BerkShares: Local Currency for the Berkshire Region

Businesses by Location
(all but Great Barrington and Lenox)

Use the drop-down menu below to find the category that best fits the business, service, or products you are looking for. Businesses may be listed under several applicable categories. Within each category, businesses are listed alphabetically.

Please note that stores may have specific restrictions concerning the uses of BerkShares at their business, and that some of these restrictions may differ from those listed here. Please ask for details when you purchase from a store using BerkShares.

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Acupuncturists

Naomi Alson Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist
11 Quarry Hill Road, Lee, MA 01238
(413) 243-3223
Contact person: Naomi Alson
Contact e-mail: naomifalson@yahoo.com
A Licensed Acupuncturist and Chinesse Herbalist.

Advertising Services

Hill Country Observer
77 East Main Street, P.O. Box 158, Cambridge, NY 12816
866-806-6838 (toll free)
Contact person: Jenny Stern
Contact e-Mail: jstern@hillcountryobserver.com
Monthly regional newspaper serving the Berkshires, southwestern Vermont and eastern New York.

Kiosk Advertising, LLC
18 Burton Road, Salisbury, CT 06068
(860) 435-8858
Contact Person: Paul DePaolo
Contact e-mail: paul@kioskadv.com
http://www.kioskadv.com
Shared advertising services for local businesses including barter for ads. Novel digital screens in high-traffic locations display your full-color ads as well as local announcements, community artwork, and information on cultural events.

Otis Gazette
P.O. Box 477, Otis, MA 01253
(413) 269-9909
Contact Person: Angelina, editor
Contact e-Mail: editor@otisgazette.com
http://www.otisgazette.com
An extraordinarily enjoyable quaint magazine founded in 2001 for "Otis and beyond." Serving the entertainment, information, and business needs of the Berkshires to the Foothills with a home-style type of literature, opportunities for local artists, local interests and the best source of area businesses. Currently at 6,000 issues!

Sara Sheehy Photography
79 Ashley Falls Road, Sheffield, MA 01257
(413) -229-2196
Contact person: Sara Sheehy
Contact e-Mail: sara@sarasheehy.com
http://www.sarasheehy.com
Photography with an eye for natural details and emotional landscapes. Available for editorial and contract assignments.

Shawenon Communications
297 East Road, Alford, MA 01266
(413) 528-6494
Contact Person: Susanna Opper
Contact e-Mail: susanna@shawenon.com
http://www.shawenon.com
Helping people get their messages out on the web through stimulating website content and e-mail marketing.

Agriculture / Farms / Farm Markets

Appleseed Permaculture
P.O. Box 510, Nassau, NY 12123
(518) 610-1375
Contact Person: Ethan Roland
Contact e-Mail: eroland@gmail.com
http://www.appleseedpermaculture.com
We actively design and create truly sustainable systems across the northeast and around the world. Ecological design and consulting for organic agriculture, renewable energy, alternative wastewater treatment, edible forest gardening, community living, appropriate technology, cottage industry, and local organizing.

Carmel's Chicken
152 Peru Road, Hinsdale, MA 01235
(413) 212-1334
Contact Person: Dan Carmel
Contact e-Mail: maplesprings0383@aol.com
We raise free-range chickens and sell them both wholesale and retail. Red meat is also available.

Chubby Bunny Farm
35 Cobble Road, Falls Village, CT 06031
(860) 824-4362
Contact Person: Dan Hayhurst
Contact e-mail: thayhurst@sbcglobal.net
http://www.chubbybunnyfarm.com
We're a family farm with a 150 member CSA in Falls Village, CT. Shares begin in June and end in November. U-pick includes flowers, herbs, peas, beans, strawberries, and cherry tomatoes. Also raise hogs, layers, and lambs and a crop of two apprentices annually. Pay in BerkShares and get a free dozen eggs! All members are welcome to pay in BerkShares.

Equinox Farm
489 Bow Wow Road, Sheffield, MA 01257
(413) 229-2266
Contact Person: Ted Dobson

Maiden Flower Farm
304 North Plain Road, Housatonic, MA 01236
(413) 274-6628
Contact Person: Georgene Poliak & David Long
Contact e-Mail: dave@maidenflowerfarm.com
Lovingly raised chicken, eggs, beef, and pork. Our animals are fed 100% organic grain, grass, and other wholesome foodstuff.

