Making It Here: Crooked Stick Pops

Making It Here: Crooked Stick Pops

After considering several business ventures in the food and beverage industry, Julie Tuman realized that the Valley was already saturated with bakeries, bars and restaurants, so she set her sights on something that would be fresh and healthy with brilliant flavors. It...
A Look Back at Ice Harvesting in New England

A Look Back at Ice Harvesting in New England

Today, the word “harvest” is most often associated with summer and early fall, but 100 hundred years before electricity, the same stuff that now comes out of the freezer at the touch of a button was commercially “harvested” directly from freshwater ponds. That’s...
Making It Here: Vintage Steele

Making It Here: Vintage Steele

Brattleboro-based Vintage Steele was born several years ago in owner Josh Steele’s garage, out of a love of riding and wrenching on old motorcycles. Producer Tony Dunne and Videographer Dave Fraser stopped by to find out how one man’s passion for vintage bikes became...
Making It Here: Atkins Farms Country Market

Making It Here: Atkins Farms Country Market

What started as thirteen Macintosh apple trees more than 100 years ago has grown into a full-service, one-stop shopping destination. Not only is Atkins Farms Country Market in South Amherst known for locally grown apples and produce, it’s also known for friendly...
Making It Here: Behrens Boards

Making It Here: Behrens Boards

Nick & Kory Behrens grew up around wood; their father is a woodworker and builds custom homes. The brothers took that foundation and turned it into a business, Behrens Boards, hand-crafting kitchen cutting boards in the basement of their parents’ home. The pair...
Making It Here: World Eye Bookstore

Making It Here: World Eye Bookstore

World Eye Bookstore has been a fixture in downtown Greenfield for more than 40 years! Current owner Jessica Mullins is committed to running the shop not just as an independent bookstore, but as a community center. She shared her passion for that idea during a recent...
Making It Here: Fire Cider

Making It Here: Fire Cider

Inspired by his grandmother’s recipe for an old New England apple cider vinegar tonic, Dana St. Pierre came up with “Fire Cider” to support his immune system and health. After first sharing with family and friends, demand grew and grew, and now the Pittsfield-based...
Making It Here: Images Cinema

Making It Here: Images Cinema

Since its opening in 1916 as the Walden Theater—when silent films graced its screen—Images Cinema in Williamstown has been the place to go to in the Northern Berkshires to catch a flick for one hundred years. Featuring a wonderful mix of foreign, classic, and modern...
Making It Here: Knifemaker Jim Gop

Making It Here: Knifemaker Jim Gop

As a professional chef, for years Jim Gop looked for the perfect tool to use while working in the kitchen—when he couldn’t find it, in grand New England fashion, he decided to make his own! Producer Dave Fraser visited Jim at his forge in Richmond, MA to see just how...