Shop with confidence at our market! (but no dogs, please)

September 8, 2020

If you get our weekly newsletter, you’ve seen our reminders about all the precautions we’re taking re: COVID — social distancing, masks, pre-packaged food, small groups of shoppers, handwashing / sanitizing, no lingering at market, etc.  One of our precautions has raised a few questions, and that is our request not to bring your dog to the market this season. more “Shop with confidence at our market! (but no dogs, please)” …

Local Farmers Markets Cope with COVID-19

July 31, 2020

by Martha Jackson Suquet – Berkshire Grown,  co-owner of Graylight Farm

In Pittsfield, community members get their fresh local produce via their local farmers market, but this year the market experience is a bit different. Instead of wandering among market booths, customers place their orders online and market volunteers deliver the locally-grown products to the buyer’s doorstep. Roots Rising, which operates the Pittsfield Farmers Market, has responded to the COVID-19 crisis by switching to an entirely virtual farmers market. more “Local Farmers Markets Cope with COVID-19” …