Rural Intelligence (Page 505)

Style

Leave Them Be: The Why And How Of Leaf Mulching

The following is a regular column that addresses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back- and front-yard toiler, proffered by someone who knows best; one of the master gardeners from the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, Brian Cruey. This week he gives us a new perspective on all those

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Food

In Chatham, Bimi’s Cheese Shop Opens Not A Moment Too Soon

By Pamela Dreyfus Smith Going from zero to open in three months isn’t much time to launch a new retail establishment. But for Bimi’s Cheese Shop in Chatham, which opened over Labor Day weekend, that construction period over the summer created an anticipation among passersby as they watched

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Parties

Berkshire Grown Harvest Supper Is A Taster's Annual Rite

Lisa Green reports from Great Barrington. Supporting local foods and farms is a good thing in general, but it tastes good, too, as a huge crowd at Berkshire Grown’s annual Harvest Supper could tell you between sample bites from more than 30 member restaurants and beverage makers. The 16th

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Food

Recipe: Chicken In 40 Cloves

This week's recipe is from Berkshire-based duo The Butcher & The Baker. The Butcher is Jake, a nose-to-tail butcher/artist, who loves to cook and grew up in the woody hills of Western Massachusetts where his passion for local, fresh food was first instilled in

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Parties

Cuisine And Camaraderie Mark A Successful Alzheimer's Benefit

Amy Krzanik reports from Sharon. Chef Serge Madikians, the catalyst behind September 14th’s Alzheimer’s Benefit, is no stranger to serving fine Middle Eastern delicacies at his restaurant, Serevan, in Amenia. But Sunday’s fundraising event, held at the art-filled home and verdant grounds of Ken and Marabeth

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Arts

MASS MoCA Keeps It Fresh With Festivals...Bluegrass and Otherwise

Fans gather at the 2013 FreshGrass festival. Photo: Danielle Poulin By Jeremy D. GoodwinMASS MoCA has been home to all manner of boundary-breaking contemporary art over its 15 years. If you’ve got a hankering to see some upside-down trees suspended in the air, this is your place.

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Parties

History, Art, Music And Food Mix Well At Mount Lebanon's 'Rock My Religion' Gala

Amy Krzanik reports from New Lebanon. To celebrate the opening of its newest exhibit, the video Rock My Religion by Dan Graham, Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon hosted a full day of events on Saturday, September 13 that included screenings of the work, talks with Graham and tours of the grounds,

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Community

The Rural We: Janet Elsbach

Janet with her husband, Bart Elsbach The Great Barrington Fairgrounds have always held a special place in Janet Elsbach's heart, so watching it slide into ruin was a sad experience. The Sheffield-based writer and her husband, Bart, always thought the space had so much potential, so they

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Real Estate

Rustic In The Country

This cabin in Millerton is located on 2.9 acres of woodlands and overlooks a babbling brook. The open floor plan house has a kitchen that opens to a living room with wood burning stove and a dining room with bay window. There are three bedrooms and two full bathrooms

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Real Estate

Black Birch Cabin

The wall of windows of this three-floor log cabin offers an outlook to six miles of unobstructed views on 29 acres in Cornwall. The more than 2,000 square feet of living space includes four bedrooms and three bathrooms, a kitchen with butcher-block counter tops, living room with

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Real Estate

Floor-To-Ceiling Cedar

Various types of wood steal the show in this Ancram house. Set in an old apple orchard, the house has everything you look for in a log home: long deck, stone fireplace, high ceilings and lots of light. There's a large kitchen, dining room nicely positioned for a

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Real Estate

Wood Home And Setting

Surrounded by large tracts of land and lots of woods, this Millbrook log home is a well-maintained contemporary with vaulted ceilings, a huge great room that opens to a living room and sunny kitchen with an island. The master suite is on the main floor and the two additional

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