Red Shirt Farm, Berkshire Grown and Berkshire Bounty Win Grants Totaling $800,000
The state awarded $800,000 in food security grants to Berkshire Grown, Berkshire Bounty, and Red Shirt Farm in February 2024. Our $50,000 share went toward finishing our farm store and commercial kitchen.
Nine Berkshire County Farms Awarded Grants, Including Red Shirt Farm
The Berkshire Eagle reports on the state’s $26.3 million Food Security Infrastructure Grant program — nine Berkshire County farms shared $1.5 million to help recover from a season of heavy rain and flooding, with Red Shirt Farm awarded $344,049.
Food Visionaries: Berkshire Group’s Push for Healthy Food for All
A 2019 Berkshire Magazine profile on Berkshire Agricultural Ventures and the farmers it backs — including Jim Schultz of Red Shirt Farm, whose heritage-breed chickens, turkeys, and pigs are part of a regional push to make healthy, local food accessible to all.