Our Mission
Egremont Hill Farm grows and delivers produce directly to food pantries in Massachusetts. Our pastries, made from local ingredients including our own, connect us to our thriving farmers’ market communities. We partner with local businesses and organizations that share our commitment to responsible food production and environmental conservation. Egremont Hill Farm is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, educational organization.
Susie Norris
Founder • Chef • Educator
Susie Norris founded Egremont Hill Farm to strengthen Berkshire food security through sustainable agriculture, culinary education, and community partnerships.
A pastry chef and cookbook author, Susie leads classes and workshops in baking, farm-to-table cooking, and sustainable food systems. She taught baking at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts and has written three cookbooks. Before founding Egremont Hill Farm, Susie supervised television programming at NBC, CBS, and Disney/ABC and later worked in educational fundraising.
Our Focus
Farm to Food Pantry
The majority of our annual harvest is donated to food pantries serving food-insecure neighbors including The People's Pantry in Great Barrington and pantries in Stockbridge, Lee, Sheffield, and Boston. In a typical year, that means around 2,000 apples and 200 pears going directly to families who need them most.
Sauce and Cider
A portion of our harvest is transformed into artisan pastries like Whole-grain Apple Turnovers and cider-infused seasonal muffins sold at local farmers' markets. Every dollar earned is reinvested into the farm and its programs, especially planting more fruit trees. Shop Pastries & View Recipes —>
Harvest and Teaching Kitchens
We host seasonal educational classes both on-site and with community partners like Berkshire South and Berkshire School. We host volunteer workshops for apple-picking and planting days. Our work is made possible through donations, grants, farmers' market sales, and partnerships with organizations including Berkshire Grown, and the Teaching Kitchens Collaborative. Browse Upcoming Events —>
Our Founder
Our Past, Present & Future
Egremont Hill Farm covers fifteen acres of pristine farmland on the Massachusetts/New York border. We grow heritage apples, pears, grapes, cherries, and vegetables using regenerative practices to support our community. Once a hayfield and small orchard on a dairy farm, this historic land has been stewarded by Chef Susie Norris and her family for over thirty years. Together with friends and volunteers, they now provide sustainably produced fruit and vegetables to local food pantries to help strengthen food security in the Berkshires and Boston.
As of 2026, the orchard includes 22 fruit trees ranging from one year old to one hundred years old. Annual yields average roughly 2000 apples and 200 pears, and, weather permitting, output will double within five years. The farm builds the foundation for growth through soil analysis, a thriving pollinator understory, sustainable composting, improved irrigation, and long-term orchard planning. We partner with grant funders for these initiatives.
Looking ahead, Egremont Hill Farm will expand its orchard while conducting trials in understory plantings, orchard management, and community education. The family is committed to this environmental and humanistic work, bringing complementary experience to a shared vision: a farm that honors its past, serves its present community, and produces food crops sustainably into the future.
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The Apple Orchard (Spring 2026)
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![A small green plant growing in a wooden planter box filled with dark soil and mulch. There is a white plant label indicating the variety is Italian White Beans.]()
First Sprouts (Spring 2026)
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![A green grassy field with trees and houses in the background under a partly cloudy sky.]()
The Farmhouse (Spring 2026)
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![Close-up of pink and white bleeding heart flowers hanging from a branch with a green background.]()
Bleeding Hearts in May
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![Two dogs, one with a light tan and white coat and the other with a dark brown coat, lying together on a beige cushioned surface, partially covered by a cream-colored blanket.]()
Farm Dogs-Dash & Duckie
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![A small green plant with three leaves growing from soil and surrounded by dry twigs and plant debris in a terracotta pot.]()
Little pepper growing up
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![A bunch of pink, yellow, and purple tulips in a clear glass vase on a white decorative tray, placed on a animal print tablecloth in front of a window with sunlight shining through, illuminating the flowers.]()
Waning Tulips
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The blues at nearby Blueberry Hill Farm
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![Green apples hanging on a tree branch with green leaves against a clear blue sky.]()
Glass Apples arriving - July 2026
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Glass apples ready to get sauced
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Apple Turnovers-specialty of the farmhouse kitchen
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Young peach tree delivers
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The first of the pears and yet-to-be identified heritage apples
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Muffin tops
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![Close-up view of multiple apples, including green and red varieties, arranged closely together.]()
The pumpkins
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Fuji harvest
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Winter
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Rest
Our Collaborators
Our Family Team/Board of Directors
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![A woman with shoulder-length wavy hair smiling while sitting on a park bench, holding a glass of water, wearing rings and a light sweater, in an outdoor setting.]()
Chef Susie Norris
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![A woman smiling in front of a backdrop of tall cacti and desert landscape.]()
Natalie Epstein, MSW
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![A woman with wavy hair smiling outdoors next to a large cactus and a flower arrangement, with trees and mountains in the background, in black and white.]()
Charlotte Lane Gordon, MBA
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![Black and white portrait of a young man with short, styled hair, wearing a dark suit jacket and white shirt, smiling at the camera.]()
Thomas Epstein, JD
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![A man crouching outdoors on a dirt trail, smiling, with a dog on a leash. The man is wearing glasses, a jacket, and a backpack. The image is in black and white.]()
Samuel Epstein, MD
Special Thanks to our Photographers and Artists: Charlotte Gordon, Carol Visnapuu, Rosalie O’Connor, Jacqueline Rogers, ReBecca Crawford, and Jenna O’Brien. And Very Special Thanks to our Volunteers!
