Pharm to Table: Field Apothecary Invigorates Herbal Traditions
When I first started my radio show “Spice: The Final Frontier” I was planning to focus on interesting historical facts about herbs and spices along with some tips on how to cook with them. As I continued researching what I thought of as strictly culinary herbs and spices, I found that a long history of...
Flying the Coop: The Return of the Backyard Chicken
While eggs have been called Nature’s miracle food, they simply wouldn’t exist without chickens. Or, wait… would chickens not exist without eggs? Hmm. The age-old riddle. Like the whereabouts of Jimmy Hoffa, we’ll probably never know, but in the spirit of fowl play I did some digging into the homegrown chicken industry and made some...
Beeswax: The Other Gold
I don’t care much for bees, mostly because of an unfortunate incident involving a swing set and a sting when I was six-years-old. As much as I’ve tried to avoid these buzzy creatures, a bit of research reveals that bees are an important part of my daily living and can be found in my kitchen,...
The Sweet Goodbye of Winter
“A sap-run is the sweet good-by of winter. It is the fruit of the equal marriage of the sun and frost.” John Burroughs, Signs and Seasons, 1886 Two winters ago a friend was passing through New York on her way from Quebec and brought me a big can of maple syrup from the airport’s gift...
Andy Goldsworthy and Storm King
We love this quote from Andy Goldsworthy and are sharing it with you to honor fall and to mention that now is a perfect time for excursions upstate to destinations like Storm King. In addition to Goldsworthy’s masterwork Wall, see permanent installations from world-famous masters such as Alexander Calder, David Smith and Isamu Noguchi. We...
Stone & Thistle Farm
Hudson Made always has an eye out for instances to embrace community, regionalism, and fresh, naturally grown food. On a trip to East Meredith, NY we had the chance to visit the bucolic Stone & Thistle Farm. On select Saturday evenings from Memorial Day weekend through Thanksgiving, they offer a truly unique dining experience at their...
