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Cold nights, sunny days...New Hampshire has begun to shake off its winter torpor. This particular weather pattern is also the harbinger of Maple Sugar season! The expansion and contraction caused by ... Read More
FARM UPDATE: Preparing for The SHOW!
For the past few weeks, creative production has really amped up in preparation for THE FARM. At the expense, not gonna lie, of my precious sleeping-with-the-sun hours and a bit ... Read More
Think Locally, Act Locally: SEECLICKFIX In YOUR City!
No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent... and His/Her Community! How can one voice be heard in a sea of urban chaos? ... Read More
Cookies for Grown-Ups: ROOT Gingerbread Variations!
Last night's -4 degree windchill did not put me in the mood to "Carpe P.M." So what better opportunity to do ALL of my Christmas baking? In addition to nut ... Read More
Mittens, Kittens & Toolbelts: My Favorite Things (Tamworth Remix)
My Favorite Things Rodgers & Hammerstein | Performed by Julie Andrews(Robin McDowell Remix + Slideshow - 12.13.09) ------------------ Snowdrifts on rooftops and whiskers on kittens, Bright iron woodstoves and warm SmartWool mittens, Sparse little ... Read More
The Compost Crusade Continues: Wilmington’s New Organic Recycling Center!
For those of you who attended the Vermicomposting Event at the Art In The Age Store in November (and those of us who are concerned citizens, interested in reducing our ... Read More
FARM UPDATE: Winter is icummen in; Skiddeth bus and sloppeth us
Thank you, Ezra Pound, for giving rhythm to my thoughts today. WINTER! That strange and wonderful fourth season is truly upon us...forsaken by many who flee to more southern terrain, ... Read More
A Museum of Early American Tools…AITA-Farm-Style!
A recent article in The Inquirer ("They Dig Garden Tools" - 11/20/09) featured Harold Sweetman, Director of The Jenkins Arboretum, who is also a collector of "horticultural antiques." Stated more ... Read More
A Thanksgiving Day Hike in The White Mountain National Forest
Thanksgiving morning, I woke up especially early in anticipation of finally hiking Mt. Chocorua, the stately peak that overlooks the farm. I filled my pack with rain gear (90% chance ... Read More
AITA Adventures Abroad: Discussing The Farm in Europe
Some entertaining tidbits from my recent trip across the pond...I was surprised and delighted to discover that at least the IDEA of the New American Organic "Farmer" seems to be ... Read More
Farm Graveyard Secrets - Unearthed!
I will concede that this is a bit late for Halloween or Día de los Muertos...However, this spooky history tidbit is, nonetheless, intriguing!A locally published tome "If Walls Could Speak," ... Read More
PHOTO TOUR: The Gilman Forest - Tamworth, NH
Invigorating news to report! 68% of the fundraising goal for The Gilman Forest Preservation Project, undertaken by the Tamworth Conservation Commission, has been reached! The Commission is more than halfway ... Read More
NO PASSING ZONE: Can America Slowwwww Dowwwn During Lean Times?
For as long as I can remember, industrial and economic efficiency was synonymous with speed. Fast food, fast cash, Disney FastPass, Instant Savings, Instant Rebate, Quick Oats?, Minute Rice? Frankly, the list ... Read More
VIDEO TOUR: The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Common Ground Fair!
A follow-up to last week's photo tour. See wool spinning in action, a walk through the poultry exhibition hall, and an Organic Farming Parade! Read More
Gilman Forest UPDATE: 65% of Project Goal Reached!
According to The Tamworth Conservation Commission, 65% of the fundraising goal for preserving the Gilman Forest has been reached as of September 15! They have until May 1, 2010 to ... Read More
PHOTO TOUR: The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Common Ground Fair!
En route to The MOFGA Common Ground Fair... Maine is more sparse than New Hampshire (if you can believe it!). Great, vast old properties like this one... Walking with the crowds across ... Read More
Olden Days Are Here Again: Woodstove 101
Over the past two weeks, temperatures have dropped well into the 30's at night! Luckily, I have welcomed a new tenant into my home...a refurbished Vermont Castings "Vigilant" Woodstove! She's a ... Read More
CULTURE TAX: Frankly, My Dear Pennsylvania…WTF?!
