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  • 18(02) Facts about Goats

    By Beekman 1802

    Did you know that goats were one of – if not the – first animals to be domesticated? Here are 18 facts (plus 02 bonus ones, of course) about our...

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  • Why We Provide Bottle Service On Our Farm

    By Beekman 1802

    Whether they sproing around on four hooves or learn to walk upright on two feet, we can all agree that kids...

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  • Sweet Grass Has a Pretty Sweet History of Health and Wellness

    Sweet Grass Has a Pretty Sweet History of Health and Wellness

    By Beekman 1802

    An extremely hardy perennial herb with a sweet, long-lasting, vanilla-like fragrance, sweet grass is indigenous to the comparatively cool regions of Europe and North America, growing naturally in...

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  • Meet The Maker: Cackie Trippe McCarty

    By Beekman 1802

    Meet Cackie Trippe McCarty, holiday wreath maker extraordinaire! Cackie makes all of the one-of-a-kind ornament wreaths for Beekman 1802 (some of her favorites...

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  • Meet The Maker: Sunny Leinhart

    By Beekman 1802

    To say that Sunny lives up to her name is probably giving the sun too much credit. She’s even more cheerful than sunshine. And definitely more talented. Sunny was our first...

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  • Meet The Maker: George Jersey

    By Beekman 1802

    A few years ago, when we first decided to bring bees to Beekman 1802 Farm, we didn’t expect that we’d be producing thousands of pounds of creamed honey...

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  • Meet The Maker: Karen Tenney

    By Beekman 1802

    We first met Karen Tenney during a sleepless midwinter weekend in 2008, when we were frantically wrapping soap with frigidly numb...

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  • Meet The Maker: Megan Hölken

    By Beekman 1802

    Not only is Megan one of our amazing makers but she is also part of Team Beekman on various levels. She manages the rigorous schedule for Josh and...

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  • Meet The Maker: John Hall

    Meet The Maker: John Hall

    By Beekman 1802

    Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself. We bought the Beekman Farm in 2007 thinking it was...

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  • Meet The Maker: Rabbit Goody

    By Beekman 1802

    Rabbit Goody is a national treasure. She’s one of the world’s foremost experts on historic textiles. Steven Spielberg has her create all the fabrics for any of his movies...

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  • Slug & Snail Control

    By Josh Kilmer-Purcell

    They come at night. Waves of them. Well, maybe not waves, but that’s how I envision them…crawling out from beneath their rocks and leaves and massing together to plan their...

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  • The Healing Waters of Sharon Springs

    The Healing Waters of Sharon Springs

    By Beekman 1802

    The Native Americans of the Mohawk Valley were the first to discover the mystical beauty of Sharon and the healing powers of its mineral springs, using the sulfur-rich...

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