Rural Intelligence (Page 319)

Food

Recipe: Spring Grain Salad

Recipes from The Sylvia Center at Katchkie Farm are those used to to inspire young people and their families to eat well through hands-on learning experiences on the farm and in the kitchen. Madeleine Fischer, program coordinator at The Sylvia Center, offers recipes that they cook with the youth, teens

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Parties

Portrait Of An Artist: Linda Lavin And Steve Bakunas

Amy Krzanik reports from Spencertown. “We don’t do this at home,” actress Linda Lavin and husband Steve Bakunas assured the crowd at the Spencertown Academy Arts Center on Saturday, April 28. They only perform “Portrait of an Artist” in public, on stage, as a fundraiser for non-profit organizations around

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Food

Tiny Hearts Farm Blooms With A Flower Shop In Hillsdale, NY

Tiny Hearts Farm welcomes all to the grand opening of its shop and studio in Hillsdale, NY on May 5.

By Jamie Larson

Parties

Museum Of Dog Offers A Preview Of A Dog-Lover's Paradise

Lisa Green reports from North Adams. You don’t have to be a dog lover to enjoy the Museum of Dog, but it would probably help, since you’re going to be surrounded by massive amounts of dog-related memorabilia. On Friday, April 27, the Museum of Dog, located in an

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Real Estate

Village Green

In Sharon, a beautifully renovated 1806 historic house enjoys mature landscaping and established gardens. Multiple buildings on the 1.45-acre property include an additional five-bedroom guest/caretaker's residence, an artist's studio, and even a potting shed. In addition to the Italianate gardens with a koi pond,

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Real Estate

Fine Gardening

Set Point is located on 51 acres amongst the hills of Pine Plains and contains framed gardens, grassy fields, and woodlands under conservation easement. The handsome five-bedroom, four-and-one-half bathroom home has a vaulted living room with sliding doors that open to a patio, and a country kitchen with every possible

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Real Estate

Daffodil Hill

Sited privately on a ridge in Milan with panoramic views of the Catskills, this 11.34-acre property is rich with over 10,000 daffodils, perennials, ornamental shrubs, and fruit trees. The house is an updated 1970s ranch with green solar/geothermal technology. It has a light-filled contemporary great room, open

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Real Estate

Wildflower Cottage

Spectacular gardens are irrigated with a separate well and a 16-zone system at this cottage-style home in Roxbury. A winding, gated driveway leads to this three-bedroom house and separate studio guest house. The renovated main house has a kitchen that opens to great room with fireplace, media room, breakfast nook

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Real Estate

Natural Delights

This true garden paradise in Old Chatham contains a small orchard, organized vegetable garden, and walkways with extensive landscaping on 90 acres. The main house has exposed beams, large kitchen, living room with high ceiling, screened porch, and two bedrooms. Additional outdoor spaces include multiple outdoor seating areas, a sunken

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Real Estate

Walled-In

This Sharon estate features extensive, beautifully walled gardens and distant, pastoral views. Discreetly tucked away on a coveted street, the compound includes a four-bedroom modern main house, a separate guest house, and impressive gardens. The main house was built to accommodate a remarkable art collection and holds a heated indoor

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Community

The Rural We: Bernie Kukoff

It would take this entire page to list Bernie Kukoff’s achievements. But briefly, he’s been an actor (at Second City and Williamstown Theatre Festival); creator, producer and writer for a host of TV series (“Diff’rent Strokes,” “The Cosby Show” and many others); produced theater in New York

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Style

SuMoNo Collection: One-Of-A-Kind Wearable Art At Darryl's

By Jamie Larson On Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29, an exhibition of some brand-new garments will be unveiled and available for purchase at Darryl’s in Rhinebeck, New York. Created by Susan Kotulak, the “SuMoNo” is a raincoat constructed from traditional Japanese kimono fabric that's been

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