Last week, The New York Times reported an enraging tidbit in the Arts section. Hold onto your knickers, all ye citizens of The Keystone State... A provision in the newly-agreed-upon state ... Read More
KEEP NH FOREST UNDEVELOPED: Art In The Age Helps To Protect The Gilman Forest
New Hampshire is one of the most unique states in the union in that it has one of the highest percentages of undeveloped forest (85%, topped only by Maine at ... Read More
The maple trees are blushing red everywhere you look. Mornings and evenings are chilly and crisp. And so we celebrate the advent of autumn in New England with warm mulled ... Read More
Visitations, Excitations & Good Vibrations At The Farm!
The White Mountains are alive with the sound of.. FRIENDS! A Photographic Portrait of The Past Two Weeks: The Hay Barn has amazing acoustics. Several hikes to the fire tower. (Constructed by the NH ... Read More
ROOT & Maine ROOT: A Mix n’ Match Made in Heaven (aka New England)
Call me a hopeless romantic, but I've always secretly retained this idea that Prince Charming actually existed. And furthermore, that Prince Perfectly-Chiseled-Cheekbones-Who-Is-Also-An-Able-Carpenter, my island in an ocean of worldly chaos, ... Read More
“Livestock” Update: Ah, The Circle of Life!
Chai caught her first mouse last week. This event was the source of great pride, as well as confusion (on both Chai and my own parts). At 10-weeks old, Chai was ... Read More
The Beginning of a Beautiful Organic Garden at The Farm
A Nursery (no pun intended) Rhyme for Tamworth, NH Robin, RobinAccustomed to bloggin'How does your garden grow?With blisters and sweatIn a rivuletAnd hours of roto-tillingAll in a row -------------------------- Reading, Riting, and 'Rithmetic ... Read More
ROOT Entertaining Tip: Sweet Organic Mixers!
This has been an AWESOME shopping week for me. (Whodathunk, all the way up here!) On Tuesday, I visited Portsmouth, New Hampshire, a historical seaside town with a KILLER health ... Read More
A Week of Farm Firsts: Zucchini, Compost Heaps, and Pigs
This is a week of firsts. I think my farming cherry (tomato) has been officially popped. The squash I planted outside my kitchen door, after a long hard, fruitless and rainy ... Read More
10 Things I Have Learned: New Hampshire Redux
Milton Glaser isn't the only designer with reflecting to do. As we enter the last stretch of ineluctable "dog days," one can't help but ruminate upon the just-lived months of ... Read More
Our Little Corner of The Twitterverse
We've made it easy for you to get up-to-the-minute news from Art In The Age on the topics that really matter most to you! We don't mean to inundate your ... Read More
What to do with our harvest of raspberries?! Freeze em? Dry em? Put em in a pie? I thought I'd try my hand at making jam without fancy canners or machines. ... Read More
The ROOT Next Door: Charlie’s Pub and Art In The Age Special Offer!
For August and September, Art In The Age and our conveniently located next door neighbor, Charlie's Pub, will be hosting a special ROOT promotion (starting Wednesday, August 12 - tomorrow!) If ... Read More
LIVESTOCK UPDATE: 5 Week Old Kittens Arrive At The Farm EARLY!
One week ago, I received a call from the Human Society...Chai and Tiki (now "Ti" for short), were allowed to come home to the farm with me, technically under my ... Read More
ROOT Entertaining Tip: Empty Bottle Bouquets
SUNG SEA SHANTY DU JOUR: What do you do with a drunken sailor / What do you do with a drunken sailor / What do you do with a drunken sailor ... Read More
Curator Damian Weinkrantz Invites You: “Please Be Welcome”…To Venture to NYC!
Art In The Age Artist/Friend, Damian Weinkrantz has been hard at work for the past few months, curating a new exhibition opening next Saturday August 15th in New York City! THE ... Read More
ROOT Entertaining Tip: The Mighty Mason Jar
So we've been touting the creation of innovative, super-cerebral, mixologist-formulated cocktails. And most, if not all of these uber-savvy beverages have appropriate corresponding glassware. Well, what if you want to pare ... Read More
Kittens Are Coming To The Farm!
