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It is a rural area including several large farms in the southeastern corner of the town. At almost three square miles (7.33 km 2), it is the largest historic district entirely within Dutchess County and the second largest in the county. Nine farms were established in the current district by emigrants from New England in the late
Soul Fire Farm is a 72-acre farm located in Grafton, New York and was purchased by Leah Penniman and Jonah Vitale-Wolff in 2006. The farm officially opened in 2010. The name is taken from the song Soulfire by Lee “Scratch” Perry and began as a farm share for low-income individuals. [1]
Agriculture is a major component of the New York economy. [1] As of the 2012 census of agriculture, there were over 35,000 farms covering an area of 7 million acres (28,000 km 2) which contributed $5.4 billion in gross sales value and $1.2 billion in net farm income to the national economy.
Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture is a non-profit farm, education and research center located in Pocantico Hills, New York. The center was created on 80 acres (320,000 m 2) formerly belonging to the Rockefeller estate. Stone Barns promotes sustainable agriculture, local food, and community-supported agriculture. Stone Barns is a four ...
The Queens County Farm Museum, also known as Queens Farm, is a 47-acre (190,000 m 2) farm in the Floral Park and Glen Oaks neighborhoods of Queens in New York City.The farm occupies the city's largest remaining tract of undisturbed farmland (in operation since 1697), and is still a working farm today.
The upstate New York high schoolers at the heart of “Middletown” hint at what the Breakfast Club crew might have been had they shared a purpose beyond sulky rebellion. In 1991, teacher Fred ...
Blue Hill opened in 2004 and seats 88 people in a building that had previously been a cow barn for the Rockefeller dairy farm. [1] The restaurant serves contemporary cuisine using local ingredients, with an emphasis on produce from the center's farm. Blue Hill staff also participate in the Stone Barns Center's education programs.
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