In the Berkshires, Dinner’s Not Far Away
In the Berkshires, Dinner’s Not Far Away
By Mark Vanhoenacker
It’s hard to dismiss the current locavore boom in the Berkshires as mere fashion. In fact, the national enthusiasm for eating farm-to-table has roots in western Massachusetts. The nation’s first agricultural fair was held in Berkshire County in the early 19th century, and in 1986, when the country’s first two community-supported agriculture farms were established, one was in the southern Berkshires.