QUESTION: How do you solve a problem like...a mouse...or two...or three who brazenly eat your bread and munch on your muffins? ANSWER: Adopt a kitty...or two! And that is precisely what I ... Read More
A Treatise On Fruits & Creatures of Solitude
There is a lot to be said (not out loud) for learning to live alone. Becoming sincerely comfortable with a generally solitary day-to-day is truly a skill that one must ... Read More
Only YOU Can Save Civil War History in Philadelphia!
CIVIL WAR MUSEUM SOUNDS ALARM ON LEAVING PHILA & TWO WEEKS NOTICE: CIVIL WAR ARTIFACTS MAY LEAVE PHILLY These were the headlines of 2 disturbing articles published in the Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday. THE ... Read More
AGRO-FABulous: Agriculture Enters The Discourse of Site-Specific Installation
WATCH OUT CHRISTO & JEANNE-CLAUDE! I'm coming down the tracks with a 4 foot long roll of white, gauzy fabric! I'm ready to wrap the immediate landscape like you've never ... Read More
ROOT Entertaining Tip: Show Off Your Green Thumb with Savory Herb Garnishes!
'Tis the season for fresh EVERYTHING, especially fresh herbs. Many savory varieties can be grown in pots or in a windowbox (living in a city is NOT an excuse!). Seasonal summer ... Read More
DEATH’S SCYTHE: A Tribute to Farm Tools, Old and New
Another change that I am slowly easing into, is that over the course of the day, excluding any meetings with maintenance/repair people, I don't say very much out loud. My ... Read More
VIDEOS: Summer ROOT Recipes from Philly’s Silk City Bar & Lounge
We spent a sun-drenched afternoon with Indhira Torres, bartender at the revived, rejuvenated, and more happening-than-ever Silk City Bar & Lounge. While we relaxed in the new outdoor garden lounge, ... Read More
More Philly Bars Jumping on The ROOT Wagon!
Four fine food (tongue-twsiter!) establishments have jumped on the ROOT wagon! Yee-haw. We are proud to announce the following new friends of ROOT: Positano Coast (Old City)Alison Two (Fort Washington)Eulogy (Old ... Read More
One of the coolest things about the summer (not literally) is the hay season. For years, a local farmer has planted, fertilized, and harvested 3 hay fields on the property ... Read More
“A Titan Courage”: The Steel Will of New Hampshire Women
This is a portrait of Katherine Sleeper Walden. Much has been written in local history on this Founding Mother. -------------------------------------------------- On Katherine Sleeper Walden from The Tamworth Narrative, 1958... Tamworth village has its ... Read More
In the "wilderness" you can forget about Guardian Angels. People up here learned long ago that praying won't save you. In New England, you don't ask for a miracle to ... Read More
VIDEO: A 4th of July Parade, New England Style!
Fourth of July like I'd never experienced before! A tractor/bike/pickup truck parade down Main Street, followed by a Jazz Band and festival at the elementary school. Read More
The Tamworth Sleep Commandments
One of the most ostensible life changes that I have experienced in my short two weeks of rural living is what I affectionately nominate, The Tamworth Sleep Commandments. Here are the ... Read More
New Philly Hotspot: P.Y.T. at The Piazza Features ROOT Beer Float
P.Y.T., the new & delicious brainchild of Paper Street's Tommy Up, is featuring a ROOT-spiked Old Fashioned Root Beer Float on the menu! Located on the ground floor of The ... Read More
The New Hampshire Scoreboard - Insects: 1, Robin: 0
It is said, in jest, that New Hampshire's REAL State Bird is the Black Fly. I say, NOT in jest, that New Hampshire's REAL State Bird is The Black Fly, The ... Read More
Want up-to-the-minute news on what's happening in ROOT-land? FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! We'll be posting news on where to find ROOT in stores, the latest bars that are carrying it, drink specials ... Read More
Farm Happenings: Electricity, Eggs, & Chard!
