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Vegetable Garden Tour
June 24, 11AM
Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie
What can a parsnip tell you about the past? Join the horticulturists for a fascinating tour of our quarter-acre heirloom vegetable garden (ca. 1750-1900) and learn about our most famous residents through the food they grew and ate. Picnics are encouraged after the tour. Admission: $3
(845) 454-4500 x.17 www.lgny.org
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Orange County Bounty
June 28, 10-4
Museum Village, Monroe
Start your growing season right with a day visiting booths of local growers, purchasing seeds and seedlings, getting your hands dirty in the flax field or the herb garden.
www.museumvillage.org
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Gardening for Integrative Health Workshop
June 28, 10-Noon
Midsummer Farm, Warwick
Covers how to make your time in the garden as beneficial to your health as possible. Simple yoga and stretching techniques, sun-appreciation, garden snacking, garden as art, and wonderful nutritional facts will all be covered. Cost: $30. RSVP.
(845) 986-9699 info@midsummerfarm.com
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Orchard Diner & Wine Tasting
June 28, 6-9
Stone Ridge Orchard, Stone Ridge
Rondout Valley Growers' annual celebration dinner. Featuring a menu of culinary delights created by local chefs using locally grown farm products paired with New York State wines from Stone Ridge Wine & Spirits.
www.rondoutvalleygrowers.org
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Sunset Sensations Wine & Food Sampling
July 10, 5:30-7:30
Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie
Enjoy a magnificent Hudson River sunset while sipping fine wines paired with delicious culinary creations. Hors d'oeuvres will feature seasonal vegetables from the heritage gardens at Locust Grove. Visitors will also be treated to informal wine pairing presentations, a tour of the vegetable garden, and cooking demonstrations. Tickets: $22 in advance ($20 for members); $25 day of event.
(845) 454-4500 x.17 www.lgny.org
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Summer Full Moon Party
July 18
Benmarl Winery, Marlboro
Camp out and enjoy a bonfire, light fireside snack, a sing along, and sunrise wake up breakfast. Reservations a must. Members Free.
www.benmarl.com
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Baco Bash
July 19
Benmarl Winery, Marlboro
Sample the '07 Baco Noir before it gets released and take advantage of reduced price '06 vintage. Listen to live music and chill on the hill with a picnic lunch. Free admission.
(845) 236-4265 www.benmarl.com
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Bounty of the Hudson Food & Wine Festival
July 26 & 27, 12-5
Benmarl Winery, Marlboro
Taste the wines from all ten wineries on the Shawangunk Wine Trail as well as several others from around the Hudson Valley region. Enjoy tastes and dishes from area restaurants, epicurean delights, farm fresh produce, cooking workshops and live music. Tickets available online.
www.shawangunkwinetrail.com
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Rondout Valley Growers Associaton Farm Tour
July 26 & 27
Don't miss this weekend of agricultural fun and education for children and adults alike. Receive a map, coupons for local businesses, restaurants, B&Bs, and farm products. Experience the culinary pleasures of good, wholesome locally grown food. Take a self-guided tour and meet the farmers who put the local in locally grown.
www.rondoutvalleygrowers.org
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Blueberry Festival
July 27, 9-4
Old Austerlitz Site, Austerlitz
Nineteenth-century craft demonstrations and wares, antiques, live music and children's entertainment, blueberry recipe contest and blueberry pancake breakfast.
(518) 392-0062 www.oldausterlitz.org
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The African-American Foodways Festival
July 27, 10-5
Philipsburgh Manor, Sleepy Hollow
Explore the influence of enslaved and free Africans on colonial and contemporary American cuisine. Demonstrations; dance performances; children's planting, harvesting, cooking activities; tours of the slaves' garden at Philipsburgh Manor, and traditional foods.
(914) 631-3992
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Taste of Columbia County Bounty
July 28, 5-9
Columbia County Fairgrounds, Chatham
Bringing the finest chefs, growers, farmers, producers and processors from Columbia County and the Hudson Valley together for a summer's evening of great food featuring the finest local products. 20 plus local restaurants, caterers and chefs, 30 plus local farms, as well as local beer and wine. Meet the chefs and farmers, see inventive cuisine and one-of-a-kind dishes prepared before your eyes. Tickets: $75 (includes a $25 one-year membership in Columbia County Bounty); $50 for members; Children 1-6 are fee; $25 for children 7-12. Cash or credit cards only at the door.
(518) 828-4417 www.columbiacountybounty.com
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