Farm Photos

Looking for gifts to share the serenity of the Berkshires? We will have extremely limited edition Cricket Creek Farm screen prints designed by @petitpiloubabies at FESTIVE @greylockworks this Saturday. We also have insulated shopping bags, to keep all of your farm goods fresh for the drive home. And a limited supply of vintage Cricket Creek Farm FETA kids t-shirts! #gworksfestive #shoplocal #berkshiresma #berkshirestyle

Bring local farm fresh flavor to your holiday feasts. Pre-order a pastured rib roast, boston butt, or specialty cuts of pastured pork, beef, and veal. Maggie's Round cheese wheels can also be pre-ordered for pick up this Saturday at FESTIVE @greylockworks or @tuesdaymarket in Northampton and @berkshiregrown on Sunday @greylockworks in North Adams or at our Farm Store in South Williamstown, MA. Connect with us through orders@cricketcreekfarm.com by NOON on Friday to reserve. #shoplocal #berkshiregrown #festive #smallbusiness #smallfarm #pastureraised

We hosted tours from @greenagers_official and @darrow_school this week. These inquisitive groups of teenagers connected with calves, and pigs and our friendly barn cats, while learning a little about how our dairy works.

Spotlight on London Broil. As one of our more abundant cuts of meat, it’s an economical way to prepare steak for crowds, without a lot of effort. Our London Broil is $11/lb and available in our farm store or at Farmers Markets. This Saturday we will be at @troymarket. Based on a recipe from @bonappetitmag we defrosted the meat, salted it on both sides and let it sit on a rack at room temp for an hour. Then seared on high heat for about 15 minutes (depending on size and thickness) and let it rest before slicing and serving.

While this has been a period of struggle for our farm, it has also been a time of deep collaboration and digging in to our community. We are so grateful for the vibrant local partnerships that make North Berkshire County so special, but understand that each of us is holding the other up right now. Our farm provides beyond the raw milk, meats and cheeses you see at markets, but our resources to utilize the abundance of our farm are limited and we are appreciative of the creative that extends our reach. Mindfully shopping and supporting our small community businesses is crucial if we want to maintain the vibrancy, creativity, tastes, and abundance this region has, that makes it a community. These are just a few examples. @berkshire_cider harvests the apples from our wild orchards for their delicious ciders. Last year, they introduced an exclusive blend of cider with our apples and a vibrant design in homage to our cows. Stop by their tasting room @greylockworks where you can pick up a wedge of Maggie’s to pair with their great ciders. @wildsoulriver, a queer and trans-owned abolitionist herbal and healing shop in Williamstown models what it means to mutually support the community. They have found beauty in even the thorniest of spaces on our farm and have crafted delicacies like their rose-infused honey and healing herbs from their foraging. They are a hub for community food sources and on select Wednesdays carry our cheese along with @fullwellfarm CSA, @hexagonbagels and others. We have benefitted from Rebecca’s expert herbal consultations and energy work which she offers virtually or in person. @fullwellfarm has just added some exciting add-ons to their 2025 CSA including one for cheese! Sign up for their Summer 2025 CSA today and you’ll see some of our products showing up in your box next summer. In addition to their veggies, their flowers recently donned our barn for a beautiful autumn wedding. @bostonsoapco, is rendering our beef fat to make soap. We now have official Cricket Creek Soap available in our farm store and are expecting to have it at FESTIVE winter market @greylockworks if you are looking for unique Berkshire gifts this holiday season

‼️ NEW PRODUCT ALERT: We now have 1lb bags of ground coffee from @tunnelcitycoffee in our farm store.

A moment of zen.

We will not be at the last outdoor market for @tuesdaymarket today. We want to thank all of the supporters and friends who have purchased our meats and cheeses throughout the farmers market season. We are grateful for spaces to connect with our communities directly to learn of your needs, and so that you know exactly where your food is coming from. Direct support of small local farms is incredibly important to keeping us going, reducing supply chains and our environmental impact. If you enjoy the farmers markets, please encourage your friends and families to come out too. If you have not been, consider visiting and chatting about the foods, it’s a conversation you can rarely find in a grocery store. We will return to Northampton for the @northamptonwintermarket and we look forward to seeing you there.

Caption this pic of our bull Wallembert waiting for the dairy herd to finish their morning shift.