The rain in New Hampshire falls mainly on the... Everywhere. All the time. Non-stop... Since I arrived. But no use crying over spilled precipitation. Onward & upward! I've been delighted by the following items ... Read More
Unbroken Home: Coal-Minin’ Life Inside A Bottle
If I could save time in a bottle...I'll tell you what I'd like to do... I'd save every beautiful landscape 'til eternity passed me away. Such, also, was the thought process of ... Read More
Tamworth, Ho! The Commencement of Farm Transmissions
I drove for eight hours with an enormous suitcase in a Chevy Suburban the size of my first dorm room and arrived, unscathed, in Tamworth. I drove through what is called ... Read More
ROOT Presents…The Mixology Men of Southwark Restaurant
Before departing from the great city of Philadelphia, I had the pleasure of spending a Sunday afternoon in the company of two fine gents in an equally fine setting in ... Read More
Famous Happenings in New Hampshire
I've been consuming reading material on the history of Tamworth, NH with the same ferocity that I approached an ice cream sundae earlier this evening... In the case of the reading, ... Read More
FARMADELPHIA: An Interview with Yen Ha & Michi Yanagashita of Front Studio
Philadelphia has much to offer visitors and residents alike - from the swank Avenue of the Arts, to the cobblestone streets of Old City, to the ethnic flavors of the ... Read More
Art In The Age: Your New Neighborhood Tobacconist!
Art In The Age is proud and excited to offer a line of premium pipe tobaccos! Available for purchase at the store, we will offer the loose product in .25 ... Read More
ROOT Now For Sale Online at HITIMEWINE.com!
Breaking news! Art In The Age ROOT, the first truly authentic American liqueur since the Pre-Prohibition Era, is now available for purchase online from HITIMEWINE.com. CLICK HERE to purchase! $38.99 per 750mL ... Read More
Online Locavore Resource: RegionalBest.com!
For those of us who lead hyper-busy lives in an urban environment, eating local is not always simple or convenient. Saturday mornings are for sleeping in after a week from ... Read More
I am psyched to start composting for my future vegetable garden! I can have the satisfaction of reducing my contribution to the overflowing landfills of the world by turning trash ... Read More
A Relevant Summer Reading List thus far: Look To The Mountain by LeGrand Cannon, Jr. Summer Cottages In The White Mountains by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr. Great Hill Farm is featured in here... Country ... Read More
A New, New Hampshire Life: Looking Forward
As a foil to my previous list of things to miss about urban living in Philadelphia, I present a modest pictorial list of what I am anticipating this summer and ... Read More
WE WANT YOU: To Help Change The American Automobile Industry, 50 Miles At A Time
It's short notice, but we would like to draw your attention to a very determined individual who NEEDS YOUR ASSISTANCE in order to embark upon a very worthy, very cool ... Read More
Selections from “The Tamworth Narrative” by Marjory Gane Harkness
AN AMAZING FIND! Via an antique bookshop in Minnesota, I tracked down my own copy of this anecdotal/historical tome about my future hometown, penned in 1958. Favorite excerpts follow... ---------------------- INTRODUCTION A ... Read More
A “Lifestyle” List: What I Will Miss About Philadelphia
June is for soul-searching. June is for psychological indulgence of every "what if," so I can get them all out of my system and stop feeling like a yellow-belly. The ... Read More
A One-Month Rural Immersion Program
GUNS ARE BAD!!! May this post begin with that strong, unwavering sentiment. I am not promoting the sale, purchase, or wielding of any sort of firearm. I am merely documenting the ... Read More
PAPER JAM: The Art and Grime of the East Coast Rock Poster
What better place to bring together the work of twenty-seven music-inspired mixed media artists than...Our Nation's Capital? Civilian Art Projects, an edgy up-and-coming DC gallery, presents their 2nd exhibition of music ... Read More
The Times, They Are A-Changin’: A Letter, A Departure, A Farm in New Hampshire
Dear Reader and Friend, On May 20, 2009, I left the city of Philadelphia with an overstuffed backpack and a violin, headed for greener pastures...literally. Because on July 1, 2009, I will ... Read More
An Exciting 2 Weeks, According To My Slingshot Planner
Monday, May 11: Pullman Strike begins, first revolutionary strike on continental European model (1894), Salvador Dali born (1904) Tuesday, May 12: Lusty Lady workers take over operations at theater (2003) Wednesday, May ... Read More
To Market, To Market: Wild Flour Bakery’s ROOT Raisin Bread Is A Success!
