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Matching Farmers And Wholesalers: There's An App For That

Patricia Wind picks up produce from Chris Regan of Sky Farm in Millerton, NY. Photos: Farms2Tables. By Stephanie Wyant Rhinebeck resident Patricia Wind didn’t know it then, but a dinner conversation with her partner, Clifford Platt, in March 2014 lead to what is now a local food revolution. That

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Snapshot Of Young Farmers: Hudson Valley Kinders & Kritters

Photo: Hudson Valley Kinders & Kritters By Lisa Green The goats at Hudson Valley Kinders & Kritters near Red Hook, NY, appear to be a contented lot. I’m no goat expert (not yet, anyway) and I try not to anthropomorphize too much, but when I mentioned my observation to

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Churchtown Dairy: A New Breed Of Agriculture And Architecture

By Jamie Larson Dreamed up by environmentalist Abby Rockefeller and the Foundation for Architectural Integrity, designed and built by architect Rick Anderson and operated by the farmers at neighboring Triform Camphill, the Churchtown Dairy in Claverack, New York is a wonder to behold. The round, domed barn and adjoining 1830s

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At Milk House Chocolates, The Magic Is In The Moo

By Lisa Green Thorncrest Farm, home of Milk House Chocolates in Goshen, Conn. is the Kripalu for cows. It's hushed in the barn — no cranky mooing going on. A fiber diet consists of organic sweet hay. Sleeping conditions are cushy: beds of straw are lined with thick, rubber

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What's Germinating At Plantin' Seeds? Farmers, Friends, Food

Brandon Scimeca preparing a Friday night bread and soup dinner. By Lisa Green It’s both refreshing and a little frustrating when an organization’s creators can’t deliver a definitive answer when you ask about their mission statement. “We’re not sure what we are," says Dale McDonald,

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South Farms: Something Good Grows in Morris

By Jacque Lynn Schiller Lately, I must confess, Instagram has been providing a map of sorts with its intriguing photos of new places to visit. A couple of months ago, venerable Chef Joel Viehland (formerly of Community Table) posted a photo of an old Ford AA truck with a logo

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Little Ghent Farm Bridges Farming, Food And Community

By Katherine Abbott On a Thursday morning, Mimi Beaven stands over a restaurant stove, preparing to make paté. The Black Freedom Ranger chicken that provided the meat on her cutting board grew in the pasture outside her window. Mimi and her husband, Richard, have built a rare combination — a working

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Letterbox Farm Introduces The CSA Meal Share

By Jamie Larson With a long hard winter finally behind us (knock wood), it’s time again to sign up for a CSA share from your favorite local farm. With regional produce and high-quality, ethically produced meats better and more widely available than ever, choosing a CSA has become an

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Mixing It Up: Connecting Farmer And Landowner

Picture this: a mixer — what they used to call dances — with farmers on one side of the hall, landowners on the other. They’re staring at each other. Who’s going to be the first to ask someone on the other side to dance? Fortunately, we’re not talking junior

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License To Support: Fresh & Local Gets Its Own Plate

By Lisa Green Once a cause announces it has its own specialty license plate in the works, you know the issue has attained a critical mass. Readers of Rural Intelligence may not find it surprising to learn that the latest license plate initiative will champion Massachusetts food and farmers. The

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Food For Thought: Simon’s Rock Brings Education To The Table

By Nichole Dupont Maryann Tebben may have just landed her dream job, and she didn’t even have to leave her office. Throughout the last 14 years, Bard College at Simon's Rock's French studies professor has incorporated all of the elements she loves most – food, culture,

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AgriCulture: The Corn Is Green

It is harvest time.  Tomatoes are starting to turn, green beans are weighing on the vine and it’s almost to the point where you can’t even give away your cucumbers anymore – there are just so many! Farmer’s markets are in full swing and one of the things

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