We used to come here at least once a week and sit at this bar for dinner, a drink, and democracy.
Author: stan
Meghan Levine’s Wedding
I came as a guest to a wedding. There were still photographers, but no video. Well, I rose to the occasion!
Anthropology of Food: The Vassar Farmers’ Feast
After being participant observers in the Vassar College course The Anthropology of Food, the students prepared a meal for their host farmers. The mix needed to be preserved!
An Old Building Brings New Life to Pine Plains
This is Downton Pine Plains, New York. Well, some people might not call it a real downtown, but it’s where our traffic light, bank, pharmacy, and a genuine French restaurant are located. In the background is an abandoned brick building. It was known as Memorial Hall and that’s just about all that was inside it….
A Free Cone Day at Ronnybrook
Facebook told me that Ronnybrook was holding a Free Cone Day at the farm. Curious to see what that would be like, I went. This is what it was like. I was never sure of the reason for this event (and am still not) but it tells a bit of the history of this successful…