Our Mission
Keep Our Farmers Farming!
Berkshire Grown supports and promotes local agriculture as a vital part of the Berkshire community, economy, and landscape.
We do this by…
- Advocating for farmers
- Supporting good agricultural practices
- Fostering education and outreach
- Increasing community access to local food
- Networking farmers and food buyers
- Promoting locally-grown and produced food
- Promoting economic development by focusing on the viability of the agricultural economy
Our Vision
Berkshire Grown is the “go to” network linking farmers and the Berkshire community. Through events, workshops, promotions, advocacy and education highlighting locally-grown and produced food, Berkshire Grown helps to create a thriving local food economy.
Berkshire Grown is proud to be part of the Massachusetts Coalition for Local Food and Farms working in all regions of Massachusetts to strengthen local agriculture and increase the amount of local food eaten by Massachusetts residents.
Board of Directors
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- Allison Rachele Bayles
- Ariel Bock
- Susan Bronson
- Sarah Gardner
- Katherine Hand*
- Tu Le
- Jake Levin *
- Nick Martinelli
- Dawn Masiero
- Peter Platt, Vice President *
- Amy Rudnick, President *
- Jim Schultz
- Katy Sparks, Treasurer*
- Laura Tupper-Palches
- Lee Venolia, Clerk *
* Members of the Steering Committee of Berkshire Grown
Staff
- Margaret Moulton,* Executive Director, margaret@berkshiregrown.org
- Kate Bailey, Mobile Farmers Market Program Manager & Cold Storage Site Manager, kate@berkshiregrown.org
- Stephanie Bergman, Director of Development, stephanie@berkshiregrown.org
- Ren Constas, Working Livestock Group Coordinator, ren@berkshiregrown.org
- Sharon Hulett-Shepherd, Membership & Office Manager, sharon@berkshiregrown.org
- Martha Jackson Suquet, Farm to Food Access and Communications Manager, martha@berkshiregrown.org
- Alyssa VanDurme, Business Members Program Manager, alyssa@berkshiregrown.org
Telephone 413-528-0041 | Fax 413-528-6241
Office Address: 321 Main Street, #209, Great Barrington, MA 01230
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 983 Great Barrington MA 01230
Berkshire Grown is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.
Photos on the site: Jason Houston, Jonathan Hankin, Glenn Geiger, Christopher Blair
Watercolor by Stephanie Anderson