Moon in the Pond Farm
816 Barnum Street, Sheffield, MA 01257
(413) 229-3092
Contact Person: Dominic Palumbo
Contact e-Mail: dom@mooninthepond.com
www.mooninthepond.com
Moon in the Pond Farm is a small scale, sustainable farm raising and selling meat, vegetables, fruit direct to consumers from the farm and at Sheffield Farmer's Market.

Project Native
342 North Plain Road, Housatonic, MA 01236
(413) 274-3433
Contact Person: Raina or Karen
Contact e-Mail: projectnative@yahoo.com
http://www.projectnative.org
A non-profit perennial nursery and gardens. Offering 100% Berkshire Taconic Region Native Perennials of over 130 varieties.

Rawson Brook Farm
185 New Marlboro Road, Monterey, MA 01245
(413) 528-2138
Contact Person: Susan Sellew
Contact e-Mail: ssellew@bcn.net
Offering Monterey Chevre goat cheese.

Red Barn Farm
63 North Valley Road, Canaan, NY 12029
(518) 781-4570
Contact Person: Grace Bischoff
Contact e-Mail: redbarn@taconic.net
http://www.redbarnfarm.us/
Family farm offering pasture-raised lamb, chicken, pork, and grass-fed beef.

When Pigs Fly Farm
222 Sandisfield Road, Sandisfield, MA 01255
(413) 258-3397
Contact Person: Sandra or Andy Snyder
Contact e-Mail: whenpigsflyfarm@earthlink.net
Organic produce, flowers, herbs, berries, chicken, and duck. Visit us at the farm, at the Farmers' Market of Sheffield, and at Otis Farm Market.

Antiques

Buggy Whip Antiques
208 Norfolk Road, Southfield, MA 01259
(413) 229-3576
Contact Person: Henry Reeve
Contact e-Mail: buggy@bcn.net
http://www.buggywhipantiques.com
Antique market featuring multiple dealers and a reproduction furniture line.

Campo De'Fiori
1815 North Main Street, Sheffield, MA 01257
(413) 528-1857
Contact Person: Cathy Riva
Contact e-Mail: criva@campodefiori.com
http://www.campodefiori.com
Uncommon home & Garden items, aged terracotta & stone, home decorative items & botanically inspired gifts.

Architects / Engineers / Planners / Drafters

Dana Bixby Architecture
24 Swamp Road, West Stockbridge, MA 01266
(413) 232-7834
Contact Person: Dana Bixby
Contact e-Mail: Dana@danabixby.com
http://www.danabixby.com
The practice of architecture with an interest in movement.

Artists

Cosmic Serpent Creations
935 Ashley Falls Road, Ashley Falls, MA 01222
(413) 429-7007
Contact person: Jakob Kent
Contact e-Mail: solaris711@hotmail.com
Sterling silver wire-wrapped crystals and gems: pendants, earrings, and rings.

Davistudio Fine Porcelain
486 Pratt Hill Road, Chatham, NY 12037
(518) 392-7308
Contact Person: Mary Anne Davis
Contact e-Mail: maryanne@davistudio.com
http://www.davistudio.com
Artisanal maker of fine hand crafted poreclain. Custom made to order dinnerware, vases, and artwork.

Hotchkiss Mobiles Gallery
8 Center Street
West Stockbridge, MA 01266
Contact Person: Joel or Sandra Hotchkiss
Contact e-Mail: sandra@artmobiles.com
http://www.artmobiles.com/
A vibrant, contemporary gallery of gifts & colorful metal mobiles sold nationwide and made right here in the Berkshires.

JD Logan, Contemporary American Folk Artist
332 North Plain Road, Housatonic, MA 01236
(413) 274-1323
Contact Person: JD Logan
Contact e-Mail: info@jdlogan.com
http://www.jdlogan.com
Contemporary folk art images celebrating the pace and beauty of life in New England. Original paintings, framed prints, and notecards.

