Apple Picking Destinations in Berkshire County

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
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It's apple season!  Here are some great locations to spend your day picking your own apples to enjoy the crisp taste or bake into your favorite dishes.
 
Most apple picking is through October, so get yours while you can. Bring your family and friends and spend a day enjoying the Berkshires and their local farms, while learning about where apples come from and be how they grow.
 
Lakeview Orchard
94 Old Cheshire Rd., Lanesborough
Open: Thursday through Monday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
 
With over 4,500 fruit trees it's not hard to pick the apple or other fruit that is perfect for you. Guests also have the option to get already picked fruit. More information here
 
Jaeschke’s Orchard
23 Gould Rd. Adams
Open: Daily from 9 to 5 p.m. 
 
This 55 acre orchard grows 33 varieties of apples to choose from. You can also enjoy a delicious apple cider donut with a cup of apple cider. More information here
 
Hilltop Orchards
508 Canaan Rd, Richmond
Open: Daily from 9 to 5 and until 6 on Friday and Saturday. 
 
This orchard has been providing apples for over a century. It grows 27 different varieties of the popular fruit and has an on-site cidery where you can enjoy cider and wine tasting. The farm is 187 acres where you are guaranteed to pick the apples that are right for you. More information here
 
Bartlett’s Orchard
575 Swamp Rd., Richmond
Open: Monday through Friday from 7 to 5; Saturday and Sunday from 8 to 5
 
For 75 years generations of the Bartlett family have been growing delicious apples for people to come and pick for a good snack, apple pie, or other dishes. More information here
 
Sandisfield Orchard
101 New Hartford Rd. Sandisfield 
Open:  Friday thru Sunday from 8 to 5 
 
Sandisfield Orchard has 12 varieties of apples to choose from on their farm with great views. You can bring the family to pick apples and other fruits as well as enjoy their newly opened cafe. More information here
 
Windy Hill Farm
686 Stockbridge Rd., Great Barrington
Open: Daily from 9 to 5 
 
Enjoy the scenic seven acre farm while picking from 25 varieties of apples and blueberries for an extra snack. More information here

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Companion Corner: Freya, Fudge & Charlotte

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — If looking for the perfect feline pet, why not triple the fun? There's a threesome at Berkshire Humane Society waiting for a family to call their own.

iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home.

We highlighted Freya, Charlotte and Fudge last month and they are still looking for their new home together. 

Kittens Fudge and Charlotte and their mother, Freya, have been at the shelter and in a foster home since April. All three have tested positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), often described as feline HIV/AIDS

Feline/small animal adoption counselor Alyssa Petell introduced us to them. 

"They originally were brought in from animal control. The conditions weren't the best in the home. But when they came in, they were tested positive for feline AIDS (FIV). We do send our kittens normally to foster programs to get socialized with the mom. So they got sent to a foster program for about two months to get socialized," she said.

The shelter preferably would like the three to as a family, and to a home with respectful children that will keep them inside.

"We would prefer if they could all go together, but they are a very sweet trio of kitties. They would have to be indoor only because of them being feline AIDS positive," Petell said. "It is OK for them to go into a home with other cats. We prefer if they go into a home with feline AIDS-positive cats, but even if they are negative for feline AIDS, as long as they're not actively scratching each other and biting each other to transmit it, then it should be OK."

Each cat has their own personality. The two kittens love to play with an abundance of toys; one is shy and the other is outgoing. They both like to curl up and sleep in your lap once they get to know you.

It turns out that Fudge is actually a girl. In our previous article, he was mistakenly identified as a boy. 

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