farming
By Jane Margolies on Friday, Mar. 4, 2016 - 7:29 pm
Above: The Bovina creamery building. Photo by Stephen O'Grady.
When the Bovina Center Co-op Dairy, better known as the Bovina creamery, was shuttered in 1973, it was a sure sign that the Delaware County town’s best dairying days were over.
After seven... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 - 4:36 pm
The driver of a piece of farm equipment died on Wednesday, Jan. 13 when the vehicle, a four-wheel payloader, sank upside down in an icy pond in the Schoharie County town of Wright, according to the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office.
A press release issued... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 - 2:17 pm
Above: Story Laurie, the Andes storyteller and musician Laurie McIntosh, "sprouts like a seed" with Miss Mostert's kindergarten class in Delhi in 2013 as they write a song about germination. Photo courtesy of Harvest of Songs.
A set of songs written by... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015 - 5:09 pm
Despite some initial opposition, a dairy goat farm has received a permit to operate a microcreamery and retail store in a long-vacant barn in the center of the Delaware County town of Andes.
Cyndi Wright, the owner of Dirty Girl Farm, received approval... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 23, 2015 - 3:06 pm
Above: Image by Flickr user Liz West.
Fields of cauliflower once lined the cool, wet hills of the Delaware County Catskills. The region featured perfect growing conditions for vegetable, which Mark Twain called "cabbage with a college education."
The... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 18, 2015 - 3:48 pm
Above: This photo, of a duck in Parksville, was taken by Chris Graham and won second place in the 2015 Catskills Food Guide Photo Contest.
The contest is now closed. Look for the print 2016 Catskills Food Guide next year for the winners! - Ed.
It's... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2015 - 12:50 pm
A John Lennon scarecrow, above, stands watch over Bovina Farm Day on Sunday, Sept. 6, one of the contestants in the festival's scarecrow contest. The Lennon scarecrow didn't win--that honor went to "Edgar Allen Crow," by Marni Greenberg, below. Photos by... Read more
By Carol Greene on Friday, Jun. 26, 2015 - 12:36 pm
This family-owned 221 acre farm (former dairy of distinction) is truly one-of-a-kind. The 221 acres includes a mix of (90%) gently rolling meadows and fenced pastures, 10% are wooded acres. Also on the land is a pond and springs. The large turn-of-the-... Read more
By Pure Catskills on Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2015 - 5:29 pm
Meet Pure Catskills members Sara and Brett Budde, who run Majestic Farm in the Sullivan County Catskills. On their farm, the Buddes raise heritage-breed meats, and also host artists' residencies and farm-to-table dinners.
In the video above, Sara Budde... Read more
By Pure Catskills on Thursday, Apr. 9, 2015 - 11:58 am
At Greenane Farms, in the rural Delaware County Catskills, Patrick and Thanya Rider run a diverse farm, raising vegetables, berries, pasture-raised meats and garden plants, and making fresh food from their farm produce to sell at their farm store. They... Read more
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