77th Annual Berkshire Harvest Festival
Saturday and Sunday, October 1st and 2nd 10:00-5:00
On the grounds of the Berkshire Botanical Garden
At the junction of Routes 183 and 102 in Stockbridge
$10 per car includes parking and admission

For information, Producer Amy Cotler
acotler@berkshirebotanical.org
413 232 7174

To Volunteer, Sharon Hulett-Shepherd
sshepherd@berkshirebotanical.org
413 298 3926

Live music, crafts, food, silent auction, plant sale,
gigantic tag sale,farmers market, fall fun for kids!

For a list of complete vendors and more, scroll down to orange below.
For our 50/50 Garden Stakes Raffle scroll down to brown.
Live entertainment schedule? Scroll down to green.
Demos & Classes? Scroll down to pink.
Thank yous? Scroll down to red .

For generations, the Harvest Festival has been a cherished tradition in the Berkshires. Originally conceived as a harvest-season family and community festival, it is one of the largest and longest running events of its kind in the country. The Festival is a celebration of community, showcasing local artisans, supporting local services, and promoting a wide array of superb Berkshire area products. Also of particular regional interest, this year’s Harvest Festival will feature a Farmers Market with the best Berkshire grown foods. The Harvest Festival supports educational programs at the Garden.

Crafts galore
The Harvest Festival is the premier showcase for many local artisans and crafters, such as blacksmiths and spinners demonstrating their skills. The focus on the handcrafted features 60+ of the most gifted (and reasonably priced) artisans and crafters from Massachusetts and surrounding New England — jewelers, ceramicists,photographers, weavers and much more.

Fabulous Food
The Harvest Food Court and Botanical Bakery offers up oodles of tasty distinctive food, such as Grilled Sour Dough Pizza and freshly baked Apple Streusel Pie. The festival also features fabulous local food artisans, producing handmade chocolates and more, as well as an array of local farmer vendors at our new Farmers Market. (So pick up some goodies to take home!)

Music and Entertainment
The stage will be  weekend, including a Banjo and Fiddle Duo, a Swing Jazz Quartet, Songs for the Kids and much more. And look for buskers roaming the grounds with magic tricks and more down home music for all. (Full music schedule posted below soon!)

Kids Activities
The Festival is famous for kid’s fun, including The Famous Hay Jump (and maze), Hoola Hooping, Face Painting, Balloon Animals, The Zucchini Ride, Child-Friendly Farm Animals, Mini-Golf, the Pocket Lady, and a full tent of kid’s crafts!

Fabulous Silent Action, Giant Tag, Clothing, Jewelry and Book Sale
Don’t miss these for exciting auction items and great sale “finds” too!

New! 50/50 Garden Stakes Raffle
Tickets: $1 for one and $5.00 for 7 (or an arm’s length).
50% goes to the Garden, 50% goes to the winner
Drawing on stage at the Harvest Festival, 10/2/11 @ 4 pm
Winner need not be present.
Buy them @ Berkshire Botanical Garden
Rtes 102 & 183, Stockbridge, MA
Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Shop, from 8/29/11
Berkshire Botanical Harvest Festival 10/1/11,10/2/11

