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Organic Vegetable Tsunami Report
Until this week, I was unaware that northern New Hampshire was blessed with a Tsunami Season. I'd heard of Mud Season. Hell, I survived one already. Black Fly Season...old hat ... Read More
Hand-Crafted ROOT/SNAP Displays En Route to PA State Stores!
PA State Stores are about to get a serious upgrade thanks to our good friend Brian Barto– creator of these one-of-kind AITA Spirits displays. These impressive works of art are making ... Read More
Stop by the Art in the Age store from Friday August 20th through Sunday August 22nd to check out our $10 tee sale. You asked, we delivered. Read More
Recipe From The Farm: SNAP Raspberry Rhubarb Pie
INGREDIENTS CRUST 3 cups unbleached flour2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter3 tblsp. frigid cold water1 tsp. sea salt1 tblsp. sugar FILLING2 cups chopped fresh rhubarb2 cups raspberries1 tblsp. diced ginger1/4 cup SNAP1/4 cup ... Read More
Raleigh Denim Trunk Show and Meet & Greet
When: Thursday, August 26th from 6 to 8PM Where: Art in the Age located at 116 N. 3rd Street What: Art in the Age is hosting an exclusive Raleigh Denim ... Read More
SNAP USER GUIDE: Installment 5 - So This SNAP Walks Into A Party…
Unexpected company? Delight your guests and get the conversation started with a SNAP cocktail and a crispy ginger snap cookie! Not enough time to make a batch from scratch? Take ... Read More
20% Select Artist Tees in August
Check out "Stuff We Make" in the Art in the Age Online Store and grab select Artist tees for 20% off. Runs the entire Month of August! Read More
SNAP USER GUIDE: Installment 4 - Oh, The Culinary Possibilities…
Now that you've wet your whistle, let's move on to filling your belly... Via home experimentation, I've found that in cooking, SNAP pairs well with fruits and other piquant flavors. It ... Read More
SNAP USER GUIDE: Installment 3 - Cocktails of Courage & Adventure
You've SNAP-ped; you've mixed; you've imbibed, and subsequently enjoyed. Where is the next frontier of SNAP home-mixing? "Just over that horizon" is actually no further than the pantry. A few ... Read More
SNAP USER GUIDE: Installment 2 - Simple SNAP Classics
So you've popped your first bottle of SNAP, slowly swirled the ginger liquid around your mouth, and perhaps tried adding a few drops of citrus, ginger ale, vinegar, or bourbon ... Read More
SNAP USER GUIDE: Installment 1 - SNAP-ing For The First Time
This weekend, I SNAP-ped for the very first time. It's now Monday, and I have no more SNAP. This is a good sign in my book, and I will share ... Read More
Adventures in Agronomy: First Vegetable Harvest!
Pictured: Cucumber Hugs This morning was spent reveling in utter disbelief and inexplicable relief that the shrubbery in the garden is now VEGETABLE-LADEN! After suffering from a week of ... Read More
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Walter Benjamin!
The progenitor of our namesake essay, Walter Benjamin, turns 118 years old today! Read all about Benjamin's philosophical contributions and our interpretation of his theories HERE So PARTY DOWN in His Honor ... Read More
The First Fruits at The Farm: “Stay Gold, Berry-Joy, Stay Gold”
New Hampshire's first fruit is redHer tastiest hue, it's said. Her early leaves are berries; One needs a bucket to carry Then pink subsides to ruby. And fingers rose to duty, So we ... Read More
Cheering for the Under-Chicken: Pecking Order Theory
"Pecking order" is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary as: 1. A hierarchy among a group, as of people, classes, or nations: "The astronauts had developed a pecking ... Read More
“Lebkuchen” was invented by German monks in the 12th century and first appeared in America in the late 1600s when German Anabaptists looking for religious freedom ... Read More
GARDEN UPDATE: Of Silver Bells, Cockle Shells, Pretty Maids, etc.
Q: Robin McDowell, Armed With A Trowel, How Does Your Garden Grow? A. With coyote pee... (a natural predator deterrent) and greenery... (Johnny's Seeds Wild Arugula, to be exact) ...and fluffy cats trampling ... Read More
GARDEN UPDATE: “Ode On A Greenish Thumb”
THOU still unravish'd seed of quietness, Thou foster-child of Soil and slow Time, Sylvan landscape, who canst thus express A flowery tale more sweetly than our rhyme: What ... Read More
Egg Bombs: The Hens Are Serious Business
The hens are getting serious about egg-laying. We are moving at a rate of 5-6 big brown eggs each day, and until more human company arrives, friends and neighbors are ... Read More
Hay Season 2010: We Get Organic With A Little Help From Our Friends
We are so stoked to be working with our neighbors at Schoolhouse Farm to restore the hay fields at the farm using best and organic practices, beginning this summer! Norman/Wendy/Schoolhouse ... Read More
Chicken Update: Terror In The Night!
