During my years as an undergraduate student, I would babysit regularly for a family who lived right down the street from Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture. For those of you who don’t know, Stone Barns is a beautiful farm in Pocantico Hills, full of lush green grass and gorgeous animals. I drove past this farm multiple times per week and every time I would be in awe. In the 45 seconds, I would spend driving along it, I would feel myself just relax and be inspired. It was unlike anything else I had seen in Westchester County, and each time I would see it, I couldn’t believe it was just a short ten minutes away from my house.

Now fast forward to this past weekend, I started to really think of where I wanted to kick off my blog. I thought about different restaurants and cafes, but it wasn’t until I remembered Stone Barns, that I felt confident in starting “Living Local”. What I didn’t take into consideration was … the snow. I dragged my friend to visit the walking trails at Stone Barns, so I could get a better sense of what it was all about. We walked through the snow and the mud and happened to pass a lot of other people exercising. Sadly, most of the animals were in their different huts to keeps warm. But even in the snow, Stone Barns was as spectacular as I remembered. The way the sun was setting right over the farm was breathtaking. I already can’t wait to revisit the farm, come spring.

After visiting Stone Barns, I checked out the center’s website and learned about all of the different events, resources and opportunities at the farm. In addition, Stone Barns offers an extraordinary array of educational programs to teach people how to create a “healthy, sustainable food system”.

Well, that’s it for this week, be sure to check out Stone Barns and please comment below where you would like me to visit next!

JK