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Inspired!

We always find creative inspiration around the farm and are thrilled when others do. Artist Mary Connell Gaynor takes her inspiration from life. She is known for...
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Pick a Peck of Peppers

...and put them in a vase Any time we’re called upon to make a table centerpiece, we always make a dash out to the garden—both the flower and the vegetable...
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What’s In Store

The Beekman 1802 Mercantile When we started Beekman 1802, we never imagined opening a bricks and mortar store.  The  bricks and mortar of the farm were  all...
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Springing to Action

Inspired cleaning ...
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Burdock Menagerie

Burdog One day recently a friend was standing on the porch of The Beekman removing  burdock burrs from his jacket—stragglers from an early-morning walk around...
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Rabbit Goody

Shortly after moving to Beekman Farm, we heard tell of an open house just outside of town at a place called Thistle Hill.   As if we needed any additional reason...
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Slate Tile Trivets

A trivet will protect the surfaces of your furniture and can also help display your dishes in a dramatic way. Trivets can be fashioned out of almost any flat surface. Our...
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The Naked Tree

It’s not to say that we don’t appreciate the beauty of trees in every season, but there’s something so dramatic about the bare limbs of a tree against the...
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Glittered Sumac

Many of our crafting projects begin with a walk around the farm. We recently found inspiration in the austere, architectural beauty of the sumac that grows along...
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“Silver” Spoons

(Attn NYTimes readers: to purchase the spoons featured in today’s Home Section, visit here.) When we created Beekman 1802, our goal was to breathe life into...