Like many parts to my life, this volunteer group happened at random. I was living in Waterville, NY and at the time working full time in Utica. By chance a request came through for a volunteer talk on diabetes in none-other than my hometown of Cleveland, NY. I jumped at this … [Read more...] about Your Mother & Your Grandmother’s Recipes
Activities
Lazure Painting Workshop at Lakeside School / Black Kettle Farm
What is Lazure? Lazure is layers of paint prepared nearly as thin and transparent as watercolor, consisting of water, binder, and pigment. It is applied with a rhythmical movement using large brushes. The final color is achieved using varied colors applied in several layers, … [Read more...] about Lazure Painting Workshop at Lakeside School / Black Kettle Farm
Farm vs. Storm
"The thing that makes farming so interesting – and sometimes so heartbreaking – is the unpredictability that is built into natural systems. You really can’t count your chickens before they hatch. As farmers, our impulse is to control as many variables as we can (which is how we … [Read more...] about Farm vs. Storm
Lookout
"Lookout" by Lucinda Kirk is another entry in the Champlain Area Trails Travel Writing Contest. In her essay she describes some of her favorite places in the Champlain Valley including Live Well, the Westport Library, Everybody's Supermarket, and the Champlain Area Trails. She … [Read more...] about Lookout
A Local’s Look at Kristin Kimball’s The Dirty Life
The Dirty Life is a memoir about Kristin Kimball's transition from an urban life and career in New York City to launching a bootstrap CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm in rural Essex, New York with her then soon-to-be husband, Mark Gunther. At one point in my … [Read more...] about A Local’s Look at Kristin Kimball’s The Dirty Life