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Discover the best food, farms, and dining in the Hudson Valley, Berkshires, and Litchfield Hills. Rural Intelligence shares local restaurant reviews, seasonal recipes, and stories celebrating regional flavor.

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AgriCulture: Celebrating Celeraic Way Ahead of Schedule

AgriCulture bloggers Peter Davies and Mark Scherzer are the owners of Turkana Farms in Germantown, NY. This week Peter writes. On the rare occasions I have found celeriac (also known as celery root or knob celery) in food stores, the cashier – looking down at what is a very large, ugly,

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Recipe: Crème Fraiche Peach Cinnamon Ice Cream

Berkshire native Alana Chernila, local politician, mother of two, and author of the new cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), dispenses change and cooking ideas at the Great Barrington Farmers’ Market. She shares her peak-of-the-season recipes with Rural Intelligence to help

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Garlic Scapes: A Beginner's Guide with Seven Recipes

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 the most of

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AgriCulture: The Great Tomato Debate - Looks Versus Taste

AgriCulture bloggers Peter Davies and Mark Scherzer are the owners of Turkana Farms in Germantown, NY. This week, Mark's column was inspired by a recent story in The New York Times: No, I won't bore you with yet another analysis of Justice Roberts's decision

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Recipes: Two Simple Summer Beet Salads

Cookbook author and local politician Alana Chernila has holed herself up lately, unplugged from the Internet, but when met up with her at her usual post behind the Indian Line Farm table at the Great Barrington Farmers' Market she invited us to delve into the archives of her blog.

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AgriCulture: Some Like It Hot

AgriCulture bloggers Peter Davies and Mark Scherzer are the owners of Turkana Farms in Germantown, NY. This week, Peter writes: It is Wednesday, an indoor day. The heat is pushing at the window panes. The pigs are hardly interested in eating. And the geese are busier at their waterer than

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The Green Greyhound: The Fast Track Cocktail of the Summer

This week we're pleased to provide the recipe for a new cocktail that's refreshing, well balanced, and perfect for the dog days of summer. Like all good cocktails, there's a story behind its creation. Hilary Somers Deely, half of the creative team behind the

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Broccoli Raab and Green Garlic Quiche

Berkshire native Alana Chernila, local politician, mother of two, and author of the new cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), shares her peak-of-the-season recipes with Rural Intelligence to help us make the most of what's growing now. This week&

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AgriCulture: Much Ado About Eggplant

AgriCulture bloggers Peter Davies and Mark Scherzer are the owners of Turkana Farms in Germantown, NY. This week, Peter writes: Mark and I have had a busy few weeks here at Turkana Farms, struggling between showers and cloudbursts, sometimes in steady rains, to get our vegetable garden underway. Usually in

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Recipe: Goodbye Potatoes, Hello Kohlrabi Fries

Berkshire native Alana Chernila, local politician, mother of two, and author of the new cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), dispenses change and cooking ideas at the Great Barrington Farmers' Market. She shares her peak-of-the-season recipes with Rural Intelligence to

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AgriCulture: Peaceable Kingdom

AgriCulture bloggers Peter Davies and Mark Scherzer are the owners of Turkana Farms in Germantown, NY. This week, Mark writes: We’re coming into summer’s longest days. In the early evening twilight, I sit alone in a state of blissful exhaustion on the screened porch, quietly enjoying a dinner

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Strawberries with Balsamic Vinegar and Mint

Berkshire native Alana Chernila, local politician, mother of two, and author of the new cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), dispenses change and cooking ideas at the Great Barrington Farmers’ Market. She shares her peak-of-the-season recipes with Rural Intelligence to help

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