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A Sweet Scene: Red Hook Celebrates Its Chocolate Heritage

“People are willing to brave horrible conditions just to eat chocolate!" said Kimberley McGrath Gomez, executive director of the Red Hook Chamber of Commerce. Indeed. Last Saturday was a chilly, blustery day, but that didn’t seem to stop hordes of people from the village’s inaugural festival celebrating

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The Rural We: Dana Cowin

Although she’s New York City born and bred, Dana Cowin, the longtime editor-in-chief of Food & Wine magazine, has found a happy second home in Amenia, NY. Catch her this coming Saturday (4-6 p.m.) and Sunday (4-5 p.m.) at one of her favorite

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Kitchens For A Cause: The 12th Annual NWCT Kitchen Tour

If you're looking for pie-in-the-sky kitchen design ideas, you can read scores of shelter magazines, watch endless HGTV programs, and tour pristine kitchen showrooms. But the best way to accumulate ideas for redoing your own kitchen is snooping around other people's houses to

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The Rural We: Avery Danziger

Photographer and filmmaker Avery Danziger was born in Chapel Hill, NC and spent many years living and teaching in both Los Angeles and Mexico. Three years ago, he moved to Sharon, CT and embarked upon what became known as the "Harlem Valley/Wingdale Project." After gaining permission to

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It's Baaaaack: The New York State Sheep & Wool Festival

October 18 & 19 in Rhinebeck A few years ago, a friend of mine bought a 200-year-old manor house near the Hudson River with an impenetrable, overgrown meadow, and he decided that keeping goats might be the most efficient, ecological and economical way to clear and maintain the

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The Rural We: Christina Barrett

Christina Barrett is the Director of Marketing and Student Recruitment at Berkshire Community College, but her involvement with local nonprofit organizations is practically another full-time job. On top of all her charitable work, she also manages to find some time for herself, hitting rural roads in the Berkshires as

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Getting Crafty: IMPACT At Etsy Provides Tools And Ideas For Entrepreneurs

Scott Tillitt, Re>Think board chair and Antidote Collective founder, and Ajax Greene, Re>Think board vice chair and On Belay business advisor. By Jamie Larson “Seminar" and “workshop" aren’t words you’d typically associate with the unconventional character of Hudson and Etsy. But the

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A Fall Foliage Drive: Millerton to Hudson, NY (or Vice Versa)

Not all scenic drives are created equal, and this bucolic 30-mile jaunt delivers enough smiles per mile to justify the gasoline you'll use. The route, which connects Millerton and Hudson, is not only an insider's shortcut between the two towns, but also a reminder that

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The Rural We: Matthew White

Photo by Andrea Labshere Hillsdale General Store owner Matthew White dubs his hamlet “world class but low key" because of its convenient location to East Coast cities and the unique community of people who live here. Originally a weekender, White is a serious “preservationist" who saw potential in

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The Rural We: James Burden

James Burden at left, with business partner Jazu Stine Born and raised in Massachusetts, James Burden returned to the area as an adult and embarked upon a career in the food industry. After many years of working in everything from culinary arts to hospitality, he opened Red Apple Butchers in

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Autumn Outings: Harvest Festivals Across the Region

By Rachel Louchen Oh summer, we hardly knew ye. After our never-ending winter, it felt like things finally were getting warm again. But if there's one positive that comes with the return of cooler temps, it's the abundance of harvest festivals and autumn activities in

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The Rural We: Howard Rosenfeld

When Howard Rosenfeld first came to our region, his mind was set on relaxing. But soon, despite no retail experience, he saw a lot of business potential in the walkable village of New Preston. Using vintage materials and methods, he rebuilt the village blacksmith's shop and opened The

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