Scott and Lisa Carrino have built a local community around the Round House Bakery Café, and the pandemic has closed their restaurant at Hubbard Hall. They will keep their bakery running at Pompanuck Farm in White Creek.
Read articleThe Berkshires are rich in artisanal food — local bakers and beekeepers, cideries and microbreweries, cheesemakers and orchards — even locally made chocolate, blended teas and roasted coffees …
Farmers Markets ripen across the Berkshires in summer
A table at the front holds hand-turned bowls. I once saw that dark rippling on creamy wood in an old farmhouse near here, and the man who lived there told me it was spalted maple, and fungi cause that pattern, but they often leave the wood too brittle to work, so […]
Read articleCaretaker Farm grows with the strength of community
“So many people have told me it’s their favorite part of living here, the most beautiful place on earth for them,” says Don Zasada, who farms Caretaker Farm in Williamstown with his wife, Bridget.
Read articleFree-range pigs regenerate the land at Climbing Tree Farm
Half a dozen young pigs come trotting through the woods to see who has just stepped over the wire fence. They are sleek, fearless, coppery and black. They root against ankles and knees, pushing with firm noses, amiably curious.
Read articleWilliamstown sees a quixotic start to a New Year
A traveler contemplates a dented, mildewed breast-plate and cuisses (thigh armor) piled on a watering trough … On a hard-frost night in January, we are sitting in a circle at the Log and reading Don Quixote.
Read articleHoliday wreathes keep winter green at Chatham Berry Farm
Chatham Berry Farm store in Chatham, N.Y., has opened its annual holiday market with natural ornaments and Douglas, balsam and Frasier fir trees from New York and Vermont, and beeswax candles from a local beekeeper.
Read articleBen Gable Savories turns farm eggs into deft dishes
It may be the smoothest quiche I’ve ever had. The egg custard is soft and set, the ham cut small, flavorful and abundant, and the cheese warmly present. Ben Gable Savories in Chatham, N.Y., is living up to its name.
Read articleLocal flavor and ingenuity combine at Oh Crêpe
Oh Crêpe in North Adams is a sunny space with colors that could have come from the crêpe of the month listed on the wall — lemon curd and whipped cream. The crêpe has raspberries and mint too.
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