by Bill Batson
Dines Farms has been using natural farming techniques to raise poultry and pork on their 130 acres of farmland in the northern Catskills since 1984. Although Jay Dines trained to be a plumber, farming had always been a hobby for him going back to his childhood in Eastern Long Island. After an injury prevented him for continuing his trade, Dines converted what was once a vacation home into a full-time farm.
by Bill Batson
Each Thursday morning at 6 am, over a dozen vendors arrive in the municipal parking lot in Nyack. Two hours later, a tent village has risen from the asphalt. Crates of locally grown produce and boxes of fresh baked goods are presented for sale on folding tables. Since May 10th, I have recorded this vibrant expression of the commercial life of our village each week as the first artist-in-residence for Nyack’s Farmers’ Market.
by Bill Batson
When you buy your fresh fruit and baked goods from one of the booths at the Nyack Farmer’s Market, you are rubbing shoulders with American History. Within the span of 300 years of family farming in Rockland County, the Concklins have witnessed the birth of this nation and its darkest hour. During the Revolutionary War, the family produced dairy products in the path of advancing armies. On 9/11 a Concklin was setting up for the farmer’s market at the World Trade Center when the Twin Towers were destroyed. The Concklins’ story speaks volumes about the resilience of a family and the depth of the community support they enjoy.
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