We returned to the farm a recent evening to discover that some New Hampshire megafauna – coyotes, bears, foxes – had pilfered from our chicken coop. Where once ... Read More
RECHEDULED - THURSDAY 5/27 - SOLAR BUGBOTS DESCEND ON ART IN THE AGE
The Solar BugBot event has been rescheduled for Thursday, May 27th, from 6 to 8:30PM. Art in the Age apologizes for any inconvenience. Please R.S.V.P. to Nicole@artintheage.com --- No, this isn’t a plot line ... Read More
Raspberry Reveries, Chapter 1: And So It Begins…
2 humans + 8 hours + 2 wheelbarrows + 1000 prickly dead canes + 1 deer tick incident = THE BEGINNING OF RASPBERRY SEASON 2010!!! In 3 months time, our freshly ... Read More
A New Hampshire Hearthside Dinner
A hearthside dinner at the Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm in Tamworth, NH leaves one full of delicious local foods cooked "the old fashioned way", in addition to the ... Read More
Cheese Making - Our Recent Adventures at the Remick Farm
From milk to pot and heat Then, curdle, gather, repeat You formed into a ball Which amazes us all Oh cheese, you, I can't wait to eat Courtesy of the Remick ... Read More
Nostalgic Candy Now Available at the Art in the Age Store
Here at Art in the Age, we love to reminisce with old time favorites. This time we’re offering a spread of nostalgic candies and our favorite, Root Beer Barrels! A ... Read More
so much depends / upon / the white chickens
INSPIRATION: A-Frame Pasture Shelter featured in Backyard Poultry Magazine... OUR COOP COMIX: A Coop On Wheels! Imminent Omelets! THE PROCESS... Procure Lumber & Materials... 45 degree angle cuts... Assembling the A-frame... Height check... Pretty A's all in ... Read More
SPRING FARM UPDATE: These delights thy mind may move…
Come live with me and be my love, And we will all the pleasures prove That valleys, groves, hills, and fields, Woods, or steepy mountain yields.And we will sit upon compost heaps, Seeing ... Read More
VIDEO: Art in the Age & Printeresting Present…COPY JAM!
A fast & furious trip to Philly for the de-install of THE FARM luckily and happily coincided with another awesome event...COPY JAM! A Printeresting Curatorial Project... THE FORMULA One night + One ... Read More
Security and Adventure: Spreading Our Seed
We have spread our seed. We have installed into the good earth the first kernels of future feasting. Our closet laboratory (link to previous installment) is finally ... Read More
The Blushing of Spring: “The world is mud-luscious”
New-England-born poet, e.e. cummings described the view out my back door the best with his poem "In Just–"... In Just- spring when the world is mud- luscious ... Read More
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
RECAP: Dream Catching at Art in the Age
Thank you to everyone who came out for the Dream Catcher Workshop with Reverend Michael Alan hosted by Art in the Age yesterday! If you couldn't make it, then you really ... Read More
Chris Kline - February Artist of the Month!
For the month of February we will be celebrating the work of Artist of the Month, Chris Kline. Chris Kline, a.k.a., Salty Snacks, lives in Philadelphia, and is a member of ... Read More
POSTPONED!! Dream Catching with Reverend Michael Alan at Art in the Age
Join Art in the Age and Reverend Michael Alan for an Evening of Dream Catching When: Thursday February 11th POSTPONED TO: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18TH Time: 6:30 to 8:30pmWhere: Art in the ... Read More
After the holidays I had several empty bottles of ROOT on hand. In what might be called a Wardian moment, I wondered if the bottles would make suitable terrariums. ... Read More
Barman Doug Fitz, from one of Rittenhouse Square's Snackbar, can mix you up an amazing cocktail especially with Root. We met up with Doug so he could show off ... Read More
Recipe from The Farm: ROOT Vegetable Soup
Blizzard conditions in Philly got you down? Cooped up inside? Oddly enough, the New Hampshire snowline is receding. So instead of shoveling, we celebrated by creating this savory soup. If you've ... Read More
Valentine’s Day at (HE) Art in the Age
The Art in the Age store has just about everything for heart day! We are still offering our winter sale in store, where you can find select winter merchandise for up ... 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
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
Art in the Age and Art-Reach Give Back!