Hoffman Pottery
103 Rt. 41, West Stockbridge, MA 01266
(413) 232-4646
Contact Person: Elaine Hoffman
Contact e-Mail: elaine@ehoffmanpottery.com
http://www.ehoffmanpottery.com
Off the beaten track you will find a magical forest of contemporary works that "dance with energy." Functional and sculptural hand-made pottery as well as plates to paint for people of all ages.

Leo Mazzeo
35 Montgomery Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 442-4385
Contact Person: Leo Mazzeo
Contact e-Mail: lmazzeo@berkshire.rr.com
http://www.lmazzeo.com
Original oil paintings, commissions welcome!

Art Museums

Chesterwood Museum
4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge, MA 01262
(413) 298-3579
Contact Person: Maureen Hannon
Contact e-Mail: maureen_hannon@nthp.org
http://www.chesterwood.org
Chesterwood is the country estate of artist Daniel Chester French who created the seated Lincoln for the memorial in Washington, D.C. Open mid-may through mid-october, 9-5 daily with guided tours every half-hour.

The Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendale Road, Stockbridge, MA 01230
(413) 298-4100
Contact Person: Terry Smith
Contact e-Mail: tsmith@nrm.org
http://www.nrm.org
Explore the world's largest collection of original Rockwell art and the works of other illustrators. Open daily - kids free.

Arts - Cultural Organizations

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
358 George Carter Road, Becket, MA 01223
(413) 243-9919
Contact Person: Dennis Thomas
http://www.jacobspillow.org
Celebrating its 75th Anniversary Season in 2007! Presenting dance from all over the world, a professional School, rare archives and year-round community programs.

Attorneys

Feuer, Robert A. - Attorney at Law
42 Prospect Hill Road, Stockbridge, MA 01262
(413) 298-4749
Contact Person: Robert Feuer
Contact e-Mail: fires4@vgernet.net
General practice, real estate, mortgages, wills, civil & criminal. 23 years experience.

Lazan Glover & Puciloski, LLC
785 South Main Street, Sheffield, MA 01257
(413) 644-0200
Contact person: David M. Lazan, esq.
Contact e-Mail: lazan@lazanlaw.com
http://www.lazanlaw.com
Law firm located in Boston and Great Barrington: Real Estate, Litigation, trusts/estate, and family law/divorce.

Michaels, David Seth - Attorney at Law
1028 Route 203, Spencertown, NY 12165
(518) 392-9150
Contact Person: David Michaels
Contact e-Mail: davidseth@davidseth.com
http://www.davidseth.com
An experienced New York lawyer concentrating in real estate and criminal defense, including DWI and traffic matters.

Automotive Dealers / Parts / Service / Leasing

Pete's Sales & Service, Inc.
69 South Main Street, Sheffield, MA 01257
1-800-439-8503
Contact Person: Pete Batacchi
Offering a full line of Sunoco fuels, race fuels, AAA Emergency road service, state inspection of all vehicles, and a full line of outdoor power equipment and recreational vehicles including service and equipment.

Business Consultants

PAPERCHASERS
10 Blunt Road, South Egremont, MA 01230
(413) 528-2824
Contact Person: Barbara Fields
Contact e-Mail: organize@paperchasers.com
http://www.paperchasers.com
Organizing services that increase my clients' productivity and help them meet the demands and challenges of life and business.

Book Dealers / Stores / Libraries

Stockbridge Booksellers
10 Elm Street, Stockbridge, MA 01262
(413) 298-3329
Contact Person: John or Molly
Contact e-Mail: info@stockbridgebooksellers.com
http://www.stockbridgebooksellers.com
Stockbridge Booksellers is a new and used bookstore. Frequent Author events and community gatherings as well as special literary gifts can be found here. Special orders and used book searches gladly undertaken.

Civic Organizations / Community Centers or Services/ Charities

Berkshire Friends Network
56 Richmond Ave, Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 406-4549
Contact person: Jeff Torres
Contact e-Mail: jt@berkshires.ws
http://www.berkshirefriends.com
BFN offers a suite of free online community services.

