The Carriage House at La Basse Cour

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04/12/2021

I have recently completed the coursework for the Master Gardener program through the Cornell Cooperative Extensions of Herkimer, Otsego, Schoharie and Delaware counties. Thank you Carla Hegeman Crim and everyone involved in developing and delivering this program. I am now an apprentice. While the training is broad and our volunteer hours can run the gamut from answering gardening questions to making displays and presentations to working with community gardens, we are encouraged to develop an area of interest upon which to focus that will serve the community.

I have decided to work with native plants at the intersection of food, fiber, soil and ecosystem health, and human health. Big topic, I know. Important for biodiversity and for climate change. It fits well with what we have been doing on our farm, finding ways to live more in balance with nature. We have many resources to offer here, including our pastures and farm garden that can be brought in as living laboratories as well as our carriage house for workshops and presentations. Not to mention Larry is a soil scientist and an agronomist 😊.

To get myself started, I am inventorying the native plants in our pastures, our wetland, and our woodland. This is helping me get a better understanding of the grazing potential for our fiber animals in terms of their total nutrition and what they return to the soil. It also helps me better understand the support that native plants provide to native bees, butterflies, birds, and beneficial insects in this rather small farm-ecosystem we call La Basse Cour. As I wrap my mind around this initiative, I hope to host field days on our farm for those who are interested in learning as well. It will surely be an ongoing work in progress, and most definitely a labor of love.
Stay tuned!

The Edible Flower Garden

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01/03/2021

Music on the Delaware presents the Spring 2021 Virtual Coffeehouse Season!
Join us online for intimate virtual performances by professional, high-quality performers twice a month with FREE Virtual Coffeehouse concerts through Zoom. The concerts will occur on the first and third Sunday of the month from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. starting on January 17 and continue through May 16. All of the virtual concerts can be viewed here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83980655293

1/17 Sara Milonovich and Greg Anderson (of Sara Milonovich & Daisycutter)
Alt-country singer/songwriter/fiddler Sara Milonovich and guitarist Greg Anderson offer up songs with a mix of lyrical directness and instrumental firepower.

2/7 Robin Seletsky
Clarinetist Robin Seletsky and guitarist Michael Leopold will be playing an eclectic mix of klezmer, classical and jazz.

2/21 Mike Herman, SoLo
Northern Catskill guitarist/vocalist presents Country Blues: sweet vocals, rural-tinged lyrics, bouncy melodies and solid fingerpicked guitar.

3/7 Wes St Onge
Wes plays and sings cover versions of some of the most popular country/ western tunes from the past 70 years from such classic artists as Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Randy Travis and others.

3/21 Anna Colliton and Alasdair White
Anna (bodhran player extraordinaire) and Alasdair (fiddler, formerly with Battlefield Band) will perform lively Irish and Scottish dance tunes.

4/18 Tom Wadsworth
Travelling the pathways of Americana, Tom's journey began with blues and rock and continued through bluegrass, country, ragtime and jazz, seasoned with a love for traditional Irish music.

5/2 Dave Braham
A magician on the piano, Dave will perform blues and mainstream jazz standards and selections from the Great American Songbook. If weather cooperates, he may be able to add one or two backup musicians.

5/16 Blue Tonic
The band plays mostly blues, but also a bit of rock, country, early 1900’s vaudevillian, and honkytonk. Band members are: Steve Eisenberg, harmonica, flutes, percussion and vocals; Tom Biller, guitar and vocals; Earl Arnette, bass and vocals; and Chris Ritter, drums and percussion.

Robin Clarinet Anna Colliton Visuals Alasdair White Music Walton Theatre

05/09/2020

After deep reflection, we have decided to cancel all 2020 gatherings at La Basse Cour, including farm tours and bed&breakfast stays. We are sad for the plans not coming to fruition as we had intended, but believe that our best response to these uncertain pandemic times is to observe a "Quiet Year" at the farm.

We will be none the less busy, working toward our food and fiber production goals while tending the land and animals entrusted to our care. Our eggs will be for sale as always in our milk house, and our vegetables in season on our farm stand. Please practice social distancing and wear your mask if you come to the farm.

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You are all in our thoughts daily and we look forward to sharing many joyful events at La Basse Cour, at Kortright Handworks @ La Basse Cour, and in The Carriage House @ La Basse Cour.

05/08/2020

01/24/2020

Please enjoy our latest newsletter!
https://mailchi.mp/3a1f752f5aff/welcome-the-new-year-full-of-things-that-have-never-been

12/17/2019

Coming in 2020, Musical Moments at The Carriage House at La Basse Cour. Monday evenings of music by some of our favorite artists. Pot luck/ BYOB starting at 6pm. Watch for the full schedule!

10/20/2019

Today's the day! 1 to 5 p.m. Free and open to the public. Come visit with friends and neighbors while supporting local artisans.

10/13/2019

One week from today!

10/01/2019

The Carriage House at La Basse Cour is the host of textile workshops by Kortright Handworks at La Basse Cour.