This Sunday, bright-eyed marketgoers sampled a new treat created especially for Art In The Age by local bakery artisans, Wild Flour Bakery! The sun smiled upon the cobblestone streets for ... Read More
“Art is an investment, you can live with” so you must have this photozine..or not?!
...so reads the tag-line on the Myspace page of Blemish Zine, a wee photo compilation I picked up at Needles & Pens in San Francisco a few weeks ago. The ... Read More
THIS SUNDAY: Art In The Age ROOT Treats Debut at Headhouse Farmer’s Market!
Join Art In The Age at Headhouse Farmer's Market this Sunday, May 10 from 10am until 2 pm. Over 30 vendors will air their edible offerings along 2nd Street, between Pine ... Read More
Michael Tortorello of the New York Times penned a pooey article two days ago. Literally. "The Manure Chronicles," a rather awesome op-ed piece, examined Tortorello's exploits into the land of home gardening, ... Read More
Windowbox Greens: Making the Most of Your Soil!
Don't let an urban backyard stop you from harvesting homegrown greens for your dinner table! Check out this awesome, space-saving way to grow lettuce right out of a windowbox, along with ... Read More
WHAT YOU MISSED: Happy First ROOT Day @ The Store!
Despite some sticky and pesky rain showers, the Art In The Age Store went right on with the First Friday show, unfettered! The botanical illustrations of Reverend Michael Alan were ... Read More
For everyone who has stopped into the store and asked about all those bottles of mysterious brown liquid in the apothecary case... GET THEE TO 116 NORTH THIRD STREET TONIGHT and ... Read More
Was I ever glad to find a familiar friend, 3000 miles away from Philly...! Walter Benjamin stands proudly atop a shelf in the store of the San Francisco Museum of Modern ... Read More
MAY CONTEST: Enter To Win A Farm Friendly Grab Bag!
Starting May 1, sign up for the mailing list (up and to the left of this page), for a chance to win a grab bag full of farm friendly goodies! ... Read More
New Documentary In The Works: Michael Pollan’s “The Botany of Desire”
Thanks to this awesome event, I am now the bearer of great news! Two nights ago, in a small theater in San Francisco's Mission neighborhood, Michael Pollan, bestselling author and ... Read More
Type On The Street! in San Francisco
My knees are about to give out from walking, uphill, 6+ miles today. I will never take Philadelphia's relative flat-ness for granted again. The throbbing in my connective tissue is alleviated, ... Read More
Law & Order…& History: Sam Waterston Celebrates St. Peter’s 250th Anniversary!
The diction may seem clichéd...but I will be loud & proud, and make this statement, regardless...HISTORY IS ALIVE IN PHILADELPHIA!Seriously. We live in "The Cradle Of Liberty," and should be ... Read More
INTERVIEW: Michael Grady Robertson of Queens County Farm Museum!
all images from queensfarm.org Last month, The New York Times featured the work of Michael Grady Robertson, the Agricultural Director at Queens County Farm Museum. Historically, the 47-acre farm has remained ... Read More
Book Covers As Art: Fontana Modern Masters
Coolest find of the weekend, courtesy of a pal. (Covered by click opera, the journal of Scottish artist and Berlin resident, momus.) Hearkening back to the 1970's, "Fontana Modern Masters was a ... Read More
Spring Artist Tees have arrived! Find out more about this season's designs and the artists behind them... Click the links in the descriptions to go to the store iisting! Julianne Ahn - ... Read More
INTERVIEW: Dr. Brent Ridge & Josh Kilmer-Purcell, The Farmers of Beekman 1802
(all images from Beekman1802.com) SHOPPING LIST: - Luscious goat milk soaps - Seeds for bountiful (and Presidential) harvests - Hand-woven linens - Sagacious gardening tips - Anecdotes of the trials & joys of farm life --------------------------------------------- All of ... Read More
ONE DAY LEFT! Enter To Win Maurice Sendak Exhibition Tickets & DVD!
