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Tony Pisano, an artist and woodworker, beekeeper, musician and more in North Adams, carves spoons in a workshop at he has set up at Mass MoCA as part of an exhibit in 2018.

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Locally owned small businesses and entrepreneurs, artisans and makers, cafes and farms and more …

Bill and Elaine Markham have been boiling sap at Mill Brook sugar house since 1978.
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Early spring explorations near Stockbridge

March 16, 2023
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Mill Brook Sugarhouse is boiling sap in a spring day around the corner from the Roaring Brook Trail, and Irish musicians are tuning up as I explore the Southern Berkshires.

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Ceramics artist Karlene Jean Kantner shows her handbuilt earthenware vessels at the Berkshire Botanical Garden. Press photo courtesy of BBG
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Clay from an outdoor fire-pit carries ‘Volumes’

March 8, 2023
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Wood-firing ceramics in an open-face pit is a volatile craft — Karlene Kantner can spend 12 hours and more stoking the fire when she makes the clay vessels she has shown at Berkshire Botanical Garden.

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Dried flowers show vivid color in a workshop on making flower crowns with Full Well Farm at the Plant Connector in North Adams.
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Curing cabin fever with bright color — #Berkshireweekend

February 23, 2023
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I’ve walked into the Plant Connector on a winter night, whenNorth Adams is quiet, and Meg Bantle and Laura Tupper-Palches from Full Well Farm are teaching a workshop on how to make flower crowns.

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Almonds and powdered sugar flavor a croissant from the Break Room at Greylock Works.
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Cinnamon rolls and soul music — #Berkshireweekend

February 2, 2023
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What does comfort look like this week? We may have some real cold coming, and some fires need fuel. Even a small thing can add tinder …

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From the top of Chestnut Street, the view opens across Williamstown to the far ridges.
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Legends walk when the snow flies — #berkshireweekend

January 31, 2023
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Medusa came into a conversation at Wild Soul River. Walking out of the snow at dusk, I found a group of friends and neighbors talking about stories. …

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Hot chocolate swirls at Dottie's Coffee Lounge.
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A hot drink to keep out the sleet — #berkshireweekend

January 23, 2023
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Today I walked out of the cold drizzle into Dottie’s Coffee Lounge and thought it must be about the warmest place in Pittsfield.

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Berkshire Mountain Bakery offers fresh sourdough bread near the bank of the Housatonic River.
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Sourdough rises at Berkshire Mountain Bakery

January 18, 2023
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Loaves of white bread are entering and leaving the oven on a long wooden paddle. Rounded boules cooling, rich with chunks of dark Belgian chocolate — and ciabatta, seven grain bread, potato and onion …

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Heritage breed chickens come out for some sun on a winter day at Moon in the Pond Farm.
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Rare local flavors converge at Moon in the Pond Farm

December 24, 2022
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Dominic Palumbo raises Highland cattle, Jersey geese and Dorset sheep, as he grows vegetables and forages for local flavors.

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Marcristo Farm brings vivid orange cut flowers to the Great Barrington Farmers Market even in November.
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Winter holidays

Explorations — Great Barrington in holiday season

December 2, 2022
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One day when I had a story interview in the Southern Berkshires, I came early to wander through downtown Great Barrington, looking for locally made gifts.

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Winterberry glows in the sun at Windy Hill Orchard in Great Barrington.
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Thankful for the mountains — #berkshireweekend

November 29, 2022
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Windy Hill Orchard grows rows of winterberry bushes every year. You can walk into a sea of scarlet higher than your head, and they’re bright even on cold, cloudy afternoons.

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