Mount Lebanon Fest Promises Herbal Delights| 12:22AM / Thursday, May 31, 2012 | |
NEW LEBANON, N.Y. — The first annual Mount Lebanon HerbFest celebrates the intertwining of herbs and local history in the heart of Lebanon Valley, the birthplace of the nation's herbal pharmacy on June 9 and 10.
The two-day festival starts on Saturday, June 9, with downtown events sponsored by local businesses around herbs. Restaurants and stores marked by green balloons will provide samples and promotions on meals, products and services. Guided walks and talks will take place in several local venues. Local lodging establishments are offering special rates to festival attendees.
On Sunday, June 10, the HerbFest moves to the historic Shaker grounds of Mount Lebanon on the Darrow 0 Comments
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Haflinger Haus Bringing Austrian Cuisine To AdamsBy Andy McKeever,
03:30PM / Thursday, May 24, 2012 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — The wait for wiener schnitzel, kasespatzle or hahnchen gerostet is over.
The Haflinger Haus in the former Harrington's Restaurant on Commercial Street is open for business with a menu filled with Austrian favorites. The restaurant and inn had a soft opening on Monday — opening for the dinner hours.
"It's got charm," said 25-year restaurant business veteran Dan Dougherty, who is the general manager. "It reminds me of walking into 1925."
The historic building was purchased last December by former Selectman Donald Sommer as a "reclamation project." Sommer and his 0 Comments
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Hancock Village CSA Shares Available For 2012| 02:15PM / Friday, May 18, 2012 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — There are still some shares left for those interested in joining Hancock Shaker Village's community-supported agriculture program.
Shareholders can stop in on Tuesdays and Saturdays to pick up vegetables, herbs and flowers, and share recipes.
Participants like grabbing the pre-packaged shares, said Bill Mangiardi, director of farm and facilities, but anyone with the yen to join in the harvesting as well is welcome to do so.
The working history museum was recently awarded a $1,550 grant from the Green Pastures Fund, a fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, to improve the cold-storage capacity of the root cellars built by the Shakers in the 0 Comments
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Williams Professor Awarded For Food Publication| 10:55AM / Thursday, May 17, 2012 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Darra Goldstein, a professor at Williams College, received the 2012 James Beard Foundation Journalism Award for Publication of the Year for the quarterly journal on food and culture, Gastronomica.
The Francis Christopher Oakley Third Century Professor of Russian is the founding editor and editor-in-chief of the publication.
This is not the publication's first award. In 2011, Gastronomica was named the best food magazine in the world at the Gourmand Awards in Paris. The journal also received the 2007 Utne Independent Press Award for social/cultural coverage and the Prix d'Or at 0 Comments
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Cummington Creamery Co-op Finds Financing SupportOld Creamery Cooperative,
06:52PM / Tuesday, May 15, 2012 | |
CUMMINGTON, Mass. — The transition of the Old Creamery in Cummington to a community-owned cooperative grocery store took a giant leap forward this month with Florence Savings Bank's commitment to provide necessary outside financing.
Thanks to the bank's commitment, just one more fundraising task remains before the Old Creamery Co-op can purchase the business. In a drive to raise a total of $285,000 in member-owner loans or additional gifts — the final financing component — three community members have challenged the greater co-op community by promising $25,000 if member-owners pledge an additional $75,000 by the end of the month.
If this challenge is met, the co-op 0 Comments
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