Julia Reischel
Articles
Nov. 13, 2013
Above: Hot peppers come by the pint or the peck at Shaul Farms in Middleburgh. Photo by Richard A. Smith.
Buying Catskills foods year-round is like being on a 12-month-long scavenger hunt. One farmstand has the heartiest greens and another specializes in... Read more
Nov. 11, 2013
The Catskills Food Guide is distributed throughout the year at local restaurants, businesses and visitor hotspots across the Catskills. We also distribute downstate at the Union Square Greenmarket and a few select locations in the greater NYC metro area... Read more
Nov. 10, 2013
AgriForaging, Inc. and Spillian: A Place to Revel sponsored the Catskills Food Guide's 2013 Catskills Farm Photo Contest, in which readers from across the Catskills submitted 65 photos of local farms and farm foods. After much deliberation, our jury... Read more
Nov. 8, 2013
It's snowing like crazy at the Watershed Post HQ in Margaretville today. Is it snowing near you, Catskills? Share snow photos on our Facebook page, our Flickr pool, or on Instagram (tag it #Catskills and @watershedpost).
Nov. 6, 2013
Above: Anthony Laciura singing "If I Were a Rich Man" from Fiddler on the Roof in Fleischmanns on Saturday. Photo courtesy of the Festival of the Voice and Spillian: A Place to Revel.
Anthony Laciura, a veteran Metropolitan Opera tenor who played a... Read more
Nov. 1, 2013
Judging from its poster (above), the Shandaken Theatrical Society's production of Dracula is not for the faint of heart.
This version of Dracula features an original score composed by Robert Cucinotta and a copious amount of fake blood. A disclaimer on... Read more
Oct. 26, 2013
General Store, Gas Station, Deli, Restaurant & Apartment
103 Main St (State Route 28) Andes, NY 13731
Completely Turn-Key
Excellent Location
Only Gas in Hamlet
Full Deli & Restaurant Pizza
On Premise Beer License (all licenses will have to be... Read more
Oct. 22, 2013
Once again, the Watershed Post is proudly sponsoring a meet-and-greet for the local candidates in the town of Andes this Sunday, hosted by Andes Works at the Andes Hotel. (Here's video from the last one we sponsored, in 2011.)
The event will be a... Read more
Oct. 21, 2013
Above: Heifers at Crystal Brook Farms in New Kingston. By Julia Reischel.
The deadline looms! Submit your photos to the contest by Tuesday, Oct. 22 at midnight. Multiple entries now allowed per person.
See the competition on the Catskills Food Guide... Read more
Oct. 18, 2013
Above: Chevre from Sherman Hill Farmstead. Photo via the Sullivan County Farmers' Market website.
Learn how to make cheese tomorrow at an all-day cheesemaking workship taught by expert cheese maker Linda Smith and sponsored by AgriForaging and Spillian... Read more
Oct. 18, 2013
The Arts Upstairs Gallery in Phoenicia, a lynchpin of the Shandaken community and an incubator for arts throughout the Catskills, is considering shutting its doors. The gallery's owners, Gavin and Margaret Owen, say in a post on their Facebook page that... Read more
Oct. 11, 2013
Columbus Day weekend is the traditional end of the high season in the Catskills, and it's the end of our Catskill Fire Towers badge season as well. So get outside, enjoy the glorious weather, and earn your badge. If you need a few ideas for outdoor... Read more
Oct. 11, 2013
Above: The Gibson Brothers, the 2013 International Bluegrass Music Award Association entertainers of the year, are playing in Roxbury at Fiddlers! 20 this weekend. Photo via the Roxbury Arts Group.
For twenty years, the Roxbury Arts Group has been... Read more
Oct. 1, 2013
Above: “Panther Mountain” by Ethan Myers. A runner-up in our 2013 Catskills Great Outdoor Experience Photo Contest. Join a guided hike up Panther Mountain on October 10th as part of the 2013 Lark in the Park.
It's perfect season in the Catskills: Blue... Read more
Oct. 1, 2013
Above: Yarns and knits from Tina Harp's Mountain Yarns shop in Margaretville.
Most folks have heard of the importance of eating local to support local farmers. But there's another side to Catskills agriculture: fiber and wool.
Eating local should go... Read more