2011 Harvest Festival Vendors and More…
*New 2011

Airmeith Naturals (Herbal Products)
Albany Men’s Club (Bulbs)
Ana’s Native and Original Designs (Clothing)
Anja Shaw Designs (Polymer Clay Jewelry)
Ann Hall Antiques (Antique Prints)
Baba Louie’s Sour Dough Pizza*
Bane Apparel (Silk-Screened Shirts)*
Baro Fashions (Handmade Clothing, Purses, etc)
Barbara’ s Babies (Rag Dogs, Hand-Knit Clothes)
Barrington Bites (Mini-Cupcakes)
Barrington Brewery (Barn Brewed Beer)
Bean Hill Farm Yarn (Yarn, Wool, Felt,Skins,etc)*
Berkshire Beading Company (Beaded Jewelry)
Berkshire Botanical Garden Gifts and Herbal Associates
Berkshire Blue Cheese (Jersey Cow’s Milk Cheese)
Berkshire Country Day School (Private Elementary)
Berkshiregirl (T-Shirts, Felted Flowers, Jewelry)*
Berkshire Grown (Local Farm and Food Advocacy)
Berkshire Humane Society
Berkshire Photographs
Berkshire Ramblers (Old Style Folk Songs)
Beth Russo Jewelry (Bead,Stone,Glass,Silver)
Bijoux Creations (Vintage Inspired Jewelry)*
Biocitizen (Vessels and Fermentation Crocks)
Blue Rider Stables (Rides, Vaulting)
Bob Fair Folk Paintings*
Bola Granola (Granola Bar*
Bug Hill Farm (Berry Cordials and Spreads, etc.)
CC’s Spiral Potatoes
Celebration Scarves (Embossed Velvet Scarves, etc.)*
Center for Ecotechnology (Non-Profit)
Ceramics by Jo and Kay (Ceramic Pottery and Jewelry)*
Charles H. Baldwin & Sons (Store-made extracts and more)*
Chikako Designs (Bags, Clothing, etc.)*
Columbia Greene Humane Society/SPCA (Animal Oriented Items)*
Community Access to the Arts (Jewelry & Notecards)
Country Country Estate Services Dan Fabiano (Tractor Ride)*
Cricket Creek Farm (Farmstead Raw Milk Cheeses)
Cute as a Button by Southfield Designs (Accessories and Hand knitted Hats)
Dancing Bare Soap (Organic Soap, Oils, Butters)*
David Grover (Children’s Music)*
Devaney Bennett Jewelry (Silver/Gold Earrings, etc.)*
Down Home (Fiddle and Banjo)
Dutch Desserts (Fruit Tarts)
Falls Village Designs (Quilted Items)
Frank Schaap (Blues, Rags, Hollers)
Foxgloves (Gardening Gloves and Tools)
Fox Hill Farm Grass Fed Beef Papa Dogs*
Free Ramblin’ Kids (Kids products, booties, etc)*
Friends of the Eleanor Sonsini Animal Shelter (Tote bags for Non-Profit)
Fundora Jewelry (Charms and Bead Jewelry)*
Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School (Elementary)
Haunted House (Boo!)
Helen Pelletier — Simply Elegant Quilt*
Hoogs & Crawford Glass (Hand blown items etc.)
Hooping Harmony (Hoola Hoops and Hoola Hooping)
Hotchkiss Mobiles (Art Mobiles)*
Huggable Friends by Pam (Dolls, Ornaments, etc.)
H.R. Zeppelin Fine Handmade Chocolates (Handmade dolls & critters too)*
Images (Nature Photography)*
Jakob Kent Designs (Wire Wrapped Gold and Silver Jewelry)*
Janet McKinstry Designs (Upholstery Bags)
Jeffrey Gardner (Berkshire and Travel Photos)
Jewelry by Donna Marie (Vintage/Contemporary Pearls/Silver)
JK Custom Furniture & Design*
Johnny Mystic (Busking Magician)*
Jonas the Balloon Man (Balloon Animals)*
Jump Rope Making (Make your own!)
Kathryn Larsen Pottery*
Kelly, Putnam and Stevens (Standards from the Great American Songbook)
Kinderhof Waldorf School (Early Childhood)
Kingdom* (Wall Hangings, Comforters, Stuffed Animals, etc.)
Kiwanis Club (Grilled Burgers, etc.)
Klara’s Gourmet Cookies
Leahey Farm (Sausages, Dogs, Meat)*
Little Birch Farm (Soaps, Creams & More)*
Lisa Anderson Studio (Jewelry)
Lucky Five’s (Swing Music)*
Magical Beadstalk (Semi-Precious Beaded Jewelry)
Magic Carpet Mini Golf
Marguerite Bride-Original Paintings
Michael Murray Massage (Chair & Table)
Mill Brook Sugarhouse (Maple Products)
Moho Designs (Organic Clothing, etc.)
Moonlight Forge (Blacksmith)
Moonshine Holler (Old Time Fiddling and Clogging)
Mountain Sea Wearables (Handwoven & Felted Items)
My Mother’s Apron (Specialty Aprons)*
Nona’s Nice Things (Doll’s clothes)
O’Coin & Hausch (Botanical Stained Glass)
Olive Designs (Children’s T-Shirts, Totes, etc)*
Paper Confections Design (Notes, Cards, Invites, etc.)
Play Reflections (Jeanne Bassis, Kids Activities Management)
Pierce Bros. Coffee (Coffee, Cappuccino,Espresso, Biscotti, etc.)
Pittsfield Rye and Specialty Breads
Preeta (Beaded Jewelry)
Pretiola’s (Large Bavarian Pretzels)*
Project Native (Native Berkshire Perennials)
Rachel’s Jewelry (Silver)*
Recycle4Birds (Bird Houses)
River Valley Farm (Wool and Wool Products, Sheep!)
Ruth Buffington Designs (Jewelry)
Scott Taylor Paintings
Sherry’s Snacks (Carney Food From Bousquet)
Shire City Herbals (Fire Cider, Medicinal)*
Silver Twist (Jewelry)
Soco Creamery (Ice Cream)
Sommer Crafts (Resin Jewelry,etc.)*
Stan’s Custom Pens
Stephen Fabrico Stoneware Garden Art (Bird Houses and more)*
Sunmeadow Alpacas (Hats, scares,mittens, etc.)*
Susan Gallagher Jewelrysmith
Taft Farms (Indian corn and much more)
Tatted Webs (Handmade lace)*
Terry Duff Photography*
Thai Indigo Village (Thai fabrics, etc.)
The Happy Face Painter
The Montessori School of The Berkshires
Timi’s Greek Food
Tortured Orchard, Inc (Gourmet Sauces)*
Treasure Bracelets by Liz and Bob*
Unique Sands (Sand Art)
Valley View Acres (Honey, etc.)
Wild Hill Herbals (Buckwheat Hull Pillows, Skin Care, etc.)*
William Gowdy (For your yard)*
William Powers Artist in Wood (Pendants & More)
Woolie Glen (Woven Baskets)*
Woven Roots Farm (Vegetables)*
Wraps and Tats (Airbrushed Tatoos and Hair Wraps)
Yarino Creations (Handmade Clothing)
Zoe’s Chapeaux & Armoire*

