FARMER Craig Hainey livestock

FARMER Jack Algiere vegetables

"Rotations are the key to sustainability ... (Craig Hainey)"

FOOD FACTS
Monocultures deplete the soil of nutrients, so after only a few years plants won't grow.

"I grow more than 200 varieties of crops and rotate them every year…everything is in a new place and that’s the beauty of this type of farming ... (Jack Algiere)"

THE HARVEST
Stone Barns has a half acre greenhouse on site where they harvest vegetables year-round.

FOOD HISTORY
Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture was originally the site of the Rockefeller family farm in the 1930's.

VOCABULARY
HEIRLOOM BREED: an animal who's breeding is not crossed, but is original to the native stocks of a specific area.

MORE INFORMATION
Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture
630 Bedford Road
Pocantico Hills, NY 10591
Tel: 914.366.6200
Fax: 914.366.7905
stonebarnscenter.org

CHEF Chef Dan Barber

"My staff literally comes out to the farm and plants the seeds for what they will be using in the fall..."

DISH 1
End of Summer Bean Salad
RECIPE (pdf) >>

"I feel like we are on the farm so the association with the farm animals and land is very important."

SPECIAL TOOLS/TIPS
CAULIFLOWER: A serving of cauliflower provides 100% of your daily vitamin C requirement.

ARTICHOKE: The artichoke is an edible thistle. It has around 6 gm of carbohydrates.

ADDITIONAL INFO
Blue Hill NYC
75 Washington Place
New York, NY 10011
Bluehillnyc.com

Blue Hill at Stone Barns
630 Bedford Road
Pocantico Hills, NY
914.366.9600
Bluehillstonebarns.com