tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71667596452419003862012-02-16T20:00:53.075-05:00Hudson Valley C.R.A.F.T. Reviews Season 2010S.Scavellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13184148484783106369noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166759645241900386.post-24427648636527079152010-09-14T13:04:00.010-04:002010-09-14T13:09:56.793-04:00

Ryder Farm Cottage IndustriesLower Hudson CRAFTTuesday, 7 Septiembre 2010 Picket white fence, brand new car, front lawn greened and mowed to perfection, the children, the husband or wife, the comfortable career, all the plastic gadgetry one could desire complimented by food stuffs made from the same - the suburban high life. Westchester and neighboring counties of the New York Megalopolis abound

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As market failures persist and government is unable to provide the fix, communities1 are organizing.  The Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) is “an organization of consumers, gardeners, and farmers working together to create a sustainable regional food system which is ecologically sound and economically viable.”2 To understand how real this community is the Annual Summer Conference

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Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture  Lower Hudson C.R.A.F.T.Monday, 26 Julio 2010 Stone Barns, the Rockefeller Farm. The place is a bit high profile; therefore, demanding of top-shape performance. My bottom jaw was dragging across the pathway during most of the tour of Gregg Twehues’ composting operation in awe of his spectacular thoroughness and execution. Here’s just a taste of what

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Hilltop Hanover Farm  and Environmental Center  Lower Hudson C.R.A.F.T. Tuesday, 27 Julio, 2010 Even with the privilege of having access to any piece of literature and just needing my finger tips to peruse the internet, there is still nothing more enlightening than picking the brain of the well-versed living. Head Farmer at Hilltop Hanover Farm, Maryellen Sheehan, is just a wealth of knowledge

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Mahopac Farm Lower Hudson C.R.A.F.T. Thursday, 29 Julio, 2010 Mahopac Farm, a children’s petting zoo where anyone who grew up around these parts has spent time as a child or brought their own children to enjoy a birthday party with pony rides, to poke fun at the resident clown, or to walk the antique shop with an assortment of classic candies - even those bubble gum cigarettes my brothers and I

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Glynwood Center Mid Hudson C.R.A.F.T. Monday, 19 Julio, 2010 I was really excited to attend this CRAFT workshop. It rained for hours before hand, which always puts a drab on CRAFT because we usually are walking about the host farm most of the time; however, we were safely seated inside a warm conference room welcomed by Head Gardener David Llewellyn and his farm hands. When all the guests had

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Millstone Farm Lower C.R.A.F.T. Tuesday, 29 June, 2010 Annie Farrell - guru organic farmer - carries a life time of experience in every facet of raising and marketing organic food. These days she runs Millstone Farm located on estate property in Wilton, CT. There are rare breed laying hens, meat turkeys and pigs, llama and sheep - an evolved symbiotic duo, high-value greenhouse salad greens,

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Hearty Roots Community Farm Mid Hudson C.R.A.F.T. Monday, June 2, 2010 With sales in the first year at $20,000 to more than $330,000 six years later, Hearty Roots Community Farm located in Red Hook, Dutchess County originated as a 30 person CSA and is now up to 440 shares. Amazing! It is no wonder the USDA recognizes organic and local foods as the fastest growing market in agriculture. The time

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I and Me Farm Lower Hudson C.R.A.F.T. Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 Mimi Edelman and Eileen Zidi are two hip ladies just working the land - albeit not their land. Between the two these farmers share 26 years growing experience. Eileen was impulsively weeding through most of the workshop, while Mimi walked a good dozen of us along a tour and shared the story of their joint enterprise I&Me Farm. I&Me

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Kitchawan Farm Lower Hudson C.R.A.F.T. Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 It was the rainiest day for such an event but the 18th of May 2010 marked the inaugural Lower Hudson CRAFT series, a convergence of growers, owners, interns, and land trust reps. I’m thrilled! C.R.A.F.T. - the acronym for Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training - fosters opportunities for interns to learn new farming

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