DETAILS… Art in the Age has joined with the Rosenbach Museum & Library to offer all you Maurice-Sendak-philes out there a throwback to your youth. Experience Sendak’s prolific imagination first-hand! Enter to ... Read More
LAST CHANCE: Sign Up for AITA & LFFC Farmshare!
Art In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction invites Old City neighbors and residents of Philadelphia to participate in Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative, a local farmshare program, hosted at our storefront ... Read More
Beekman 1802 & Art In The Age: The Seeds of Democracy
We are veritably tickled over the arrival of new products from Beekman 1802, especially our new shipment (read: future harvest) of flower and vegetable seeds! All of the Beekman 1802 products ... Read More
Find The Farmer: A Large Step for American-Kind
A recent NY Times article brought a very awesome resource to my attention... FINDTHEFARMER.com The idea of "traceability" is a hot topic in foodie, consumer culture, and now political spheres! Josh Durf, ... Read More
APRIL CONTEST: Win An Art In The Age Spring Prize Pack!
April Showers bring...Spring Contests! Sign up for the mailing list for your chance to win: -A NEW SPRING ARTIST TEE OF YOUR CHOICE -Surprise Spring merch from The Store! ------------------------------------------------------ 2 Winners will be chosen ... Read More
HIDDENCITY PHILADELPHIA FESTIVAL! May 30 - June 28
After living in/on/around/near Philadelphia for over 10 years, I thought I'd seen just about everything. WRONG. Starting May 30, the HIDDENCITY Philadelphia Festival will shed light on our city's best unknown historical ... Read More
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: HEARTSREVOLUTION at The Store!
HEARTSREVOLUTION, an electrical, fantastical threesome based out of Brooklyn, creates adrenaline-pumping music that's been dubbed "electro-thrash." Regardless of how you classify them, we were totally psyched earlier this month to ... Read More
BLOG CONTEST! Maurice Sendak Tickets & DVD Giveaway!
DETAILS... Art in the Age has joined with the Rosenbach Museum & Library to offer all you Maurice-Sendak-philes out there a throwback to your youth. Experience Sendak's prolific imagination first-hand! Enter to ... Read More
Good News For Philadelphia: The Saint March Collective!
A long list of adjectives mentally pair with the word "Philadelphia": grimy, greasy, depressed, philthy, gray...to name a few. But I've got a new one for you... PROGRESSIVE. I am completely serious. ... Read More
INTERVIEW: Video Artist/Filmmaker Michael Tom Vassallo on GATE Philly - Tomorrow Night!
Recently, I got tuned in to GATE Philly, an experimental electronic music series. GATE is hosting an event at The Rotunda in West Philly tomorrow night. The evening, commencing at ... Read More
Bryce Dessner of The National Does “The Lincoln Shuffle”
Bryce Dessner of The National will present an evening of original Lincoln-inspired compositions at the Rosenbach Museum & Library on Thursday, April 2nd at 6:30 pm. "The Lincoln Shuffle" is Dessner's ... Read More
OUTRAGE: Burger King Studio & Have It Your Way Tees
Burger King has launched an artist apparel collaboration program. The title? Burger King Studio. The line? Have It Your Way Tees. Yes. You heard me correctly... Burger.King.Studio. This is the bane of my ... Read More
Curated Fashion Brand Profile: Dear Creatures
Bianca Benitez is the talented creative behind Dear Creatures, a lovely LA-based line for women. Whimsical and feminine, these pieces are incredibly well-constructed and thoroughly conceptualized. Delicate cuts, trims, and ... Read More
The Textile Files: Walter In The Wild & A Plethora of Other Fabric Delights
The Textile Files, the musings of Solveigh Goett (German textile artist and researcher living in the south of England), is my new favorite blog. Simple and unassumingly poignant in nature, ... Read More
Brave New (Blog) World: Now With Comments!
Holler at us!!! We've added comments to the Art In The Age Blog! So you (yes you!), as one of our readers and friends, can give us direct and instant feedback, start ... Read More
