The Local Farmer Awards recently gave $142,500 in amounts up to $2,500 to 62 farmers in western Massachusetts and eastern New York for materials and equipment to make infrastructure improvements.
To be eligible for an award, a farm must have gross sales of $10,000 or above, and be a member of either Berkshire Grown or Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture or located in one the four counties of Western Massachusetts.
Berkshire United Way's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program offers free tax help to people with individual and household incomes of less than $54,000 a year who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns.
Based in Israel and operated through a partnership of the Israel Ministry of Education and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, Maktabat al-Fanoos has distributed more than 2 million books in Arabic to children ages 3 to 6.
Red Shirt Farm is the recipient of a Local Farmer award through the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, offered to Berkshire Grown and CISA (Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture) members.
On Thursday, July 20, at 7:30 p.m., Berkshire Bash will present “A Legend Lives On,” featuring the Glenn Miller Orchestra at Monument Mountain Regional High School. Special guests: the MMRHS Jazz Band All Stars.
The goal of the Local Farmer Awards is to strengthen farmers’ abilities to compete in the marketplace so that the region benefits from the environmental, health, and economic advantages of local farming.
The 11-week program at Ramsdell Library will include regular library services as well as special events such as films, workshops, book discussions and readings.
