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The Farm Issue

March / April 2023

Cocktail Corner: Blueberry Sour
Recipe: Pork Chop Scarpariello

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What It Means to Be A Farmer

For our March / April issue, we set out to answer that very question. Our journey took us to several farms throughout Northern Westchester and beyond, learning how to cultivate the land, raise livestock, innovate the way farming is done and work with the community.

Enjoy our time with Stone Barns Center, John Boy’s Farm, Orchard Hill Organics and D.I.G. Farm. We are thankful to their assistance in making this video. We also want to thank the dozens of other farms that worked with us for our March / April 2023 issue.

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View our March / April 2023 trailer.

Our Covers

Our March / April 2023 front cover symbolizes growth and springtime. The colors and forms illustrate the life of a farmer – sowing seeds, watching things grow and living within the day and the season. Up close, the colors reflect the sunrise and the soil, but when you view it from a distance, the colors and image transform into an abstract flower design.

The back cover art is titled “Finding A Lover,” by local artist Carol Bouyoucos. This abstract collage is an explosion of florals and colors, immediately celebrating the season of spring as it arrives in the coming weeks. Bouyoucos’ work is also featured inside this issue as the illustration for our Connecting with the Land article on soil (page 30).

Take a brief tour of Storm King’s art installations.

Peek inside Bedford Hill’s Mill River Supply.

Changing the Face of Real Estate Nationwide

As a young mom, Carine Nowak juggled her dedication to her career with her primary focus: her two daughters Sophie and Cate. So as they grew, her girls got a front row seat to their mom’s flourishing real estate business. “My younger daughter Cate was like this little sponge in the back of my car,” says Nowak. “I'd speak to ...

Blueberry Sour

Blueberry Sour Last year, I began making my own liqueurs. I’ve made blood orange, cherry, watermelon, lavender and blueberry. They’re simple to make and taste much better than the store-bought version. I’m on my second batch of blueberry liqueur, and this drink is one of my favorites.Download & Printhttps://connecttomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Blueberry-sour.jpg Ingredients Serves: Two 2 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice 4 oz ...

Their Better Nature

Food is life. It sustains our health and our wellbeing. Food is made from the life that thrives around us – the plants that grow to be served on our plates, the animals that are raised to become a meal and the farmers that are responsible for creating these possibilities. But, as the saying goes, we are what we eat, ...

The Unbreakable Farmer

As we spoke to dozens of farming experts to create this issue, one name was repeatedly mentioned: Ana Zabirova. We were told that ‘she did it all.’ Naturally, we had to meet her for ourselves and find out what that really meant. So we ventured up to Unbroken Acres, her farm in Sullivan County, in search of this former Northern ...