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Always Hungry

Liz Neumark | Posted 09.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Yom Kippur, Always Hungry, Vendy Awards New York, Katchkie Farm, Local Food, Organic Food, Queens, Street Vendors, Fasting, Food, Cleansing, Foodies, New York Food, New York News
Liz Neumark

From the moment I was expected to contemplate a Yom Kippur fast as a teenager, I became ravenous. I clearly remember the object of my uncontrollable hunger -- Smokey the Bear cookies.

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The New Year Begins

Liz Neumark | Posted 11.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Katchkie Farm, Jewish New Year, Slow Food, Holidays, Religion, Local Food, Organic Food, Judaism, Rosh Hashanah, Food, Gefilte Fish, New York News
Liz Neumark

Heirloom tomatoes, ratatouille and butternut squash soup for Rosh Hashannah: The holiday brings home quiet moments in our lives that are otherwise jammed with obligations and fast meals.

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From New York City Shelters to New York State Farm

Liz Neumark | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Sylvia Center, Springfield Gardens, Eyewitness News, Bushwick, Salvation Army, Molly Gordy Salvation Army, Salvation Army Katchkie Farm Visit, Katchkie Farm, Eyewitness News Katchkie Farm, New York News
Liz Neumark

What made the strongest impression on me was how the children embraced the breadth of the fields. The chance to run across meadows -- more space than they'd ever seen in their lives -- -- was very precious.

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Dinner in a Field of Dreams

Liz Neumark | Posted 09.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Katchkie Farm, Red Barn, Farm to Table, Food, New York Farms, Farming, Farms, New York News
Liz Neumark

It has been a dream to host a formal dinner on our farm. It was an idea discussed long ago which finally came to fruition.

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48 hours of Food

Liz Neumark | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York

Read More: Roxbury Farm, Rain, Kinderhook, Katchkie Farm, Rockefeller Center Greenmarket, Food, Liz Neumark, New York News
Liz Neumark

I am astonished that in the course of 48 hours I can experience such a diverse range of food experiences that are all a part of my reality where we (my co-workers and co-dreamers) can weave a scene where we connect growers and growing to local eaters.

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Small Celebrations

Liz Neumark | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Katchkie Farm, Basil Mint Iced Tea, Wave Hill, Caramoor, Ronnie Davis, Greenmarket, Marc Spooner, Chopped, Gpfood, New York News
Liz Neumark

Now more than ever, we need to grasp the wonderful events that happen in the course of a week or a day and recognize them as great moments.

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Give Me Your Hungry; The Farm as Metaphor

Liz Neumark | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Sylvia Center, Katchkie Farm, Food, Farm System, Organic Food, Local Food, Farms, Green News
Liz Neumark

I stand in the fields and wonder why this access is a privilege and not a right. I wonder how we as a society accept the inequities and absurdities of our food system.

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Connecting the Dots

Liz Neumark | Posted 06.18.2009 | Home

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Liz Neumark

There is still a long and hard road ahead but we will enjoy the good we are accomplishing with our support of non-profit events, lifecycle celebrations and the events that define New York.

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Michelle Obama's Fresh Food Bail Out

Liz Neumark | Posted 04.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Sylvia Center, Katchkie Farm, The Obama Effect, Kinderhook, Food Matters, Politics of Food, Michelle Obama, Food, Gardening, White House Vegetable Garden, Vegetable Garden, Obama Effect, Living News
Liz Neumark

The goal is to inspire young people to discover good nutrition through joyful, delicious experiences with healthy and seasonal fruits and vegetables.

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California Dreaming

Liz Neumark | Posted 03.31.2009 | Style

Read More: Market Day, Ferry Plaza, Catersource, Sylvia Center, Katchkie Farm, Columbia County, Venues, Chez Panisse, Style News
Liz Neumark

The warmth in the food markets out West and the bounty was enough to make us forget any economic worries or frigid temperatures back home.

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'Tis The Season For Local, Organic...Beefcake?

Kerry Trueman | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Holidays, Sylvia Center, Great Performances, Gifts, Katchkie Farm, Liz Neumark, Local, Calendar, Bob Walker, Green News
Kerry Trueman

I first met Farmer Bob -- as he was known before he became Down To Earth's "Mr. October" -- at a swanky Manhattan loft back in January where Michael Pollan was giving a reading.

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