April 4, 2023

"Sunday Supper" at Makers Central

There's nothing quite like Sunday supper - the tradition of gathering around the dinner table with family and friends at the end of a long, busy week.

This past weekend, I attended "Sunday Supper" at Makers Central in nearby Tarrytown, New York. Makers Central is a group of talented artists and entrepreneurs who create handmade goods for some of the best restaurants in the country - items such as ceramic plates, wooden bowls, knives, and much more. Several times a year, Makers Central transforms its bustling workshop into a beautiful and thoughtful pop-up restaurant, and invites a well-known chef to prepare signature dishes for a long table of guests. This dinner was made by celebrity chef and restaurateur, Christian Petroni. He prepared a delicious menu including escarole and iceberg salad, fried meatballs and vinegar peppers, pasta e patate with mussels, beef braciola braised in arrabbiata sauce, creamy polenta with farro, and for dessert - olive oil cake with zabaglione.

Enjoy these photos of "Sunday Supper" at Makers Central. And please go to the web site to learn more about its Makers.

April 3, 2023

My Gosling Is Growing Up

My little gosling is growing up...

Not long ago, I shared images of my cute, fluffy, and very curious gosling, which was bred, incubated and hatched right here at my Bedford, New York farm. For the first two weeks, it was housed with other chicks in my stable feed room where we set up safe, warm brooders. But, geese grow very quickly. In fact, they catch up to full body size within the first few months of life. As their feathers come in, they also nearly double in weight and stature every week. It was time to move our gosling to another coop, with some bigger, older peeps, and more room to roam.

Here are some photos, enjoy.

April 1, 2023

Early Spring Work in the Woodland

Woodland chores continue as my outdoor grounds crew and gardeners also transition to our long list of spring tasks. From now through summer is our busiest time here at my Bedford, New York farm.

This time of year, my team works on many projects, including removing the burlap that has protected my boxwood all winter long, pruning various trees and hedges, and preparing our garden beds. But there is also work being done in the woodland - moving cut trees closer to the carriage road, so they can be hauled to our big compost pile in the back field, chipping branches and twigs, and staking up young trees for added support and visibility as they grow. There is always so much to do on my working farm.

Here are some photos, enjoy.