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Tag Archives: Farming

Cheap Party Trick: Chicken Liver Mousse

Forget any preconceptions you may have about “liver and onions”, or visions of sad children endlessly chewing and gagging for fear that dessert will be withheld. Imagine instead that you serve up a pretty little terrine of chicken liver mousse … Continue reading…

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May 30, 2013
Filed Under: Meat, Fish and PoultryStarters
Ingredients:Chicken Livers
Tagged: ButcheryDinner partyFarming

Taking Lives and Making Friends

Last month I had the amazing opportunity to attend Eat Retreat, a weekend gathering of 40 food innovators from around the country who came together to share food and ideas. I was flattered to be invited, and as I read … Continue reading…

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Dec 05, 2012
Filed Under: Ramblings
Tagged: ButcheryEat RetreatFarmingNorth Mountain Pastures

Waking the Milk Monster

As a child all I drank was milk. This is not an exaggerated statement, my parents will back me on this one. What did I want at every meal? Whole cow milk. When I was tired and thirsty from playing, … Continue reading…

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Oct 11, 2012
Filed Under: Ramblings
Tagged: FarmingNorth Mountain Pastures

Life and Death in Pig Farming

It’s been a long hot summer and I’ve been away from my husband and my home in Brooklyn for nearly five months. Fueled by raw goat milk and a regular supply of good meat, I’m stronger (and tanner) than I … Continue reading…

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Aug 30, 2012
Filed Under: Ramblings
Tagged: ButcheryFarmingNorth Mountain Pastures

Odds, Bits and Balls

When we’re not working on the farm, we’re usually eating. This is my kind of place. Several times a day we gather around the table, and as you might expect, there is plenty of meat, goat milk, cheese and eggs … Continue reading…

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Apr 20, 2012
Filed Under: Meat, Fish and PoultryRamblings
Tagged: FarmingNorth Mountain Pastures

City Girl Gone Country

Apologies for the dramatic pause, but I’ve been in a bit of a transition over the past few weeks. A new and dirtier chapter of my life has just begun. I’m going to attempt to tell you the story of … Continue reading…

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Apr 13, 2012
Filed Under: Ramblings
Tagged: ButcheryFarmingNorth Mountain Pastures

The Rally to Support Farmers Post-Irene

The outpouring of support for farmers and farms flooded by Irene has been inspiring. Last week I wrote a post about my friend Ray Bradley and neighboring farmers in New Paltz who lost nearly everything in the storm. Many people … Continue reading…

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Sep 07, 2011
Filed Under: Ramblings
Tagged: Bradley FarmFarmingHurricane Irene

Locavorism and The Flooding of Local Farms

Yesterday kicked off the first day of the New York Locavore Challenge hosted by NOFA NY (The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York). When I told Brad I thought we should sign up and was talking about the 250 … Continue reading…

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Sep 02, 2011
Filed Under: Ramblings
Tagged: Bradley FarmFarmingHurricane IreneLocavore Challenge

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