Northwind Farm Goes Solar
AbLuby
Despite leaps in agrarian technology, growing and raising food ultimately depends on soil, water and sunlight. At Northwind Farm in Tivoli, the sun is being put to another use: producing
Issue 59, 2012
ISSUE 59: SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 12
Features:
Apple cider, the hard way. by Steven Kolpan
Urban buzz: bees in the city. by Abby Luby
Hudson Valley Restaurant Week: the sequel
Departments:
Editors’s letter: All dressed up.
Good stuff: NY bourbon; Cider Week; Nick Citera kudos; organic nuts; local yogurt; cheese awards.
Openings: Crimson Sparrow; Haymount House; Corsino Cakes; 52 Main; Le’ Express.
Events: September-November 12
Books: Greenhorns; NYC farmers; homemade pantry food; beef; greens cookbook; entertaining children 300 years ago.
Sustainable elements: Northwind Farms goes solar. by Abby Luby
Up close: Matt Hutchins of the Hop. a Valley Table interview
Up close: Newburgh Brewing Company. by Robin Cherry
Locally grown: High ttimes for garlic. by Keith Stewart
“Pick-Your-Own” farms in the Hudson Valley
Eating by the season: Honey. by Robin Cherry.
Recipes:
Lemony wild rice with greens, pine nuts and raisins (Nava Atlas/Wild About Greens)
Celery mostarda (Zack Pelaccio/Eat With Your Hands)
Sweet corn and jalapeno hushpuppies (Amy Lawton/Murray’s)
Honey ice cream (Marissa Sertich/Swift)
High Times For Garlic
Keith Stewart
GARLIC IS OUR SIGNATURE CROP and it has been for 20 years. It is, to a large extent, the crop on which our farm’s identity and reputation rest. Because we
Lemony Wild Rice with Greens, Pine Nuts & Raisins
Valley Table Staff
By Ellen Kanner Balancing the bitterness of winter greens with rich pine nuts and sweet raisins is an old Sicilian trick. This tasty recipe was contributed by my friend Ellen
Celery Mostarda
Valley Table Staff
By Zak Pelaccio Makes 2 to 3 cups Ingredients 5 dried red chiles, such as cayenne 1/2 cup local honey 2 tablespoons fish sauce 3 star anise 2 cloves 4
Sweet Corn and Jalapeño Hushpuppies
Valley Table Staff
By Amy Lawton Ingredients 1 1/2 cups fine cornmeal 1/2 cup flour 1 cup buttermilk 1 3/4 tablespoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 egg 1 1/4 tsp salt
Honey Ice Cream
Valley Table Staff
By Marissa Sertich Ingredients 2 cups heavy cream 2 cups whole milk 1 cup honey 12 egg yolks pinch salt makes 1 quart Method In a medium size mixing bowl,
Honey
Robin Cherry
WINNIE-THE-POOH GOT A BUM RAP. Although he may not have known it, the honey-loving “Bear of Very Little Brain” actually was following the lead of the Roman scholar Pliny the
Newburgh Brewing Company
Robin Cherry
IN THE WORDS OF GARRETT OLIVER, the award-winning brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery, “If you’ve tasted only mass-market beer, I’m afraid you haven’t actually tasted beer at all. Real beer is
All Dressed Up
Valley Table Staff
WE JUST RETURNED FROM AN ANNUAL shindig put on by one of our favorite farmers out in Orange County’s black dirt. In our experience, farmers, in general, tend to worry
Urban Buzz: Bees in the City
AbLuby
IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN PORT CHESTER in southern Westchester, the summer sun beats down on the black tar roof of Tarry Market on North Main Street. Just 500 feet
Apple Cider the Hard Way
Steven Kolpan
HISTORICALLY, CIDER—THE HARD STUFF—is the alcoholic beverage of choice in the Hudson Valley; wine is a relative newcomer. In fact, from the founding of the Republic and until Prohibition became
