Category Archives: On the Farm

Sunday Photo – It’s Fair Season

I haven’t enjoyed the Washington County Fair this much in quite some time. Year in and year out, the fair remains pretty much the same. There are occasional minor changes and the faces evolve, but its constancy is ultimately a [...]

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Italy With My Son 2012 -Culatello di Zibello, The Spigarolis and Antica Corte Pallavicina

Culatello di Zibello – the words flow from the tongue as easily and sweetly as the meat itself folds onto the tongue. These are the Italian hams that all others in Italy and arguably the world bow to. My son [...]

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It’s Berry Season at Gardenworks

The peak of the local raspberry season is right now and there are none better than at Gardenworks Farm in Salem, New York, literally just up the road from The Battenkill Creamery.
This Tuesday, August 30th,  Slow Food Saratoga Region and [...]

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A Celebration of Local at The Sheppard Mansion

Most times what is old is just old, but sometimes, things that are old are brought back and given new life. Such is the case at The Sheppard Mansion, a wonderful inn with a restaurant in Hanover, Pennsylvania. I had [...]

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Sunday Photo – American Farmland

Town of Easton, Washington County, N.Y., June 26th, 2011
To help preserve views like this as well as everything important behind it, please donate to organizations like The Agricultural Stewardship Association or American Farmland Trust.
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A Day at Dancing Ewe

With their cheeses on the menu and used in restaurants like Babbo, Daniel and Del Posto amongst others, Dancing Ewe Farm is amongst the forefront of new high quality, American cheese makers. Located in the bucolic, cheese tradition rich setting [...]

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Sunday Photo – Happy Father’s Day!

These rams have sired many a lamb. Happy Father’s Day to all the sires of the land!
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Barcelona – An Anniversary Celebration – Day Six

At the Hotel Ferrero we had a choice of taking our breakfast in a few different locations. We opted to take breakfast in our room, which given the beautiful sunny morning and the lovely patio outside our room, proved to [...]

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Sugar Season

The days are lengthening with warm temperatures in the afternoons and cold at night. The copious snows of the winter are melting and the sap is rising in the wonderful sugar maples in the woods around northeastern New York. This [...]

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On the Farm: Consider Bardwell

Consider Bardwell Farm located in West Pawlet, Vermont just over the border from Washington County, N.Y. has generated a reputation for making world class cheeses from both goat and cow milks. I recently had the chance to visit the farm [...]

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