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My Pre-Lecture Q&A With Master Gardener Louis Benech

Louis Benech This week, Brian Cruey of the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge prepares us for the BBG's popular Winter Lecture by going to Paris (well, by phone, anyway) to interview the renowned guest speaker, Louis Benech. When it comes to rock stars of the gardening world, they

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Food

Cheddar Making 101: Sharpen Your Artisanal Skills

By Betsy Miller Peter Kindel demonstrates cheese-making techniques in a class on Burratta cheese held earlier this year. Why, when every market, every artisanal shop and nearly every farm stand offers a variety of cheeses, would anyone want to make cheese from scratch? Nobody could argue with the fine

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Food

Recipe: Spicy Lentil Soup

Berkshire native Alana Chernila, mother of two, and author of the cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), dispenses change and cooking ideas to readers and friends. She shares her peak-of-the-season recipes with Rural Intelligence to help us make

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Parties

Art For A Good Purpose

Rachel Louchen reports from Lee. The Good Purpose Gallery certainly is appropriately named. Since its inception two years ago, the mission of the gallery has been to give young adults on the Autism Spectrum the opportunity to share their passions by participating in exhibits, workshops and lectures through the Community

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Collectors Convene At The Berkshire Museum

Lisa Green reports from Pittsfield. How often do museums display the collections of people you know? That, in part, is what makes the Berkshire Museum’s Berkshire Collects exhibit so noteworthy, and why the energy was so high at the opening on Saturday, January 25. The third and final exhibition

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Community

The Rural We: Bowie Zunino

Like so many of our residents, Bowie Zunino came into our region as a weekend and summer dweller (in Kent) but never anticipated moving here full time. Things all changed when she was in graduate school and her father purchased the old grain elevator in the hamlet of Wassaic. Bowie

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Community

From Pittsfield to Sochi: Terry Holland Heads For the Olympics

By Lisa Green Terry Holland goes for a run. "There are a lot of religious conversions at the top of a skeleton run," says Terry Holland, who’s on his way to the Olympics in Sochi, Russia, where he’ll be coaching New Zealand’s Olympic skeleton team.

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Real Estate

One-Of-A-Kind Scandinavian Design

Be the first owner of one of the most unique looking properties in Litchfield County, designed in the style of a Scandinavian barn (less clutter, more open space). The Cornwall house sits on three acres overlooking state land and has brand-new wide-width pine floors, high ceilings with crown

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Real Estate

Move In Tomorrow

This house in Copake has an open living area with a large fireplace, chef's kitchen with dining area and four bedrooms...and it's all brand new. The just-built home has an expansive master suite and three bathrooms, and sits on 2.59 acres including frontage

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Real Estate

Easy Maintenance In LaGrangeville

Located in Lagrangeville, this house was designed with minimal maintenance in mind for an easy lifestyle (and no renovations needed before you move in). It's been built with top quality materials and energy efficiency. The four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom home includes large living spaces, and

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Real Estate

New Construction, New Colonial

This Sharon property has all the aesthetics of a Colonial but none of the upkeep required for a home built during that time period. The house is extremely spacious, starting in the gracious foyer leading into the living room with a wood-burning fireplace, separate library with custom moldings and

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Real Estate

Cutting-Edge Contemporary

Renovating a historic Colonial home is rewarding in theory, but this new-construction house is a stress-free reward. The 4,000-square-foot contemporary sits on 7.5 acres in North Egremont and offers stunning views of the meadows right off the screened porch. The home has four bedrooms,

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