Riverbrook Residence
4 Ice Glen Road, Stockbridge, MA 01262
(413) 298-4926
Contact Person: Joan Burkhard
Contact e-Mail: joanburkhard@adelphia.net
http://www.riverbrook.org
Exceptional Women... Exceptional Living.

Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce
6 Elm Street, Stockbridge, MA 01262
(413) 298-5200
Contact Person: Barbara Zanetti
Contact e-Mail: info@stockbridgechamber.org
http://www.stockbridgechamber.org
Non-profit organization with the primary purpose to unite the business community and to promote the economic welfare of Stockbridge and its environs.

Coaching

Fresh & Company
139 West Center Road, West Stockbridge, MA 01266
(413) 232-7174
Contact Person: Amy Cotler
Contact e-Mail: amy@freshcotler.com
http://www.freshcotler.com
Integrated Culinary Coach: a culinary educator and nutritionist work on a one-to-one basis to give clients the support and skills necessary to incorporate a delicious, healthy diet into a balanced lifestyle. Planning for clients and families, shopping and cooking skills development. Free consultation. Private and group classes available.

Moving into Well-Being
Great Barrington Area
(413) 229-8080
Contact Person: Cheryl Ann Luft, RSMT
Individual sessions in theraputic movement and movement re-education for wellness and recovery. Specializing in adults and seniors.

Computer Consulting

Terrachord LLC
400 Grange Hall Road, Dalton, MA 01226
(413) 684-2403
Contact person: Greg Geyer
http://www.terrachord.com
Terrachord supports initiatives and clients by helping them accelerate environmental solutions.

Contractor / Building

DeRis Building
16 Country Road, New Marlborough, MA 01230
(413) 446-9181
Contact Person: Mario DeRis
Contact e-Mail: Mario@derisbuilding.com
Fine, custom finishing and historic restoration.

Contractor / Cleaning

Carpetclean
181 Salisbury Road, Sheffield, MA 01257
(413) 229-8280
Contact Person: Robert Miller
contact e-Mail: carpetclean@verizon.net
www.robertmillerscarpetclean.com
Professional Cleaning and Disaster Restoration Services. Commercial & Residential, IICRC Certified, Fully Insured.

Down to Earth Cleaning
P.O. Box 726, South Egremont, MA 01258
(413) 528-9794
Contact Person: Noelle Pixley
Contact e-Mail: cleanearth101@yahoo.com
Regular weekly or bi-weekly residential cleaning using environmentally friendly products.

Contractor / Excavation

B&B Landscaping Excavation
471 Pleasant Street, Lee, MA 01238
(413) 243-4984
Contact Person: Bob Piccolo
Contact e-Mail: BandBLand@aol.com
Septic work, trucking, road construction, driveways, walls and patios, grading, rock splitting, sewer and water installation. Serving Berkshire County for 10 years.

Contractor / Painting

All-Season Painting
West Stockbridge, MA
(413) 232-7919
Contact Person: Ted Martin
Offering internal & external painting, staining, power washing, wallpaper removal, sheetrock repair, water damage repair, window glazing, and deck maintenance. Fully licensed and insured. Free estimates available!

Education

Berkshire County Educational Assosciates
818 North Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 448-8474
Contact Person: Stacey Rossi
Contact e-Mail: info-bcea@earthlink.net
Berkshire County Educational Associates promotes the education and general welfare of individuals in need of supplemental academic assistance by providing tutoring, remediation, and other educational interventions for at-risk individuals and individuals with disabilities; acting as a source of information for the members regarding various aspects of the education of at-risk individuals and individuals with disabilities; promoting state, regional, and local conferences for the purpose of dissemination and professional development for teachers; and supporting parent education programs with respect to research findings, and placement and evaluation procedures for at-risk students and students with disabilities.

Center for Ecological Technology (CET)
112 Elm Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 445-4556
Contact Person: Laura Dubester
Contact e-Mail: laurad@cetonline.org
http://www.cetonline.org
Energy Efficiency, renewable energy, waste management education/services for individuals, businesses, and communities. Berkshares are welcome for CET Recycling Services, to purchase weatherization materials, water conservation, and recycled paper products. CET can accept Berkshares up to $200 for the customer portion of utility company sponsored energy efficiency improvements.