On Stage & Other Entertainment 2011

Saturday Oct 1

11:00-11:15           Puppet Show (Gt Barrington Rudolf Steiner School)

11:00-12:00         Kelly, Putnam and Stevens
(Standards from the Great American Songbook)

12:00-1:00           Hooping Harmony (Hoola Hooping)

1:00-1:10              Gymnastics on Horseback (Blue Rider Stable)

1:10-2:00            David Grover (Kids & Family Show)

2:00-2:15             Puppet Show (Gt Barrington Rudolf Steiner School)

2:15-3:00            Berkshire Ramblers
(Old Time Folk Songs with Alan Chartock of WAMC

3:00-3:10            Gymnastics on Horseback (Blue Rider Stable)

3:10-4:00            Hooping Harmony (Hoola Hooping)

4:00-5:00            Frank Schaap
(Blues, Rags & Hollers on National Steel Guitar)

Sunday Oct 2

11:00-11:15           Puppet Show (Gt Barrington Rudolf Steiner School)

11:15-12:00          Down Home (Banjo and Fiddle from the Housatonic Philharmonic)*

12:00-1:00           Hooping Harmony (Hoola Hooping)

1:00-1:10               Gymnastics on Horseback (Blue Rider Stable)

1:10-2:00              David Grover* (Kids & Family Show)*

2:00-2:15              Puppet Show (Gt Barrington Rudolf Steiner School)

2:15-3:00              The Lucky Five’s* (Swing Music)”

3:00-3:10              Gymnastics on Horseback (Blue Rider Stable)

3:10-4:00              Hooping Harmony (Hoola Hooping)

4:00                      Winner Chosen for the 50/50 Garden Stakes Raffle!

4:10-5:00              Moonshine Holler (Old Time Fiddling and Clogging)

**And busking around the grounds all weekend**
Johnny Mystic, Magician; Frank Schaap, Ragtime/Blues; Bob Bourdon, Harmonica Blues, two garden fairies and one pirate selling 50/50 Garden Stakes Raffle Tickets!

