It's been a tough year for Massachusetts farmers, but in spite of heavy rains and catastrophic flooding, the cream of the tomato crop was glistening in the August sun Tuesday as judges in the state's annual tomato contest mulled over their top picks.
Four Berkshire agricultural enterprises are among 12 farms across the state that have received a combined $4.7 million in Agricultural Preservation Restriction funding from the state of Massachusetts
The Recorder - Area farms put land into preservation recorder.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from recorder.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Farms in Hadley, Deerfield put land into preservation gazettenet.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gazettenet.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Forthill Farms Receives $90K Grant iberkshires.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iberkshires.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.