Philadelphia organization Art-Reach has teamed up with Art in the Age to raise awareness of its programs geared towards supporting bringing arts and cultural opportunities to the full range of ... Read More
Enter your email to the Art in the Age mail list during the month of December for a chance to win Art in the Age HOLIDAY GIFT PACKS! Two winners ... 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
November Artist of the Month - Liz Wasserman
For the month of November we will be celebrating the work of Artist of the Month, Liz Wasserman. Wasserman’s brand, Popomomo, stands for post-postmodern movement which designer Lizz Wasserman explores through ... Read More
FeelGood Open Call: Meet the Winners!
Several months ago we collaborated with FeelGood, a student-powered business organization working to end world hunger. We had an open call for visual responses to FeelGood related themes (including ending ... 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
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
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
ROOT Recipe: New Hampshire Maple Toddy
Our dear Robin all the way up in New Hamphire comes up with some great ROOT recipes. While we are having mild Philadelphia days, hers are dropping into the 40's ... Read More
An Exclusive Interview with Thomas Mars of Phoenix
French band Phoenix has had an exciting career thus far releasing 4 albums of '80s inspired pop gems. Their sound is becoming unmistakable, partly due to lead singer Thomas Mars' ... 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
VIDEO: A Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band Tour Diary (Shot By The Band)
You may remember seeing our in-store sessions with kick-ass Seattle band Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band a few weeks ago on the blog. Now, we have another treat for you. ... Read More
Designer Interview Series: Sara Moffat, Teo Griscom & Riley Salyards of Jackson, Johnston & Roe
Fall is creeping up, and while I am anxiously awaiting my first glass of hot apple cider (or any spicier ROOT concoction, if it is one of those days) I ... 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
In the Kitchen with ROOT - Seared Scallops from Chef Sean Ford
ROOT is not only meant for sipping neat or in cocktails. The complex flavor of this unique liquid can be used for culinary experimentation. Chef Sean Ford - the creator ... 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
VIDEOS: Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band Live Session in The Art in the Age Store (2 New Songs!)
Seattle's up-and-coming Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band recently stopped by our store/gallery in Philly and treated us to a live session. Set up in front of one of our video ... Read More
Designer Interview Series: Melissa Coker of Wren
Melissa Coker, a Lake Forest, Illinois native, founded her line, Wren, in 2007. The line is named for Jenny Wren, a character from Charles Dickens' Our Mutual Friend. Jenny Wren ... 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
ROOT Cocktail of the Week: Ginger ROOT Sling
The ROOT Competition at Silk City brought together 14 talented baretenders, with a few of them shining over the rest. The top 4 recipes the took the judges for a ... Read More
VIDEO: ROOT Cocktail Competition at Silk City!
By now you've met the victor and her winning recipe as well as the thirteen delicious also-rans. You've probably also seen the photos. Now check out the video from our ... 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
Upcoming Event: ROOT Tasting Dinner
Come Tuesday August 25th, Art in the Age will be pairing up with ALFA Restaurant & Bar for a ROOT Tasting Dinner. Alfa's Executive Chef Sean Ford will present five ... Read More
Presenting: Christian Gaal of Noble Mixing Up Original ROOT Cocktails
Christian Gaal, over at Noble: American Cookery is well versed in the art of the cocktail. And while he is creative and experienced in experimenting behind the bar, he shows ... 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
A ROOT Cocktail Champion is Crowned!
After a grueling hours-long battle under the stars at Silk City’s outdoor garden last night, a sole ROOT Cocktail Champion finally emerged: Kate Loeb from the recently reopened Oyster House. Judges ... 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
Looking for a handmade soap that has a beautiful bouquet and won't dry out your skin? Search no more! Our new AITA soaps--in ROOT and citrus scents--are just what you ... 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
Designer Interview Series: Nick Ozanne of Leto & Ariadne
Of the items in our flagship store, one that is sure to elicit ohh-ing and ahh-ing from our customers is the Seedpod scarf from Leto & Ariadne. Nick Ozanne is the ... 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
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
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
ROOT in PA Liquor Stores by County
Root has found its way through Pennsylvania. We've created a list of stores that are currently carrying Root. To get up to date info (one day behind) you can check ... Read More
ROOT Gets Prime Placement at 5th and Delancey
Remember this morning, when I wrote those detailed instructions on where to find a bottle of ROOT? Well the Wine & Spirits at 5th and Delancey made things a whole ... Read More
ROOT on Shelves but Disappearing Quickly!
A week has now passed since ROOT hit stores, and it’s been disappearing off shelves as quickly as its predecessor did during the Temperance movement. We’ve been getting flooded with calls ... Read More
The second annual MojitoFEST saw G Lounge packed with mojito experts and aficionados last Wednesday night. While most vendors and Mojito-Olympics contestants were serving up tantalizing twists on the classic ... Read More
Art in the Age’s ROOT is now available in PA liquor stores and fine drinking establishments! The first truly authentic American liqueur since the pre-Prohibition era, ROOT is a certified organic ... 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
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
