. Examples of past funded projects include 0 Comments
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BEAT Green Drinks Goes Countywide| 04:54AM / Sunday, January 01, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After nearly 15 years of hosting their monthly Pittsfield Green Drinks gathering, Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) is expanding their Green Drinks from Pittsfield to county-wide, making it 'Berkshire Green Drinks'. Before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pittsfield Green Drinks took place exclusively at a restaurant or pub in Pittsfield. Starting in 2023, BEAT will begin changing the location of their in-person gatherings to different towns throughout Berkshire County every month. They're also changing the monthly events to the second Wednesday of every month instead of the third Tuesday. BEAT hopes to offer 0 Comments
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No Drought Conditions in Berkshire County | 11:58AM / Saturday, December 17, 2022 | |
BOSTON — The Drought Management Task Force announced that Berkshire County remains at level 0 or normal drought conditions. This is not the case for the rest of the state. "Even though the weather is getting colder and wetter, we can't lose sight of the fact that several regions within Massachusetts continue to be impacted by drought conditions," said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Beth Card. "It is important that everyone, especially those living and working in the Northeast, Cape Cod, and Islands Regions, continue to practice water conservation in order to ensure that our water resources fully rebound." While some parts of 0 Comments
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Williamstown Fire District Outlines Green Elements of Proposed StationBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:00PM / Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Fire District officials hope that residents in February will allow the district to build a new station that meets firefighters' needs and meets the town's goal of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Earlier this month, the Williamstown Fire District held a public forum to discuss the ways that its building project aligns with the ambitious target that town meeting approved in 2021. Chris Schaffer of sustainable design firm The Green Engineer of Concord and Chris Wante of Pittsfield architect EDM outlined some of the features that planners are incorporating in the design process in a presentation at the Williamstown Youth 9 Comments
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Clark Art to Host Final Foraging Walk of Season Sept. 26| 08:04AM / Saturday, September 17, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute hosts its final foraging walk of the season with naturalist and wild edibles enthusiast Arianna Alexsandra Collins on Sept. 26. Collins will guide visitors across the Clark’s 140-acre campus in a one-hour talk, identifying wild edibles and medicinals found on the grounds. The walkabout begins at 5:30 p.m. on the Fernández Terrace by the Clark’s Reflecting Pool. Collins, who serves as executive director of the Hoosic River Watershed Association, will discuss characteristics for proper identification of flora and fungi, as well as meal and medicinal preparation. Trailside nibbling throughout the walkabout is
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Williamstown Farm Reimagined as Education, Rescue CenterBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
07:09AM / Sunday, August 07, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — As she shows off the potpourri produced from cuttings around her Henderson Road farm, Jane Swift can joke that she has the best smelling barn in the Berkshires. "We're so lucky to live here," she says. "This is all stuff I just picked. People probably think I'm crazy. I go around sniffing stuff on the farm." In the near future, Swift hopes to add some new smells to the mix. She is working to transform the century-old family farm into the Cobble Hill Farm Education and Rescue Center. And by the late fall, she hopes to start filling that barn with rehabilitating fauna to go along with the 0 Comments
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Williamstown Planners Advise Conservation of Oblong Road ParcelBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:30AM / Wednesday, August 03, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board last week advised the Select Board to assign to a local non-profit the town's option to buy a 10-acre parcel of farmland on Oblong Road. In a unanimous vote, the planners recommended the town assign its right of first refusal to the Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation for a lot currently conserved under Chapter 61 of Massachusetts General Law. Under Chapter 61, land in agriculture is eligible for property tax relief. Part of the tradeoff for the landowner is that when the land is sold, the municipality has the right of first refusal. The parcel's current owner, Beth Phelps, has a purchase and sales agreement for 8 Comments
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