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A monthly column by Berkshire Family Focus teen writer Jordan Budaj about living and learning in the Berkshires, Berkshire County Massachusetts
In the spring my family looks for the very first flower to bloom — a small yellow flower named, colt’s foot. When we see this flower we know that within one to two weeks our favorite spring delicacies will start to grow. My personal favorite, a wild onion called a ramp (also known as a wild…
PHOTO BY MARK MCILQUHAMIce-fishing, skating or just playing on the ice is a fun winter family activity in the Berkshires. Shown here, Natalie Pollard, reels in a fish at the Feb. 11 Jimmy Fund Ice-Fishing tournament held on Onota Lake in Pittsfield. Ice-fishing is an extremely fun way to spend a cold winter day…
“If I had been offered one minute’s freedom and told at the end of minute I would have to die, I would have taken it, just to stand one minute a free woman on God’s earth, I would” ~ Elizabeth ‘Mumbet’ Freeman as told in “A Free Woman on God’s Earth: The True Story of Elizabeth…
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LEE — When I stepped into Animagic, an animation museum on Main Street in Lee that showcases the local talent and their role in animation and special effects in the film industry, last month, I was quite interested in what it had to see. I was thoroughly surprised to learn that movie-making had so much…
GREAT BARRINGTON — Earlier this week kids in Berkshire County (minus myself and probably a whole bunch of other homeschoolers like me) got a day off in observance of Veterans Day. A few weeks prior to this national holiday I had the opportunity to think a lot about those who fought and continue to fight for…
FLORIDA/SAVOY — Science took an unexpected turn for me when my Mom asked if I wanted to go for a hike a week ago. So being homeschooled, as I am, I packed in as much schoolwork as I could until 10:30. Then I threw together a meatball grinder for my lunch, grabbed two leashes for my…