Kidsville News! of Western Massachusetts
702 Becket Road, Otis, MA 01253
(413) 717-0140
Contact Person: Angelina Dubourg
Contact e-Mail: angelina@kidsvillekids.com
http://www.kidsvillekids.com
Kidsville News! is a "free," fun, educational & learning resource used by teachers, parents, and children to develop and promote learning, literacy, and character education.

Entertainment

Casey's Billiards Emporium, LLC.
501 Dalton Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 997-2255
Contact Person: Carol Donahue
Contact e-Mail: avon_caroldonahue@hotmail.com
Fun for the whole family! Come in and "Rack "Em UP" with Casey's Billiards.

Diverse Musicking Services
(860) 435-8120, 435-9793, or (413) 229-6655 (ask for Sam at this #)
Contact person: MC K9
Contact e-mail: charleskeil@sbcglobal.net
5 unique musical entities for hire. All start out unmediated, unamplified, unplugged, and uninhibited by techno-requirements. They are:
Drive-by-Rumba - 4 drummers borrowing from African and Afro-Cuban Traditions
Biocentrics - 5 +or- 2 of the species Homo ludens collaboratus playing prime with your dancing pleasure primarily in mind
Berkshire Stompers Brass Band - 3-6 drummers + trombones and saxes + 2nd line + social club. Fusing N'Orleans grooves, sambas, salsas, 12/8's, funk, anthems, gospel, street music, peace songs, festival styles.
Lakeville Trane Station - Horn/voice & finger piano. We play songs made holy by the John Coltrane Quartet.
Sounding Sanga for Sanity & Serenity - Music and sound that changes the vibe at any location, chases away any negative energy, invites in the good.
All will play @ park @ street corner @ home @ work @ naming ceremony @ classroom @ place of worship @ door of pizza oven @ store opening @ tag sale @ opening of gallery @ funeral @ wake @ memorial service @ wedding @ conflict resolution process @ birthday or nameday @ first communion @ picnic @ beach @ opening for another band @ sewing circle @ corn husking @ barley threshing @ weeding party @ procession @ recession @ almost any event where vibe needs changing or enhancing but especially @ events with dancing or deeper energy activities.
Would you like to beg, borrow or barter for live musicking? Can you feed us? Can we put out a hat or bowl for freewillofferings? May we distribute proper propaganda for worthy causes? Whatever your circumstances and limitations we will accompany your ceremony, create the kinds of music you want to hear and/or desire to dance with, through, into . . . .. Payment in real Berkshares is best for us, but Euros or CHF or Yen or even the unfunnymoney of the USA is also acceptable for the time being.

Roger the Jester
3 Lakeside Drive, North Egremont, MA 01252
(413) 528-3623
Contact Person: Roger Reed
Contact e-mail: roger@ijest.com
http://www.ijest.com
A fool for all reasons! Roger the Jester will add the joy and merriment of laughter to your event.

Environmental

Bartholomew's Cobble
P.O. Box 128, Weatogue Road, Ashley Falls, MA 01222
(413) 229-8600
Contact Person: Rene Wendell
Contact e-Mail: rwendell@ttor.org
http://www.thetrustees.org
A public nature reservation with hiking, canoeing, and outdoor programs.

The Sheffield Land Trust
P.O. Box 490, Sheffield, MA 01257
(413) 229-0234
Contact Person: Kathy Orlando
Contact e-mail: shefland@bcn.net
http://www.sheffieldland.org
The Sheffield Land Trust is dedicated to protecting the land essential to Sheffield's nature, scenic, agricultural, and rural character through a program of stewardship and by working with landowners, farmers, and other partners.

WaterCheck.biz
P.O. Box 220, Hillsdale, NY 12529
1 (888) 222-0840
Contact Person: Leslie Gabriel
http://www.WaterCheck.biz
WaterCheck.biz is transforming your relationship to water. We carry the best water products for the H20 enthusiast. Products include water testing kits, water filters, water distillers, energy saving showerheads, stainless steel water bottles, and hydration packs.

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