Food
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 8, 2010 - 2:54 pm
It's that time of year once more: Dressler Farms in New Paltz announces the arrival of u-pick strawberry season.
PickYourOwn.org has a big list of u-pick farms in southeastern New York State, organized by county. Know of any they've missed in the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 8, 2010 - 2:37 pm
Over at Goldilocks Finds Manhattan, Ulla Kjarval captures a few bonding moments between cows and calves on her father's farm, Spring Lake Farm in Meredith.
Mothers. They are important to us and on our farm we breed for mothering ability just like we do... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 8, 2010 - 2:10 pm
The Catskill Kiwi harvested her first french breakfast radishes yesterday, and she's got the photos to prove it.
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Jun. 6, 2010 - 12:29 pm
The UK-based company that makes Glenfiddich whisky, The Balvenie Single Malt Scotch whisky, and Stolichnaya vodka has bought the Hudson Valley line of spirits made by Tuthilltown Spirits. The company, William Grant & Sons, now owns a suite of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jun. 4, 2010 - 12:31 am
A sunny moment at Mountain Jam.
This weekend in the Catskills, you can ogle a tractor, quaff a locally-brewed beer, prance in a Pride parade, and mob the stage with the masses at the Mountain Jam music festival.
Mountain Jam Festival - Friday, June 4... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, May. 29, 2010 - 11:17 am
Summer may not officially be here until June 21, but Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of the season in the Catskills. In the town of Andes, on Route 28 in Delaware County, three new business ventures are debuting this weekend. We stopped in at... Read more
By chachahut on Thursday, May. 27, 2010 - 2:26 pm
The Cha Cha Hut, a Roxbury BBQ restaurant, was destroyed by fire on May 26. Help Frank and Cherie Davis rebuild by donating online via ChipIn.
The Roxbury Arts Group will host a joint benefit for both the Cha Cha Hut and the Roxbury Fire Department on... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, May. 27, 2010 - 10:37 am
And a reality TV show is following their every move. Former drag queen Josh Kilmer-Purcell and his partner, Martha Stewart alum Brent Ridge, are starring in the Fabulous Beekman Boys, slated to air on Planet Green on June 16. The couple runs Beekman 1802... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, May. 27, 2010 - 10:18 am
The New York Times declared on Monday that Rosendale has reached a Brooklyn hipster saturation point. How can you tell? Maggie Gyllenhaal has been spotted there, as have "vintage clothes and skinny jeans." And there's one cafe, Market Market, that seems... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, May. 26, 2010 - 11:09 pm
It's official: New piglets are cute as hell. Ulla Kjarval of Spring Lake Farm has the photographic proof.
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