Mass MoCA Book Talk: The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA) Research and Development Store will host a book talk "The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook" with authors Elisa Spungen Bildner and Robert Bildner.

The book talk will take place on March 26, at 5 pm.

In this book talk, Elisa Spungen Bildner and Robert Bildner tell the story of family-run agriculture through the language of food with the new edition of The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook.

According to a press release:

This stunning but approachable book offers more than 125 recipes to bring the magic of the Berkshires into your kitchen. Sweet Corn Pancakes, Confetti Vegetable and Goat Cheese Lasagna, Chicken Pot Pie, Cranberry Cobbler, and more celebrate the lush landscape of this western New England region. Complete with charming farm profiles and vibrant photographs, The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook paints a vivid portrait of the relationship between the

earth and what we eat.

As board members of the Berkshire Food Project, sourcing locally has always been a priority for campus restaurant Casita.

Following the talk, it will be hosting a dinner using ingredients from the farmers who live and work in the region. Join Casita founders Mariah and Justin Forstmann, the authors, and several of the farmers profiled in the book at 6:30 for this one-night-only menu.

Tickets: $5 advance; free for members

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Berkshires Remember First Responders, Military Personnel Lost at 9/11 and Aftermath

By Jack Guerino & Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
02:30PM / Friday, September 11, 2026

North Adams Mayor Jennifer Macksey, with Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre speaks at Friday's memorial.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The county's two cities held memorials on Friday morning to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Great Barrington was scheduled to hold a dedication of piece of steel from the World Trade Center at 6 p.m.

North Adams held its ceremony in the fire station's side garden starting at exactly 8:46 a.m., the time Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower.

The small square of grass was packed with police officers, firefighters, wire and alarm personnel, dispatchers, and Northern Berkshire EMS employees, and city employees, officials and community members.

After the ceremonial tolling of the bell, an honor guard presented the colors.

Mayor Jennifer Macksey said it felt odd welcoming people to a very solemn event.

"What happened 25 years ago put a mark on emergency services. It put additional pressure on police, fire, EMS, and dispatchers," Macksey said. "While we remember those who lost their lives during 9/11, and those who ran to help as many as they could during 9/11, we have to pause and appreciate those who continue to serve despite that awful threat that occurred 25 years ago."

She said it was a direct attack on the United States and all of its people.

"It was a question of our freedoms and our ability to be safe in our communities," the mayor said. "I can say today that here in North Adams, it could happen to us, but I know with the professionalism of our Fire Department, Police Department, EMS, and our dispatch team, we are a better community; we are a safer community than we were 25 years ago."

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