On Our Radar
Faces, places, treasures, and trends that caught our attention
KATE VENGROVE & CAMERON CUNNINGHAM, BY MIKE YAMIN
The Silo at Hunt Hill Farm Trust renews its commitment to follow Ruth and Skitch's original vision with a new executive director and staff breathing new life into the organization.
MARTIN ROOK, PHOTOGRAPHED BY MIKE YAMIN
Cooking and entertaining is a huge part of country living and Martin Rook has all of the tools, serveware, and equipment we need at his shop in the village of New Preston.
CRAIG COOPER, PHOTOGRAPHED BY MIKE YAMIN
For Litchfield County resident Craig Cooper, a visit to Monhegan Island in Maine sparks a lifelong passion for the work of American artist James Fitzgerald.
SCOTT PHILLIPS
It's time once again for our annual guide to Farmers' Markets and Pick-Your-Own Farms in Litchfield County where you can find locally grown fresh produce and artisanal foods.
TOM TRUELOVE & LINDSAY RUSH, PHOTOGRAPHED BY MIKE YAMIN
Tom Truelove and Lindsay Rush pride themselves on running a pasture-based farm raising heritage breed pork, grass-fed beef, heritage turkeys, and roasting chickens. Their free-range eggs are out of this world.
KATI CURTIS DESIGN
Day of Design returns to the Mayflower Grace on Saturday, June 13th when renowned interior designers, stylists and writers will take part in a series of panels. BY sarah parker young
EVERGREEN, TOM HLAS
A community of visual artists in Norfolk has organized an Open Studio Tour for us to see where they work and how they work—sharing their process and their art forms.
Whitney Flood and Julie Retzlaff photographed by Mike Yamin.
The popular eatery in the village of New Preston is being run by Whitney Flood and Julie Retzlaff. The California couple have brought new ideas and energy to an old favorite.
On the evening of June 6, ten hosts and hostesses will open their homes for a dinner party to honor a Luminary. This exciting Gunn Library fundraiser is not to be missed.
On May 2nd the Hollister House Garden once again opens for visitors until September. This Washington landmark boasts wild color, beautiful vistas, and spectacular plantings.
MIKE YAMIN
Bill Fore is a curator of wines and spirits, and a local legend in the Litchfield Hills. From his New Preston shop, this man for all seasons offers helpful advice on wine, beer, and life.
With winter finally behind us, it's time to spring forward and enjoy the things we love to do. Here, in the Northwest Corner, there's no shortage of events and workshops to explore.
