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Real Estate

Old World Style

This Salisbury home  is brand new but has the classic look of a restored estate.The four-bedroom, six-bathroom property has antique building elements like mantels and leaded glass. The first floor has a formal foyer, sitting room, dining room, living room, kitchen, mudroom, library and master suite. There is also

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Community

The Rural We: Chloe Caldwell

Born and raised in Columbia County, author Chloe Caldwell has returned to her old stomping grounds of Hudson, NY after sojourns in Europe, Portland, Seattle and Brooklyn. The 29-year-old, who already has penned an acclaimed book of essays and been featured in numerous anthologies, will read from her recently published

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Food

Recipe: Quinoa with French Lentils, Wild Rice and Golden Raisins

Twice a month, Berkshire County native Alana Chernila, mother of two, and author of the cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), contributes a thoughtful and heartfelt essay/recipe created exclusively for Rural Intelligence readers. Her first cookbook has achieved top-seller status,

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Food

Letterbox Farm Introduces The CSA Meal Share

By Jamie Larson With a long hard winter finally behind us (knock wood), it’s time again to sign up for a CSA share from your favorite local farm. With regional produce and high-quality, ethically produced meats better and more widely available than ever, choosing a CSA has become an

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Community

Kinderhook's Spring Home & Garden Day: A Breath Of Fresh Air

Speakers and presentations, clockwise from top left: Centerpiece by Isabelle Bosquet-Morra of Fleurisa; Thomas Burak of Thomas Burak Interiors; home on historic house tour; kitchen in house tour; tabletop by Michael Devine Home; Amy Crane of Amy Crane Color. Kinderhook, NY has its own fascinating history: a visit by Henry

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Real Estate

Stylish Study

This entire farmhouse has been designed with luxury in mind, and the home study offers all that with wood floors and fine moldings. Minutes to Norfolk Village, the home has an open gourmet kitchen, grand staircase, family room with fireplace and French doors that lead to a terrace. Bonus rooms

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Real Estate

Work With Friends

The office space in this Milan home is large enough for multiple desks and multiple workers. Located on 150 protected acres, the house was built in 2001 by one of the area's premier builders and has geothermal heat combined with solar electric, as well as oil backup. The

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Real Estate

Open Work Space

Avoid the confines of the cubical life by working from this Austerlitz home — it offers an open and airy workspace, surrounded by beautiful exposed post and beams. The farmhouse has been updated with modern finishes and displays beautiful craftsmanship, which is especially noticeable in the enormous gourmet kitchen and living

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Real Estate

Water View Studio

Perched above the Hudson River, this Victorian in Tivoli is perfectly situated to capture Catskill Mountain views. Its private studio space is large enough to work full-time comfortably from home. This one-of-a-kind property was formerly the Tivoli Village post office, and combined with the adjacent house it makes a a

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Arts

The 'New Brooklyn' Redux, But This Time In Music

Looking out from Dope Jams, a vinyl mecca that moved from Brooklyn to Oak Hill, NY at the base of the Catskills. By Jaime Lowe It’s official: Brooklyn has migrated. These days, Brooklyn is more than just a borough in New York. For better or worse, it’s an

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Community

Silo Ridge In Amenia: A Wealth of Controversy In Development

A rendering of the future clubhouse. Image courtesy of Silo Ridge. [Editor’s note: A few weeks ago, we reposted a New York Times article on our Facebook page. For many of us, “When Rural Meets Resort: Hamptons Style Development Comes to the Hudson Valley" was the first we’

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Wellness

Fitness From The Field: Nia Dance

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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