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A rare opportunity to own a refined retreat in an exceptional location

Selina Lamb of BIRCH Properties offers a Berkshire gem, a contemporary New England classic with the perfect combination of design, condition and location.

GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK: A kale, black-eyed Susan and gladiola bike ride

I love how Alford has managed to maintain its identity, call it cachet, since the 18th century. With its perfectly proportioned, white steepled church, clapboard town hall and one room school house, it appears set in a time capsule.

Berkshire region real estate sales, July 26 – August 2, 2015

The latest Berkshire region real estate transactions as reported by the Warren Group.

Berkshire real estate sales, July 19—25, 2015

The latest real estate transactions in Berkshire County and northwestern Connecticut as compiled by the Warren Group.

NATURE’S TURN: Hot weather garden, sky-high flowers, succulent food

I recommend the marsh mallow, Althaea officinalis, as a trouble free perennial that has been cultivated since ancient times as a culinary and medicinal herb.

Berkshire real estate sales July 12 through 18, 2015

The very latest report of Berkshire real estate transactions from the Warren Group.

TRANSFORMATIONS: In Pittsfield, zero energy homes for affordable housing

This project is significant because it challenges the belief that only the wealthiest among us can reap the benefits of energy efficient homes.

Berkshire real estate sales, July 5-11, 2015

The latest report on real estate transactions in Berkshire County and Northwestern Connecticut, as compiled by the Warren Report.

EATING IN SEASON: Blueberry bonanza

I recently found the recipe for blueberry muffins scribbled – ingredients only – no instructions. Why would I need the instructions? I knew exactly how to make them! I decided to make them. Guess what? I still know how to make them.

NATURE’S TURN: The garden flourishes, ripens, brims over

July 20 – August 2, 2015 Mt. Washington -- Summer is ripening everywhere – gardens, farms and the softly rounded and arrestingly rugged Berkshire and...

TRANSFORMATIONS: How to get the powder room that wasn’t there

Here are a few projects where we found the space by inserting, carving out, and adding where possible to get that powder room without losing too much valuable space.

Berkshire real estate transactions, June 28 — July 4, 2015

The latest report of Berkshire real estate sales, as compiled by the Warren Group.

Berkshire real estate sales, June 21 through 27

The latest reported real estate transactions for the Berkshires, as reported by the Warren Group.

Agricultural Adventures: Sean Stanton — farmer, selectman, father

Stanton is not just a successful farmer. He credits his interest in serving on town boards to the model set by his parents, who have always taken into their home people who need help in various ways.

NATURE’S TURN: Gather sunshine for summer flavors, winter food

Sow seed for heat tolerant radicchio lettuce and Rainbow Swiss Chard now for beautiful, long lasting autumn harvests. Frost tolerant crops like kale are worth planting now, too.

TRANSFORMATIONS: ‘Atomic Ranch’ in Tyringham

My contention has long been that everything we create is a lens through which we can understand the entire culture of the time; we really are what we build ... the end product represents a consensus of the values, aspirations, myths and fears of the cultures at that time and place.

Berkshire real estate transactions June 14 – 20, 2015

The very latest real estate transactions in the Berkshires as reported by the Warren Group.