Berkshire County Farms Awarded Grants

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BOSTON — The state awarded farms in West Stockbridge and Lee grants to address composting and climate smart agriculture. 
 
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $3.6 million in more than 100 grant awards through several programs, including the Agricultural Food Safety Improvement Program (AFSIP), the Agricultural Composting Improvement Program (ACIP), the Cranberry Bog Renovation (CBRG) Program, and the Climate Smart Agriculture Program (CSAP).
 
"From the Berkshires to Barnstable County, our farms are significant economic drivers and the backbone of our local food system. Their success benefits us all," said Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll. "Programs like these help improve and strengthen Massachusetts farms in the short and long term."
 
The Agricultural Composting Improvement Program (ACIP) funds equipment and projects to improve agricultural composting practices and facilitate the use of compost as a valuable soil amendment on farms. MDAR also provides technical assistance to farms conducting agricultural composting and encourages farms to utilize compost as a soil amendment or manure management tool.
 
Baldwin Farm in West Stockbridge was awarded a $21,874.50 ACIP grant to purchase a compost screener.
 
High Lawn Farm in Lee was awarded a $28,200 ACIP grant to purchase a compost spreader.
 
 
 
 
 
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Williamstown Group Planning July 3 Festivities in South Williamstown

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A committee of volunteers is planning expanded Independence Day activities in recognition of the semiquincentennial celebration of the Declaration of Independence.
 
"I formed a Fourth of July Committee because this year is the 250th anniversary of the founding of the country," Select Board member Matt Neely told his colleagues at their March 9 meeting.
"At the time, I didn't think there was much going on for that, and I thought it should be a bigger and better event since it only comes around every 50 years."
 
Since the town already has a full day of events planned each year on July 4, Neely's committee is making the town's celebration "bigger and better" by expanding the festivities to July 3, which happens to be a Friday and the day of the federal government's observance of the "nation's birthday."
 
"So we're going to do the same Fourth we always do," Neely said. "We realized there wasn't any room for additional programming that day, and we didn't want to cannibalize any of the events that day.
 
"This year, July 3, which is a Friday is the federal holiday. So we figured since lots of people have that day off, we could add programming that day."
 
And since most of the town's existing July Fourth programs — the parade, a cookout at the bottom of Spring Street, fireworks at Taconic Golf Course — are located in the center of town, the ad hoc committee for the 250th celebration is directing its efforts toward South Williamstown.
 
Neely told the board that the group is planning an afternoon festival at the Williamstown Historical Museum at the five corners intersection followed by an evening concert at Waubeeka Golf Links across Route 7.
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