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Food

AgriCulture: The Urbanity of Farm Life

Rural Intelligence bloggers Peter Davies and Mark Scherzer are the owners of Turkana Farms in Germantown, NY. This week Mark writes: Last year at this time I wrote of what seemed to be the “ho hum” nature of the 8th anniversary of an event that deeply affected our lives and,

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Parties

Foodies & Farmers Come Together in Connecticut

Connecticut has been ahead of the curve when it comes to locavorism. Ten years ago, the Connecticut Farmland Trust held its first annual Celebration of Connecticut Farms fundraiser where chefs and food-and-beverage producers serve up food and drink from across the Nutmeg State. This year's massive

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Community

Germantown Celebrates the Big 3-0-0!

By Kathryn Matthews America was built on the backs of diverse immigrant groups.  But when recalling those immigrants with hard-luck tales to tell, the Germans aren’t likely top-of-mind. While Germany ushers in the 20th anniversary of its East-West reunification on October 3rd, Germantown, New York,

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Food

Amy Cotler's Zucchini Feta Fritters

These savory cakes are crisp on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside, and are superb accompanied with a salad of summer tomatoes and chopped Greek olives. It’s a snap to use lots of local goodies in this recipe, such as garden zucchini, farmers market onion, local yogurt

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Parties

Hammertown Barn's 25th Anniversary Celebration

No one is as passionate about supporting local businesses, farmers, craftsmen and charities as Hammertown Barn founder Joan Osofsky, who had a "farm-to-table grazing" party on September 5 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her home furnishings and lifestyle stores at the flagship in Pine Plains.

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Community

Berkshire Forum : A Three Day Think Tank Debuts in Pittsfield

The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield is being turned into a Think Tank called The Berkshire Forum from September 14 -16. Tina Chase and Mary Collins George—veteran organizers of the Gilder/Forbes Telescom Conferences who work out of offices above Tom's Toys in Great Barrington—are bringing together

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Food

AgriCulture: Mob Rule in the Barnyard

Rural Intelligence bloggers Peter Davies and Mark Scherzer are the owners of Turkana Farms in Germantown, NY. This week Peter writes: Is it the sweltering weather or is it the time of year that explains the cacophony of animal sounds engulfing the house these past few days? The relentless dah

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Style

A Fashion Pop-Up Shop at FACE Stockholm in Hudson

Petria May, a former New York City lawyer who now lives in Great Barrington, has a somewhat incompatible passion for country living and chic city clothing. For the past seven years, she has reconciled these divergent interests in a series of high-end vintage clothing stores, beginning with a shop

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Style

Country Style + Community Conscience = Hammertown at 25

In the very beginning 25 years ago, there were mostly crafts and gift items. "And lots of dried flowers!" recalls Hammertown Barn owner and founder Joan Osofsky, grinning and wincing at the memory of mid-1980s country style. "We had quilting and stenciling workshops, too." When

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Community

Girls Gone Wild at the Goshen Agricultural Fair

Celia McGee, a journalist who has been spending weekends in Goshen, CT, for many years, reports from the fairgrounds: The Goshen Fair, held every Labor Day Weekend at the Goshen Agricultural Society fairgrounds in Litchfield County, is famous for its view of the Litchfield Hills, its dairy barn, its democratic

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Arts

Spencertown Academy Festival of Books

Friday, September 3 - Monday, September 6 This weekend bookworms and bibliophiles by the thousands will descend upon the tiny hamlet of Spencertown, NY for the Spencertown Academy's Fifth Annual Festival of Books, three days of free programs featuring more than twenty nationally and internationally-known authors, a sale

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Food

AgriCulture: Preserving the Harvest in Ketchup

Rural Intelligence bloggers Peter Davies and Mark Scherzer are the owners of Turkana Farms in Germantown, NY. This week Mark writes: Peter’s reminiscences of tomatoes last week seems to have flowed right into my stream of consciousness.  Like other Americans, when I think of tomatoes, it is natural for

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