Rural Intelligence (Page 391)

Real Estate

Sustainable Shaker

Shaker simplicity meets energy efficiency at this property in Kinderhook. Designed by architect Dennis Wedlick, the four-bedroom main home is 98-percent efficient with solar power, energy-efficient appliances and high-velocity HVAC and AC systems. The interior is as stylish as it is green, featuring modern lines, lots of use of natural

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Single-Level Green

Seated on five acres in Ghent, this modernist, one-level residence offers the quiet of the country and the up-to-date conveniences of green features such as energy-efficient radiant heat and solar panels. The house has four bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms. The open floor plan includes a contemporary kitchen and a large

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Geo Cool

Green elements at this contemporary Hillsdale home include geothermal heating and cooling, Energy Star appliances and solar features. The four-bedroom, five-bathroom new construction home offers a fully equipped chef’s kitchen with custom cabinetry and quartz countertops, a large butler’s pantry and a great room with a self-hanging, revolving

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Eco-Adirondack

This Adirondack-style estate was built in 2010 using green construction and incorporating native wood from the land in Canaan. The main house has radiant heat, a chef's kitchen, four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a large family or media room and bonus play loft. There are skylights, French doors, and

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Distinctively And Uniquely Green

In Germantown, Oneathesedays Farm is a passive solar farmhouse with active solar panels on the grid. Bordered by Roeliff Jansen Kill with water frontage and a sandy beach, the 17.3 acres have been organically farmed since 1985 and there is no possibility of surrounding development because all neighboring properties

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Food

Dutch's Spirits Revives A Clandestine Distillery

By Jamie Larson We love letting you in on a good secret, and Dutch’s Spirits at Harvest Homestead Farm in Pine Plains, New York won’t be one for long. While it’s only just getting started, Dutch’s has a lot going on. It’s a farm stand,

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Arts

Seedy Stories: Peter C. Vermilyea's "Witches Of Litchfield County"

By Amy Krzanik Horror movies and haunted houses are all well and good for a Halloween fright-night, but sometimes the scariest thing of all is the disclaimer “based on a true story.” Yikes. In keeping with the spirit(s) of the season, local historian Peter C. Vermilyea will explore a

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Food

Spiced Steamed Buns With Miso-Maple Pulled Chicken And Pumpkin

If you’re in the Berkshires and need to meet with someone, in a place where you can get a nice pastry and coffee or a local/organic/homemade meal in a convivial (and wired) setting, where do you go? Very likely, it’ll be one of the two Haven

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Parties

Ferrin Contemporary Dishes + Dines With The Presidents

Lisa Green reports from North Adams. Leslie Ferrin of Ferrin Contemporary obviously scheduled the “Know Justice” exhibit to coincide with the presidential election season, but who knew the collection of works by Justin and Brooke Rothshank would be imbued with such significance? On Saturday, Oct. 15, a small group of

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Nick Cave's Immersive Exhibition, "Until," Opens At MASS MoCA

Amy Krzanik reports from North Adams. The word “wow” has likely been heard thousands of times inside MASS MoCA’s galleries during the museum’s 17-year lifespan. The football field-sized Building 5 exhibition space can take some of the credit for this, as its vast proportions have allowed for some

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Community

The Rural We: Anne Garrels

For more than three decades, Anne Garrels reported from some of the most dangerous places on earth — the Middle East, Nicaragua, El Salvador, both Gulf Wars, Afghanistan and Iraq. She was the Moscow bureau chief and reporter for ABC, and the NPR correspondent in Russia, and has won nearly every

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Mod Century

This architect-designed house in Lee has retained much of its mid-century flavor. Featuring the distinct flat planes, open space and clean lines of the style, the home, which was built in 1951, was renovated in 2002 to contemporary standards that included radiant heat, high-speed wiring and energy features. The mid-century

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