For those of us whose shopping lists vary by the season, our taste buds can grow a bit frustrated around this time of year. But no one is looking forward to spring as much as farmers in the tri-state area.
Somewhere in the summers of the 1990s I became a tomato junkie.
Whether a dairy farm keeps fifty cows or five thousand, as long as animals are commodities, problems abound. To put a face on this, I'd like to introduce the governor to just one of the victims of a "small, local" dairy farm who now lives at our sanctuary.
Last week Just Food and The Sylvia Center brought together over 200 New Yorkers in a series of meals hosted in homes around the city, reminiscent of how families and neighborhoods came together around the table for generations.
Our fast paced world directs us to move quickly and efficiently by keeping life simple. From fast easy meals to email correspondence with abbreviations, we are encouraged to succeed in multi-tasking by streamlining work or personal efforts.
Summer brings an overflow of produce to the city's farmers markets. Take a look back at how New Yorkers got their fresh food in times past and come to the Museum to see Moveable Feast.
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.
