Rural Intelligence (Page 534)

Real Estate

Ample Acreage

High fields and level land, woods, apple orchard, a stream and ponds await on 51.8 acres in Hillsdale. The main home is a center-hall farmhouse that was completely rebuilt in 1996 and has wood floors, a fieldstone fireplace, large kitchen and high ceilings. Included on the property is

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Real Estate

Magnificently Landscaped

When the residence is Italian Mediterranean style, the surrounding property has to be just as spectacular. Luckily, this West Stockbridge home has 68-plus hillside acres that have been meticulously maintained and feature a European courtyard, heated in-ground pool, extensive gardens, patios and a pool house. The interior of

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Real Estate

Panoramic Views

Every room in this Hillsdale house caters to the surrounding 55 acres: you can see views from the patios, porches and every window. The five-bedroom, five-bathroom home has a large kitchen, dining room with corner cabinets, living room with gracious fireplace and a sunroom, which provides even more

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High On Music Mountain

Quiet, uninterrupted views await you at this residence located on 150 acres on Music Mountain in Falls Village. The four-bedroom cape home has a living/dining room with sliding doors that open to a deck, kitchen with breakfast bar, a den that could serve as a possible fifth bedroom

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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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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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