Visiting my friend Jessica in September in Pleasantville NY, she took me to a little slice of heaven called Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture. Located in Pocantico Hills New York, it is hard to fathom that this place is less than an hour from bustling NYC. This place has it all. A working farm that prides itself on organic produce grown with no chemicals or pesticides. The livestock is raised on pasture, grass fed and the farm practices rotational grazing as well as rotation of their crops. All of this helps the soil, the land and all the produce that comes from the farm. Stone Barns also has the Blue Hill Restaurant and a daily cafe where everything is served fresh from the farm and onto your plate. I found myself wandering around this beautiful landscape admiring the animals and the serenity that one feels walking through a place like this. Volunteers were tending to the garden, visitors were laughing over coffee and sandwiches. It made me appreciate the slower pace of life and the true idea of balance between land, people and food.
