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Always great to spend some time on the farm at Stone Barns especially in the summer when there are so many great things in bloom and the brand new little Red Wattle piglets were an added bonus.
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On a slightly lighter note than the previous post, today is the first day of spring. Here are some more photographs from yesterdays Poultry School at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture.
Food Photographer Ben Hider
Another great day on the farm hearing some amazing speakers and running between classes
Event Photographer - Ben Hider
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Ben Hider - Event, Food and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture (Photo By Ben Hider)
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture (Photo By Ben Hider)
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture (Photo By Ben Hider)
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture (Photo By Ben Hider)
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture (Photo By Ben Hider)
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture (Photo By Ben Hider)
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture (Photo By Ben Hider)
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture Ben Hider Forage Lisa Farmer
If you haven't heard me talk about how much I love Stone Barns, then we probably haven't spent enough time together chatting. Every day on the farm is another happy day for me, and this weekend was no exception. The Foraging tour is incredible, the botanical beverages was informative and the cucumber tasting was delicious. It's never a dull moment during the weekend activities, I would highly recommend booking tickets and making the trip
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Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture on May 12, 2016 (Photos by Ben Hider) Another wonderful evening on the farm learning about soil health and the complex life that lives and provide so much for our health. It's always a pleasure to hear farmer Jack Algiere talk about any topic, he really knows every aspect of this farm from every angle.
Ben Hider - Event, Food and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester
Jack Algiere is farm director at Stone Barns Center. Jack graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a degree in horticulture and has been actively farming since the early 1990s. His lifetime of experience in organic, biodynamic and ecological systems brings a broad diversity of experience in greenhouses, orchards, fields and pastures.
At Stone Barns Center, Jack oversees the extensive and diverse farming operations, integrating multispecies pastured livestock, grains, field crops, greenhouse, fruit, flowers and compost in a four-season agroecological system. He also oversees the greater public and wild landscape as elements of the whole farm system. Jack is a leader in the farm’s innovation programs and is integrally involved in training beginning farmers.
On the side: With his wife and fellow farmer, Shannon, Jack has two farm-raised sons. He plays the drums, is captain of the local volunteer fire department and sits on the board of Johnny’s Selected Seeds.
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Sheep Shearing at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture. I am forever grateful for my working relationship with so many incredible clients, but Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture is always the most amazing place to work and a really beautiful location to photograph.
Ben Hider - Event, Food and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester
Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture is a non-profit farm and educational center with a partner restaurant, Blue Hill at Stone Barns, located in Pocantico Hills, New York. The Center was created on 80 acres (320,000 m2) formerly belonging to the Rockefeller estate in Pocantico Hills by David Rockefeller and his daughter, Peggy Dulany. Stone Barns promotes sustainable agriculture, local food, and community-supported agriculture. Stone Barns is a four-season operation.
Stone Barns Center is also home to Blue Hill at Stone Barns, a restaurant that serves contemporary cuisine using local ingredients, with an emphasis on produce from the Center's farm. Blue Hill staff also participate in the Center's education programs.