Blueberry Good

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Do not adjust your monitors, but please grab a few napkins to wipe up the saliva that just dripped out of your mouth when you saw this ridiculously amazing blueberry Gallette.  A few weeks ago we highlighted the fennel savory tart, but now it's all about the summer fruits, literally pouring out of these freshly baked masterpieces.  All I can say is try one for yourself, but if you don't, it's cool we'll eat them all.  Red Barn Bakery is at the Stone Barns farmer's market every Friday, Saturday and Sunday or can be purchased directly from owner and baker Randell Dodge.  Check out her website for more details.  

Enjoy.

Echinacea: A True Farmaceutical

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I recently realized that we've stumbled onto a farm unlike your average farm.  As we are quickly learning, there's more here than just food.  Thanks to Shannon, who is responsible for the full range of herbs, teas and flowers scattered beautifully throughout the property, we have learned some of the secrets this giving and fertile land can provide.

Some Help From Some Kelp

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Generally, New York City apartments are not the ideal place for growing, so I decided to ask our friends at the farm for a few pointers.  Although I wasn't surprised that I was given an immediate response, I was surprised to find out the answer was...

Keeping Up With The Cardoons

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On the farm, the summer months have been full of surprises.  Although we have truly enjoyed learning about the vegetables we know and love, it's pretty amazing to learn about those we knew nothing about.  This week was no exception as we got our first experience with cardoons.  What's a cardoon you ask?

You Say Tomato, Guess What?...So Do I

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I ate my first tomato this week...no seriously.  I thought I had tasted tomatoes in the past but I was way off, this has truly changed things.  Tomatoes, or more specifically Sun Gold tomatoes, may just be my favorite fruit...that's right fruit.  I mean no disrespect to my beloved Mangoes, but this was incredible.  Although by botanical definition we all know that a fruit is the ripened ovary or ovaries of a seed-bearing plant or more simply put "the one with the seeds in it," certain fruits lack the sweetness to be treated equally i.e. cucumbers, olives, avocados, tomatoes.  Nevertheless,...

A Day At The Market: Red Barn Bakery and The Fennel Savory Tart

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Well, in the search for all things fennel, I managed to stumble upon something unique, delicious and local, all right on the farm.  Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday Stone Barns has a farmer's market with all the freshly harvested vegetables, herbs, tea leaves, flowers, meats and even some local baked goods from Red Barn Bakery.