Rural Intelligence (Page 293)

Recipe: French Lentil Sausage Soup

Food

Recipe: French Lentil Sausage Soup

Add salad and bread, and this dish is a no-fuss way to entertain for any occasion.

By Lisa Fielding of Secret Ingredients

A Rare Find: Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery Vinegars — Vinegars in the monastery shop

Style

A Rare Find: Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery Vinegars

If you want a truly unique culinary gift, you've got to go to the source — a monastery in LaGrangeville, New York.

By Amy Krzanik

Winterlights at Naumkeag: The Trustees' Gift To All of Us — Evergreen Garden

Community

Winterlights at Naumkeag: The Trustees' Gift To All of Us

An immersive light installation brings holiday spirit to Naumkeag's eight acres of terraced gardens.

By Lisa Green

Design Diary: Red House Design — Red House home and office. Photo: Stephen J. Donaldson

Style

Design Diary: Red House Design

In Great Barrington, Mass., a local design firm with big city credentials.

By Sherry Jo Williams

Kent Holiday Champagne Stroll Lights Up Main Street — Manning the check-in desk on the Kent Green: Adele Johnson, Tim Good, Lisa Batcher and John Johnson.

Parties

Kent Holiday Champagne Stroll Lights Up Main Street

In its sixth year, this festive tradition attracted around 1,000 sippers and strollers on Main Street.

By Lisa Green

Portrait of Coach Farm, The Legacy of a Leather Goods Company

Food

Portrait of Coach Farm, The Legacy of a Leather Goods Company

Miles and Lillian Cahn brought French Alpine-style farmstead cheese to Pine Plains, NY.

By Mary A. Nelen

Waterfront Ranch — Exterior

Real Estate

Waterfront Ranch

A sprawling, 8,000-square-foot ranch is for sale near Copake Lake.

By Rachel Louchen

Cool Haus — Exterior

Real Estate

Cool Haus

A modern, German-inspired house is for sale in New Marlborough.

By Rachel Louchen

Ranch Revamp — Exterior

Real Estate

Ranch Revamp

This 1960 ranch in Pleasant Valley has been totally renovated.

By Rachel Louchen

Of Two Spirits: "Tribal Justice" Presents a Different Kind of Law — Front row: Judge Claudette White, filmmaker Anne Makepeace and Judge Abby Abinanti outside Santa Barbara's Lobero Theater just before the premiere.

Arts

Of Two Spirits: "Tribal Justice" Presents a Different Kind of Law

The documentary follows two Native American judges and their goal — restoring justice.

By Editor

The Rural We: Margaret Moulton — Alison Sheehy

Community

The Rural We: Margaret Moulton

Meet the new executive director of Berkshire Grown.

By The Rural We

Hudson's Winter Walk Returns With "Rip The Nut" And More — Rip the Nut photo by Claudia Cinquegrana

Arts

Hudson's Winter Walk Returns With "Rip The Nut" And More

Hudson's largest annual event returns with all of your favorite happenings and an expanded "Rip the Nut."

By Amy Krzanik