Croissants sit on the counter next to chocolate tortes with mint whipped cream … Claire Raposo came home to the Berkshires to open the Lost Lamb, but she learned her patisserie in Paris.
READ MOREA lot of us are looking for local sources of food, especially right now. Are you looking for strawberries for a picnic tonight or a takeout soup, or ingredients that feel good … Chicken. Salad greens. Fresh bread. Or it’s a hot day today — maybe ice cream.
Anywhere in the Berkshires, we can find co-ops, local markets and farm stores and Farmers markets. Some are moving online, and some are sharing space (physically and digitally) with others who need it — so you can stop in at a dairy farm and find eggs, maple syrup and sausage along with the cheeses.
We have venerable co-ops here, local markets that have grown here for generations — from the Berkshire Co-op and Guido’s in Great Barrington to Wild Oats in Williamstown — and local cafes that offer groceries as well, from Brazilian and Colombian flavors to cheese fondue and eclairs and bulk olive oil … and in summer the pick-your-own berries will be ripe.


Check out the map and farms and markets below
Co-ops and local markets
Great Barrington Farmers Market
The Great Barrington Farmers Market runs outdoors, just off Main Street, on Saturday mornings from May to October, with fruits and greens, baked goods, herbs and oils, coffee and cider and more.
READ MOREPittsfield Farmers Market
The year-round Pittsfield Farmers Market has now become the only teen-led market in the region through Roots Rising, bringing together growers and artisans.
READ MOREWilliamstown Farmers Market
Duck egg tacos with hot sausage and greens? Baklava and fresh moussaka? The Williamstown Farmers Market brings Farmers, food producers, artists and artisans to Spring Street from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday from May to October.
READ MOREBerkshire Mountain Bakery
or more than 40 years, Richard Bourdon has been baking European-style sourdough breads in an old brick building that once belonged to the Rising Paper Mill.
READ MOREMoon in the Pond Farm
Dominic Palumbo raises Highland cattle, Jersey geese, Dorset sheep and other heritage breeds, as he grows vegetables and forages for local flavors and aromatics.
READ MOREWindy Hill
The farm market carries blueberries and garden plants in the summer, apples and pumpkins in the fall, winterberry and wreathes and evergreens in the winter.
READ MORELakeview Orchard
Pick-your-own cherries, black raspberries, plums — David and Judy and Daniel Jurczak grow a wide variety fruit — blueberries, raspberries and blackberries too, and 15 kinds of apples in the fall …
READ MOREHigh Lawn Farm
You can stop in for ice cream or farmstead cheese and sit at a picnic table, looking across the field where the young calves are out to pasture — High Lawn Farm in Lee now has its own creamery store.
READ MORELenox Farmers Market
The 2020 Lenox Farmer’s Market returns on Friday afternoons from June to early October in downtown Lenox, with farm cheeses, meats and eggs, locally grown vegetables and cut flowersand more, layer cakes and fresh breads.
READ MOREWest Stockbridge Farmers Market
The West Stockbridge Farmers Market gathers on Thursday afternoons on The Foundry Green from May through early October, as Amy Brentano, owner of The Foundry, offers her land to serve the community.
READ MOREBerkshire Grown
Berkshire Grown supports farms and local food across the county and offers resources for finding local farmers, orchards, farm stands and farm-to-table restaurants.
READ MOREWhitney’s Farm Market
From spring to fall, Whitney’s Farm Market on Route 8 is open with greens, fruits and vegetables, pick-your-own berries in season, deli sandwiches and ice cream, and the garden center carries perennial and annual flowers and more.
READ MOREHilltop Orchards
At Hilltop Orchards, the Vittori family grow apples and make cider and wine on 200 acres. A brother and sister, John and Wendy, bought the orchard more than 30 years ago and preserved the land. They have a farm store and trails open year-round.
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