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Food

Recipe: Apple Crisp

Here’s good news for home cooks: The Hillsdale General Store has opened a kitchen store right across from the mother company in Hillsdale, NY. Along with the cookware and tools, the store, called Home Chef, is equipped with two beautiful teaching kitchens. (We will be writing more about that

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Community

The Rural We: Cynthia Wade

Cynthia Wade, the Berkshires-based filmmaker who won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short, is one step closer to her goal of making full-length fiction films now that her award-winning doc, "Freeheld," has been released by Lionsgate as a full-length film. The movie stars Julianne Moore and

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Community

Six Degrees Of Satay And More At The Indonesian Country Fair

By Lisa Green When Iin Purwanti presented an Indonesian night at Six Depot in West Stockbridge, Mass. a few years ago, the response from the community was so positive that she vowed she would do more to introduce the art and talent of her native country. The result is the

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Community

Gawkers, Welcome to Spencertown's First-Ever Kitchen Tours

By Rachel Louchen It's generally considered that the kitchen is the heart of the home. Even bad cooks have to acknowledge that, at the very least, it's an important room. Spencertown, NY will open the door to its gleaming stovetops, pristine countertops, cherry-paneled cabinets and fine

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Real Estate

Capturing Views

This Cape cottage is poised to take in the beauty of Otis Reservoir waterfront with big water views of the main body of the lake. Thoughtfully renovated, the Otis home has a bright and airy open plan with a kitchen with custom cabinets, custom granite, and stainless steel appliances. The

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Real Estate

Image Of The Countryside

Perched on the edge of a hill in Ghent to capture far-reaching views, this home has a dramatic living room framed by a wall of glass windows for front row seats to the fall foliage. Surrounded by meadows, fields and stone walls, the house sits on 9.9 acres and

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Real Estate

Soaring Sky

Located in Egremont on one of the most sought-after roads in Berkshire County, this wooded Contemporary offers mountain views, privacy on 53 acres. With breathtaking views from every room, the house has a sunny kitchen with glass walled breakfast nook, living room with huge windows, foyer, library, five bedrooms and

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Real Estate

Top Of The World

Sited on one of the highest points in Columbia County, this home commands views of four mountain ranges and across the Hudson River Valley. The Canaan Contemporary has a dramatic, open-plan living area with a cathedral ceiling and walls of glass. The gourmet kitchen offers custom cabinetry and opens to

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Real Estate

Morningside Farm

Morningside Farm is a unique, 132-acre property which combines a singular estate with one-of-a-kind views overlooking peaceful Tyringham. The centerpiece of the property is the 16-room main house with seven bedrooms and rich architectural details plus every amenity imaginable. The home is just one of the many structures on the

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Wellness

Fitness From The Field: Embodyoga

The Rural Intelligence region offers a plethora of fitness and healing modalities, but it can be hard to know which is the one that fits your needs, your body type and your schedule. Enter Paula Boyajian, a yoga instructor certified in Interdisciplinary Yoga and Yoga for the Special Child, who

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Food

South Farms: Something Good Grows in Morris

By Jacque Lynn Schiller Lately, I must confess, Instagram has been providing a map of sorts with its intriguing photos of new places to visit. A couple of months ago, venerable Chef Joel Viehland (formerly of Community Table) posted a photo of an old Ford AA truck with a logo

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Community

The Rural We: Rinker Buck

Cornwall, Conn. resident Rinker Buck began his career in journalism at the Berkshire Eagle and was a longtime staff writer for the Hartford Courant before he began a 20-year career writing for the likes of Vanity Fair, New York, Life, and other well-known publications. His most recent book, 2015’s

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