Stone Barns Farm: Tarrytown, NY

17 Aug

After an epic and amazing meal at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, we decided to take the following day and come back to the farm to explore.  Now I am an animal lover, however, I have no problem (and actually quite enjoy) seeing an animal alive knowing that it will be served for dinner shortly.   I have a definite detachment.  Maybe I’m weird that way.

We went to their cafe and tried the fresh baked croissants and blueberry muffins.  These were awesome, fresh, and cooked just right.

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And the cafe was filled with beautiful fruit.

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And walls of local products.

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After we ate, we started to walk around the grounds.  They have old grain silos that they made into a sitting are and a coat closet.  It was a beautiful site inside.

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We went in search of pigs… and pigs we found.  Great big pigs.  Mmmm delicious.

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There really are Stone Barns on the property and they give it a very unique and beautiful look.

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The greenhouse where they grow the food has a movable roof so you can flip up the glass panels in nicer weather.

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Inside is a wealth of veggies and herbs, half of which I had never heard of.

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And they took as much are in how they planted as to how they plated the night before.

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We ducked around the back to see some young chickens hanging out in a barn.

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And stumbled upon some more pigs as we took a bit of a hike on the grounds.

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This guy was behind an electric fence that looked more like a few pieces of string.  I remember hearing about pigs that eat humans and won’t say I wasn’t a little nervous this guy wasn’t going to come charging.

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On the top fields, it was turkeypalooza.  Turkeys turkeys everywhere!

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And an errant chicken was hanging out beside the road.  I’m pretty sure this gal earned her freedom.

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We were just in time for bath time for the piglets.

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These guys were absolutely adorable.

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And really loved their mud baths.

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Clean vs. dirty

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Pig butts.

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We checked out the sheep.  These guys were all marked (I assume some for shearing, some for milking, and some for grilling)

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There was also an area of beehives.  I didn’t get close enough to get any good pictures of the bees… for good reason.

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There were chicken coups all along the way and some kids were around collecting eggs right out of them.  Quite cool.

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They also have a beautiful flower garden on the property.  On this particular day they were hosting a Farmer’s Market and it was surrounded by beautiful blooms.  This daylily caught my eye.

And I really like how there are blooms at every different stage of life in this following photo.

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We ended our day at Stone Barns by taking a jamming and canning class.

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It was taught by a woman named Kelly Geary who wrote Tart and Sweet.  The class itself was a bit haphazard, but it was good to see how it was made and I walked away confident that with a little bit of research, I could do it (and I just did! Tonight!)

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The farm is a really great place to spend a day, and it’s very close to Manhattan.  You can take a quick train up and get a taxi or drive up in less than an hour. It is a really fun place for kids and the day we were there, many events were going on.  You can get more information on their website, but I highly recommend a visit (followed by a meal!)

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