'Fodder: Stories from the Fields' Brings Farm Stories to Life

11:00AM / Sunday, September 14, 2025Print Story | Email Story

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — "Fodder: Stories from the Fields," an event celebrating the joys, challenges, and unexpected moments of agricultural life in the Berkshires, will take place on Sunday, Sept. 21, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

The event will be held on April Hill, 62 Undermountain Road, South Egremont, with doors opening at 3:30 p.m.

Moderated by local writer and former Moth StorySLAM winner Sheela Clary, the evening showcases the full spectrum of farming experiences. Attendees will hear stories from local farms.

The event is sponsored and organized by five organizations working together to strengthen the Berkshire region's food system: Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, Farmsteads for Farmers, Berkshire Grown, BRIDGE and Greenagers,.

Light farm-fresh refreshments will be available throughout the event.

For more information about the event or to register, visit: https://greenagers.org/fodder-stories-from-the-fields/

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Great Barrington Unveils 9/11 Memorial Featuring World Trade Center Steel

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
12:58PM / Saturday, September 12, 2026

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A piece of history will now stand in front of the Great Barrington Fire Department, serving as a lasting reminder of the courage, sacrifice, and heroism of those who rushed in, stepped forward, and answered the call on Sept. 11, 2001.

Hundreds of community members gathered outside the Fire Department for the unveiling of a 9/11 memorial featuring a steel I-beam salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center.

The monument marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, and its effect reached far and wide beyond New York, said Deputy Fire Chief James Mead.

"There are moments in our lives that become markers of time. Moments when we remember not only what happened, but where we were, who was beside us, and how the world somehow felt different afterwards," Town Manager Liz Hartsgrove said.

"For those of us who experienced September 11, 2001 — it is one of those moments for us to share."

The acquisition of the beam was a multi-year effort initiated by the late Andy Moro, former commander of American Legion Post 298 in Housatonic, and was carried on by the Legion's second vice commander, John Morris.

Morris said he was able to obtain the warped steel I-beam through connections he made during his time as a New York City firefighter.

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