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AlwaysFresh: A Day at Stone Barns

Tomorrow at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture is their Sixth Annual Harvest Fest, a community celebration of the farm at its most fruitful. As our Calendar notes, family-friendly festivities will include live music, a farm market, hayrides and games from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Here is a beautiful piece about a day spent at Stone Barns by Michelle Kiefer, an AlwaysHungryNY.com contributor.

 

Top, Stone Barns Farm. Bottom left, Raspberry Coffee Cake. Right, Blue Hill Café.

As fantastic as a meal is at Blue Hill at Stone Barns (restaurant page) it’s not something everyone can afford. But as a recent visit demonstrated, you don’t have to splurge to have a great time eating and experiencing Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture (view site). And it’s closer than you think, just a forty-five minute drive or a thirty-five minute ride from Grand Central to Tarrytown on the Hudson Line’s express train followed by a 10-minute, $12 cab ride to the farm.

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AlwaysFresh: TriBeCa Greenmarket (7/29)

The AlwaysHungryNY.com Team is hitting the streets and heading to farmers markets throughout the city to scope out the fresh, seasonal ingredients that are inspiring the culinary genius of locavore chefs and amateur gourmets alike.

This week, we were in TriBeCa at the TriBeCa Greenmarket. Click on the thumbnails below to see pictures from our farmers’ market tour. Remember, you can always use AlwaysHungryNY.com’s Seasonal Calendar Page to find out more about the foods that are currently in season.

 

AlwaysFresh: Whitehall & Fort Greene Park Greenmarkets (7/14/09)

The AlwaysHungryNY.com Team is hitting the streets and heading to farmers markets throughout the city to scope out the fresh, seasonal ingredients that are inspiring the culinary genius of locavore chefs and amateur gourmets alike.

This week, we were in Fort Greene and the Whitehall Terminal Building at the Whitehall and Fort Greene Park Greenmarkets. Click on the thumbnails below to see pictures from our farmers’ market tour. Remember, you can always use the AlwaysHungryNY.com Seasonal Calendar Page to find out more about the foods that are currently in season.

 

AlwaysFresh: Union Square & Grand Army Plaza Greenmarkets (6/24/09)

The AlwaysHungryNY.com Team is hitting the streets and heading to farmers markets throughout the city to scope out the fresh seasonal produce that is inspiring the culinary genius of locavore chefs and amateur gourmets alike.

This week, we were in Union Square and Grand Army Plaza at the Union Square and Grand Army Plaza Greenmarkets. Click on the thumbnails below to see pictures from our farmers’ market tour. Remember, you can always use the AlwaysHungryNY.com Seasonal Calendar Page to find out more about the foods that are currently in season.

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