WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- The Towne Field House at Williams College resembled an indoor town square for a few hours on Saturday as dozens of organic and local food businesses displayed vegetables, carving, cheeses, knitting, preserves, gelato, literature and holiday cheer. It was all part of a Holiday Farmers Market -- one of two locations in Berkshire County over the weekend. The event drew hundreds of regional residents, who strolled and chatted.
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The two events created a marketplace according to organizers, to extend the selling season of regional farmer sand food producer sand inivite community members to celebrate the region's food culture. Vermont, New York and the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts were represented along with the Berkshires. Among event organizers and supporters were Berkshire Grown, the Williams College Sustainable Food and Agriculture Program at the Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives, Mezze Restaurant Group, Mission Bar & Tapas/The Market, The Red Lion Inn, Storey Publishing and Slow Food of Western Massachusetts. Northern Berkshire Transition also co-promoted the event at Williams.
The Northern Berkshire Chorale provided music.
Vendors at the Williamstown market include Appletree Hill Organic Farm, Baby Cakes, Bee Sweet, Berkshire Organics, Berle Farm,The Berry Patch, Black Queen Angus Farm, Chocolate Springs, Cricket Creek Farm, East Mountain Farm, Gammel Garden, Goat Rising, Hidden Pasture Farm, Holiday Brook Farm, Ioka Valley Farm, Jaeschke's Orchard, The Market of Pittsfield, Mezze Catering, Mighty Food Farm, Mission Bar + Tapas, Ooma Tesoro, Peace Valley Farm, River Valley Farms, Shaker Mountain Canning Company, Sol Flower Farm, Sweet Brook Farm, Wee House Bakery, Wild Oats Market, Wildstone Farm and Zucchero Dolce.
Vendors at the Great Barrington market were to have included Allium Restaurant + Bar, Asia Luna, Berkshire Mountain Bakery, Berkshire Orchids, Berkshire Organics, Berkshire Wildflower Honey, Cedar Farm, Consider Bardwell Farm, Cricket Creek Farm, Earthborn Garden, Farm Country Soup, Farm Girl Farm, Farm House Bakers, Foggy River Farm, Good Dogs Farm, GooGoo Gourmet, Indian Line Farm, Jaeschkeÿÿs Orchard, Justamere Farm, Klaraÿÿs Gourmet Cookies, Leahey Farm, Lorna Herbals, Maiden Flower Farm, Markristo Farm, Mayflower Farm, Maynard Farms, Moon in the Pond Farm, North Plain Farm, Ooma Tesoro, Shaker Mountain Canning Company, Taft Farms and Zehr & Sons Mushrooms. Berkshire Grown will also be present.
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