Demos and Class Schedule 2011

Saturday, October 1

11 am    Garden Wrap Up – Elisabeth Cary – Berkshire Botanical Garden

12            Jams and Jellies, Hot Water Bath Canning – Kathy Harrison, Barefoot Farm

1 pm       Preserving the Harvest, Where to Store Fruits and Vegetables for Winter – Kathy Harrison

2 pm       Making Houseplants Happy – Jenna O’Brien -  Viridissima

3 pm       What’s Threatening Our Trees? Asian Long horned Beetle and Emerald Ash Borer
Jane  Winn (BEAT) Berkshire Environmental Action Team

4 pm       Making Sauerkraut, Pickles and Kimchi – Kurt Heidinger, Northampton Bio Citizen School

Sunday,  October 2

11 am     Growing Garlic – Elisabeth Cary, Berkshire Botanical Garden

12            Making Sauerkraut, Pickles, and Kimchi – Kurt Heidinger, Northampton Bio Citizen School

1 pm       Gardening for Wildlife – Sherry MacDonald, Professional Gardener

2 pm       Keeping Honeybees at Home – Jan Johnson,  Bee Keeper

3 pm       Garden Wrap Up – Elisabeth Cary, Berkshire Botanical Garden

Both days will feature  two displays  10 am – 5 pm

Bad Boys of the Plant World  -  Invasive Plant Identification and Control

What’s Threatening Our Trees -  Learn About Asian Long Horned Beetle and Emerald Ash Borer

Thank you to all!

We are deeply grateful to Berkshire Botanical Garden’s outstanding staff, board of trustees, glorious grounds crew,300+ volunteers, committee chairs, and to multitudes of individuals and generous local businesses who knocked themselves out to make the 77th Annual Harvest Festival a smashing success. We don’t have space to name each and every individual involved. Nevertheless, we couldn’t do it without you!

With enormous gratitude,

Molly Boxer, Executive Director, Berkshire Botanical Garden

Maureen Banner
Barrington Brewery
Bella Flora
Berkshire Co-op Market
Berkshire Mountain Spring Water
Berkshire West
Blantyre
Blue Rider Stables
Barbara Bockbrader, Campo de Fiori
Sara Burke
Susan Burns
Amy Butterworth
Cafe Adam
Canyon Ranch
Castle Street Cafe
Cathy Clark
Center for Ecological Technology (CET)
Lauren Clark Fine Art
Susan Cooper
Cookie Coyne
Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club
Helen Davies
Asia Barong
Devonfield Inn
Ed Domaney
Dream Away Lodge
Bart Elsbach
Paula Farrell
Paulette Feit
Rob Gennari
Ruth Glazerman
Ellen Greenburg
Ellen Grenadier
Hancock Shaker Village
Devi and Hunter Sharp
Hyatt Regency Pier 66
Jane Iredale Cosmetics
Eric Korenman
Kwik Print
The (Incredible) Lenox Garden Club
Students from Lenox High School
Locke Stock & Barrel
Judy and Dennis Mareb, Windy Hill Nursery
Mazzeo’s Meat Center at Guido’s
Men’s Garden Club of Albany
Vickie Merton
Metroland
Michele Miller
Students from MMRHS
Nejaime’s Wine Cellars
New York Philharmonic
99 Restaurant
Norm Pelletier
Pergola
John Perry
Pine Cone Hill
Play Reflections
Pull The Wool
Eileen and Marc Rosenthal
Georgeanne Rousseau
T.P. Saddleblanket
Midge Sandlin
Mary Sipp-Green
Stockbridge Golf club
Stonover Farm
Mary Stuart
Tailored Events
Reggie Taylor
The Alford Garden Club
The BBG Herb Associates
The Red Lion Inn
The Rocking horse Cafe
Rubiner’s Cheesemongers
Betsy Thompson
Triplex Theatre
Jack Trowill
Harriet Vines
Vlada Boutique
Greg Ward, Ward’s Nursery
Terry Wise
Wyantenuck Country Club
Zema’s Nursery

 

Poster by Marc and Eileen Rosenthal

This event was produced by Amy Cotler