GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire Grown has announced its newly elected officers and board members following its Annual Board Meeting. 

 

The new officers for 2025 include Sarah Gardner as President, Peter Platt as Vice President, Kat Hand as Treasurer, Lee Venolia as Clerk, and Nick Martinelli and Dawn Masiero as Members-at-Large.

 

Joining the Board of Trustees this year are two Berkshire residents with extensive experience in food and farming.

 

Sharon Wyrrick of Williamstown previously operated Many Forks Farm, a vegetable CSA farm in Clarksburg, from 2011 to 2024. She transitioned the farm to a land trust to ensure its future sustainability. Wyrrick has been actively involved in agricultural and food system initiatives, including the Western Massachusetts Food Bank’s Target Hunger Project and Hoosac Harvest. She has also contributed to documentary filmmaking and organized food-related events such as the "Slow Food on Film Festival" and "Cultivating Heritage, A Symposium on Agricultural Biodiversity."

 

Kate Bailey, based in Hatfield and North Egremont, has worked extensively in agriculture and food access. After gaining farming experience in California, she returned to Massachusetts in 2014 and took on roles focused on food safety and accessibility, including serving as a Produce Safety Inspector with the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources. Most recently, she managed the Berkshire Mobile Farmers Market, sourcing from local farms and overseeing market operations.