As the calendar flips to November, we find that New Engand’s fall foliage has move past peak across about ninety-five percent of the region’s reach. Varying degrees of lingering color certainly still catch the eye, but so too did the beautiful crescent moon setting between the bare trees across my yard last night. It’s a […]
Over the course of an otherwise bright and beautiful day Sunday this past weekend, a gusty northwest breeze slowly stripped my neighbor’s beautiful flame-orange maple down to its winter skeleton. It was the brightest I had seen this particular tree in years, but its maximum glow lasted only a few short days. It is how […]
At the start of the Mohawk Trail sits Greenfield, Massachusetts, a scrappy combination of old-time New England and forward thinking, the first designated “green community” in the state.
Three professional furniture restorers take us treasure-hunting at Todd Farm, showing us how to turn one man’s trash into flea-market gold. [slideshow post_id=”563558″] On a damp and chilly October morning, in the still-dusky dawn, more than 200 vendors set up their booths at Todd Farm Antiques & Flea Market in Rowley, Massachusetts. They return Sunday […]
View the winners of the 2014 Editors’ Choice Food Awards — Cured Meat & Fish. COLD SMOKED ATLANTIC SALMON SULLIVAN HARBOR FARM SMOKEHOUSE Hancock Village, Maine The team at Sullivan Harbor produces 75,000 pounds of luscious cured and smoked seafood each year, and we’re especially fond of their smoked salmon. It’s silky, with a perfect sweet/salt […]
View the winners of the 2014 Editors’ Choice Food Awards — Baked Goods. MACARONS MOOCHIE’S MACARONS Derry, New Hampshire Francophiles, rejoice! After a futile search for authentic macarons, the popular French meringue-based cookies, Nina DiBona Pauk decided to get out her mixer and make her own. When the results proved too tasty to stay a secret, […]
View the winners of the 2014 Editors’ Choice Food Awards — Sauces Category. PESTO VEGETABALL’S FARM Claremont, New Hampshire Darlene Ball makes this fragrant, flavorful pesto with fresh basil (sourced locally in season), Parmesan and Romano cheeses, pine nuts, garlic, and a secret ingredient: butter. It tastes so incredible we can’t help but wonder why […]
Columbus Day Weekend has now passed, and with it, a definitive shift in themes comes to New England. The season of agricultural fairs has ended, apple picking is winding down, and many campgrounds have closed their gates until May. While fall foliage is nearing peak in Southern New England, in the north the colors of […]
View the winners of the 2014 Editors’ Choice Food Awards — Jams & Preserves Category. MARMALADE BLAKE HILL PRESERVES Grafton, Vermont Vicky Allard is a third-generation preserve maker from Hampshire, England. When she and husband Joe Hanglin purchased Blake Hill Farm in 2004, they found a bumper crop of wild blackberry and raspberry bushes growing […]
How a savvy entrepreneur named Bo Muller-Moore took on a corporate giant and made a leafy green an “Eat More Kale” star in the process.
Three day weekends are a cherished American tradition, as the extra day affords many the time to get away, gather with family, or both. In New England, there are few busier travel times all year than Columbus Day weekend, as peak visitation usually corresponds to the most widespread peak in the acclaimed autumn colors. Visitors […]
For one weekend each fall, Franklin County, Massachusetts, celebrates New England’s apple heritage with the ultimate CiderDays harvest festival.
