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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The state awarded Roots Rising a Food Security Infrastructure Grant of $430,219 to go towards establishing a youth farm.   "It's so exciting that...

PITTSFIELD — Running any venture alone can be difficult, but sometimes it's even harder in a partnership, where the leadership responsibilities are split evenly between two people. It's not always

BAV Helping Farmers & Food Producers With Funding And Grants Berkshire Agricultural Ventures (BAV) has announced that in the five years since their founding they have offered more than one million in funding to farmers and food producers in the Berkshires, Columbia, and Dutchess Counties in New York, and Litchfield County, Connecticut. This includes twenty-four direct loans through their Revolving Loan Fund which offers flexible 0-2% interest loans. Capital within the Revolving Loan Fund is continuously recycled, creating a viable and reliable stream of support for agricultural entrepreneurs....

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After a year running their Virtual Farmers Market, Roots Rising announced that their in-person Pittsfield Farmers Market is back.    The opening of the...

PITTSFIELD — After running the Pittsfield Farmers Market virtually for a year, Roots Rising will open the event's outdoor season by holding a live, in-person event on May 15.