Rural Intelligence (Page 340)

Real Estate

Modern Revamp

Hudson is home to a ranch renovated with modern accents. An open living room, dining room, and kitchen walk out to the screened porch that overlooks the in-ground pool, pond, and tranquil acreage. On the first floor are a gracious master suite, second bedroom, and a full bathroom. A den

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Food

Recipe: Fougasse: The Bread Of Friendship

Contributor Lisa Fielding is a private chef and boutique caterer based in Manhattan who weekends in Litchfield County whenever possible. Many of her Manhattan clients are also Litchfield County weekenders, so work brings her to Northwest Connecticut as well. A Los Angeles transplant, Fielding was a former Hollywood film executive

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Arts

Q&A With Francis Greenburger, Entrepreneur In Our Midst

By Jamie Larson Francis Greenburger has led an astonishingly successful, self-made, elite life. Last year he condensed a lifetime of accomplishments and struggles into a co-authored biography called “Risk Game: Self Portrait of an Entrepreneur.” On Saturday, Nov. 4, the longtime/part-time Columbia County resident will read from his book

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Community

The Rural We: Francesco Mastalia

Italian-born photographer Francesco Mastalia has lived on the East Coast since the age of 2, first in New Jersey, and for the last 10 years in the Hudson Valley. His first book, a photo documentary on the history of dreadlocks that includes an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker,

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Parties

Berkshire Humane Society's 25th Birthday Bash

Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield. The biggest change the Berkshire Humane Society (BHS) has seen in its 25 years might be the huge decrease in its clientele. But that’s great news! The clients in this case are dogs, cats, birds, goats and other animals in need, and the work

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Food

How Do You Like Them Apples?

By Lisa Green You can have your pumpkin spice…whatever. For me, fall is all about the apples. And there’s no place better than the Rural Intelligence region for all of us to indulge in that all-American fruit (fun fact: the apple comes from the rose family). There’s

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Real Estate

Pure 1850

This 1850 Colonial is set among Amenia's woodlands and distant hills which can be enjoyed from the clever use of an old silo base. Gracious rooms display original details like wide-board floors, iron-strap hinges, spade latches, beamed ceilings, cupboards, and moldings. The main living level has an eat-in-kitchen

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Real Estate

Big Barn

Twin silos, a huge barn, and a modernized farmhouse from 1800 sit on 23 acres in East Chatham. The main home has a sunlit dining area, living room, great room, and a kitchen with gorgeous counters and cabinetry. The lower level has a family room with exposed beams and a

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Real Estate

Silo Center

A stone silo connects a circa 1800 original barn structure to new construction living, mirroring Norfolk's iconic Haystack Mountain. Custom-designed touches in the interior include a spiraling iron staircase, original cut stone, walnut floors, towering windows, exposed steel beams, and porches. The main floor holds a chef'

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Real Estate

Born From A Barn

The exterior of this home in Kent looks like a traditional barn complete with a silo, but the inside has been reborn into a stylish residence. Formerly a dairy barn, the main level has dining and living areas and the kitchen portion, equipped with stainless appliances, is an addition to

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Real Estate

Silo Conversion

This unique property in Sharon is a silo and antique barn conversion. It has three floors of living space, four bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms. The kitchen is in the original silo so it retains the circular shape, while the third floor has the original hay pulley from the barn. The

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Real Estate

Porchside Silo

A long driveway leads to this private 4,000-square-foot home with a restored corn silo in Great Barrington. On 15 acres, the house is private yet minutes to downtown Great Barrington and offers a 20-tree orchard, pastures, and woodland trail. Inside holds a large living room, kitchen, great room that

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