Berkshire Grown Spring Supper Helps Keep Farmers Farming
The organization "shares the bounty," but all of us shared the love for the farmers when they stood to be recognized.
Berkshire Grown Executive Director Margaret Moulton and Board President Allison Rachele Bayles model the 14-carat carrots beside Cynthia Pansing of Berkshire Agricultural Ventures.
Eating for a good cause isn’t anything new for those of us lucky enough to live in the RI region, but when it’s for Berkshire Grown, the eating, the food prep and the producers come together in an unusually joyous way. On Monday, April 8, supporters of the organization celebrated the coming of spring with its annual Spring Supper at the Country Club of Pittsfield. Host chef Alex Hammond of the Mezze Restaurant Group assembled a group of local chefs who collaborated on a farm-to-table menu. This year’s event benefitted both Berkshire Grown and its project Share the Bounty, which supports farmers through the purchase of local CSA farm shares and helps feed hungry families by giving that food to local food pantries and community kitchens. A highlight of the live auctions popping up between the five courses were the necklaces of 18-karat gold carrots, created by Julie Michaels, former board chair.
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