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River Valley Farms : The People and the Pride Behind the Produce by Joanne Michaels (2009, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherGlobe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-100762748923
ISBN-139780762748921
eBay Product ID (ePID)72583568
Product Key Features
Book TitleRiver Valley Farms : the People and the Pride Behind the Produce
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicSubjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Agriculture / General, United States / Northeast / General, United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa), United States / General
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Technology & Engineering, Photography, History
AuthorJoanne Michaels
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight34.1 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width11 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-003198
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"In a world doubling its population every three decades these farmers are seeking and finding answers."--Pete Seeger
Photographed byPomerantz, Rich
Dewey Decimal630.9747
Table Of ContentIntroduction by U.S. Congressman Maurice Hinchey Hudson Valley Map with Farm Locations ROCKLAND COUNTY Dr. Davies Farm, Congers WESTCHESTER COUNTY Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, Pocantico Hills Cabbage Hill Farm, Mt. Kisco Stuart''s Fruit Farm, Granite Springs PUTNAM COUNTY Ryder Farm, Brewster Saunders Farm, Cold Spring ORANGE COUNTY Rogowski Farm, Pine Island Blooming Hill Farm, Blooming Grove Hodgson Farm, Montgomery ULSTER COUNTY Stoutridge Winery, Marlboro Willow Tree Farm, Milton Four Winds Farm, Gardiner Liberty View Farm, Highland Tantillo Farm, Gardiner Honeybee Lives, New Paltz Saunderskill Farm, Accord Stone Church Farm, Rifton Davenport Farm, Stone Ridge Longyear Farm, Woodstock DUTCHESS COUNTY Mistover Farm, Pawling Sprout Creek Farm, LaGrangeville Wigsten Farm, Pleasant Valley Hahn Farm, Salt Point Millbrook Farmhouse Cheese, Millbrook Yellowframe Farm, Millbrook F. W. Battenfeld & Sons Farm, Red Hook Greig Farm, Red Hook Hearty Roots Farm, Red Hook Irving Farm, Millerton McEnroe Organic Farm, Millerton Pleasant View Farm, Millerton Ronnybrook Farm, Pine Plains COLUMBIA COUNTY Highland Deer Farm, Germantown Philip Orchard, Claverack The Farm at Miller''s Crossing, Philmont Hawthorne Valley Farm, Harlemville Grazin'' Angus, Ghent Old Chatham Sheepherding Company, Old Chatham Spruce Ridge Farm, Old Chatham GREENE COUNTY Catskill Mountain Foundation Farm, Hunter & Maplecrest Armstrong Elk Farm, Cornwallville Hull-O Farm, Durham ALBANY AREA Heather Ridge Farm, Preston Hollow Goold Orchards, Castleton-on-Hudson APPENDICES Directory of Hudson Valley Farmers Markets Driving Directions to Farms
SynopsisMeet your local farmer Published for the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's September 1609 journey along the river that today bears his name, this fascinating illustrated portrait celebrates the local farms--and farmers--in one of the country's most scenic and storied regions, once known as the Breadbasket of America. Hudson River Valley Farms brings to life the renaissance of food producers who have developed the region as a source of artisanal cheeses, grass-fed beef, and first-rate organic fruits and vegetables. Stunning photography and short, evocative essays take you on a rare, behind-the-scenes journey to forty-four farms from Westchester County to the Capital District of Albany, and include the colorful maverick entrepreneurs behind the striking scenery. The book also includes a directory of nearly 100 local farmers' markets, directions to the featured farms, and an introduction by the region's popular U.S. Congressman, Maurice Hinchey., Meet your local farmer! Published for the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's September 1609 journey along the river that today bears his name, this fascinating illustrated portrait celebrates the local farms--and farmers., Meet your local farmer! Published for the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's September 1609 journey along the river that today bears his name, this fascinating illustrated portrait celebrates the local farms--and farmers--in one of the country's most scenic and storied regions, once known as the Breadbasket of America. Hudson River Valley Farms brings to life the renaissance of food producers who have developed the region as a source of artisanal cheeses, grass-fed beef, and first-rate organic fruits and vegetables. Stunning photography and short, evocative essays take you on a rare, behind-the-scenes journey to forty-four farms from Westchester County to the Capital District of Albany, and include the colorful maverick entrepreneurs behind the striking scenery. The book also includes a directory of nearly 100 local farmers' markets, directions to the featured farms, and an introduction by the region's popular U.S. Congressman, Maurice Hinchey.
LC Classification NumberS451.N56M53 2009
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