Rural Intelligence (Page 350)

Food

Recipe: Butternut Squash Minestrone

One of our favorite events every summer is The Sylvia Center’s Farm-to-Table dinner, hosted by Great Performances in the fields of Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, N.Y. The mission of The Sylvia Center is to inspire young people and their families to eat well through hands-on

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Community

The Rural We: Sally Van Doren

Photo by Nancy Crampton Sally Van Doren is an award-winning poet who lives part-time in Cornwall, Conn. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch said her third collection of poetry, published this year, “features smart poems that bring a cheeky edge to the theme of domestic bliss.” Just last month

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Parties

Costumes, Cocktails, Caviar...And Art...At L'Atelier Gallery

Lisa Green reports from Great Barrington. You can’t expect Halloween in the Berkshires to be anything less than artful, and that was fully expressed at L’Atelier Berkshires Art Gallery on Sunday, Oct. 29. Gallerist Natalie Tyler took advantage of the Halloween spirit by combining a come-as-you-

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Style

East Camp Goods: Alchemy And Art By Husband And Wife

By Jamie Larson NASA announced recently that its scientists had observed, for the first time, the collision of two neutron stars. One of the many fascinating discoveries made was that the event ejected 200 Earth masses worth of gold into the universe. It’s speculated that these fantastic events are

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Arts

Director Cameo Wood To Film A Feature Film In Pittsfield

By Nichole Dupont Atavism is a throwback or a remnant with traits to a particular time. That is precisely what award-winning director Cameo Wood sees when she visits the main drag of her hometown, Pittsfield, Mass. Wood grew up and came of age during the long, post-industrial, post-

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Real Estate

Sleek Mid-Century

This sleek mid-century modern ranch in Roxbury offers the ease and low maintenance of one-level living. There is an open living/dining room with floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook the grounds, a great room with fireplace, updated kitchen, sunroom with cathedral ceiling, four bedrooms, and three bathrooms.

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Real Estate

Contemporary Ranch

This custom-designed Contemporary ranch is privately sited within walking distance to downtown Great Barrington. Interior features include chic living spaces, natural light from floor-to-ceiling windows, and bedroom suites. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom ranch has a great room with a stone fireplace and opens to a sleek

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Real Estate

Cali Style

This 1976 New Marlborough ranch has been remodeled in a California-style modern design. The open floor plan has a flowing indoor/outdoor feel and includes a chef’s kitchen with stainless Miele appliances, formal dining room, living room with fireplace and an eat-in screened porch. There are four

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Real Estate

Ranch, Reinterpreted

Ranch homes have been around since the 1920s, but they look just as good in the present day as evident by this one built in 2011. Designed with simple architectural lines, this modern contemporary is located on a quiet side street in the heart of Rhinebeck. The open layout incorporates

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Real Estate

Outdoor Living

Thirty acres and ample outdoor living space add to this Rhinebeck ranch's lofty atmosphere. Skylights, windows, and vaulted and beamed ceilings allow sunlight to fill the living room, dining room, and kitchen. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom house has an expansive deck and gazebo which take advantage of

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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

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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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