Guest Blogger

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  Peas from a Presidential Tradition!

  BY:Sue Epping

  Most people associate George Washington with a Cherry Tree.  My association of Good Old George is through peas.  Why is that?  I’m not sure how our family tradition began.  I think it might have been the joy my father felt at seeing dirt and not snow in February.  Yes, as a displaced North Dakotan, he [...]

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  Lazy Wife Beans

  BY:Deborah Niemann

  When faced with the huge variety of seeds available, it can be a challenge to choose only one of each vegetable for your garden. After all, you only need one, right? Well, not so fast! There are actually a few good reasons to plant a variety of varieties in your garden, especially when you are [...]

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  Resolution Solutions

  BY:Josh and Brent

  We decided to turn over this guest blog to not just one writer, but to everyone. We asked you how you felt about New Years Resolutions, and you surprised us with some very insightful words. In fact, we were so impressed that we resolve to have you all as guest bloggers more often. And we’ll [...]

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  The Boys of Summer

  BY:Noelle Weaver

  There is something about late summer that I really love. The nights begin to cool down. The locusts call to one another in the overgrown grasses. Airplanes fly overhead and the sound is somehow deeper and more distant. By now gardens are in the throws of giving us sweet corn, green beans, carrots, new potatoes [...]

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  Rumtopf – A Spring to Yuletime Tradition.

  BY:Roger Swayze

  This week’s guest blog fills us in on the wonderful seasonal tradition of “Rumtopf.” Literally meaning “Rum Pot” this delicious mixture collects seasonal fruit all summer long, and preserves them in rum and sugar until the holidays. It is, perhaps, the definitive seasonal dessert. Submitted by guest blogger, Roger Swayze: I think a lot about [...]

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  A Father’s Lessons to his Daughter

  BY:Noelle Weaver

  Noelle Weaver was born and raised in Goshen, Indiana amidst corn and cow fields. She now lives amidst the exploding artisanal food scene in the urban area of Brooklyn, New York. A marketing consultant by day, during nights and weekends she pursues the life of an incidental foodie and cook exploring all the various flavors [...]

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  In Praise of Basil

  BY:Noelle Weaver

  This week’s guest blogger Noelle Weaver was born and raised in Goshen, Indiana amidst corn and cow fields. Noelle now lives amidst the exploding artisanal food scene in the urban area of Brooklyn, New York. A marketing consultant by day, during nights and weekends she pursues the life of an incidental foodie and cook exploring [...]

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  Hollywood Calling

  BY:Ross

  Regular visitor to Beekman 1802 and Sharon Springs native, Ross Wassermann, recounts how Hollywood has come calling to Sharon Springs before.  We think the results will be better this time around. On the morning of May 23, 2010, the New York Times ran a prominent obituary for David E. Durston who had died at the [...]

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  Beekman 1802 & you?

  BY:Josh Kilmer-Purcell

  From the very beginning, we called Beekman 1802 “a shared experiment in seasonal living.” There are already plenty of “ec0-green-sustainable-lifestyle-self-help-guru-experts” out there telling you how to live. We freely admit that we’re learning about life as we go, and we will learn more from you than you ever will from us. We’ve already learned so [...]

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