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TURKANA FARMS, LLCGreen E-Market Bulletin October 15, 2023Two in One by Antoinette Schultze. Israel and Palestine? Photo by Eric RouleauBlind Rage: A Tale of Two StatesHi All, Mark here.This bulletin is generally intended to be a chronicle of my life through the prism of the farm; sweet tales of caring for animals and growing plants, while I tangentially remind you to buy the farm's products. But I haven't been mentally engaged with the farm this week. Instead, I have been obsessively following the awful events in Israel and Gaza.I address that situation knowing well that much ink has already been spilled, and you may find it not my place to chime in. I have the sort of visceral connection to Israel that comes from having a father who was a Holocaust survivor. When my parents married in 1948 (the year the state of Israel was founded) they debated moving there. But not only did I end up American, I have never even visited Israel.I also know that any expression of my views is likely to offend someone. All week I've had an heated debates with my friends. But those are hardly as anguished as the debate with myself that's been ping-ponging in my brain all week.When I first heard of Hamas's horrific pogrom, my white hot rage led me to say "bomb them to smithereens." Within a day, I did an about face. Horrified at some Israeli rhetoric about reducing Gaza to rubble, I told myself "It's wrong to respond to war crimes with bigger war crimes, like putting the civilian population under siege. And it's stupid, because It erodes Israel's legitimacy."But then I asked myself if I was ignoring the lessons of history. "Passivity can be suicide. If someone attacks you, hit back twice as hard, or you will be eradicated." You won't eradicate Hamas's ideology with force, but you may deter more such pogroms. So yes, hit back hard, but how?With each new snippet of news or opinion I had more questions to ask myself. Were Hamas's actions explicable as a natural reaction to years of oppression? No, I decided, there is nothing inevitable about barbaric savagery. National liberation movements can succeed without committing heinous crimes. Look at India or South Africa.Is this all about positioning for the terms of a two state solution? No, it seems neither party leading this fight wants to achieve that end, even if substantial numbers of Israelis and Palestinians do. On the Hamas side, I see banners decrying "75 years of occupation." That says it all. What was founded 75 years ago was a smaller Israel than the one with 1967 borders that on which all two state proposals have been based, so it is really the existence of Israel itself that is claimed to be an "occupation." For its part, the Netanyahu government has been doing everything in its power to make a two state solution impossible by grabbing ever more Palestinian land, and several cabinet ministers advocate annexing the West Bank.Thus, the war is being led on one side by an organization that wants to push the Jews into the sea and on the other side by a faction constantly scheming to push Palestinians off the land. The fears they engender feed off each other. No wonder both extremes believe that the only solution is for the other side not to exist.I not only debated myself but had imaginary confrontations with the progressive activists (my otherwise natural political allies) on elite college campuses who horrified me by celebrating Hamas's atrocities as "acts of resistance" before Israel took even the first step of retribution.They seem to advocate dismantling the Israeli state because it is a European colonizing settler entity. That strikes me as ignorant, prejudiced and hypocritical.Ignorant, because most Israeli Jews are not of European origin, but originate rather in the Middle East and North Africa. They came when Israel was founded because they were unwelcome or persecuted in their native lands. In that sense, the Palestinian Nakba was part of a redistribution of population internal to the region, a version of a not very pretty process that occurred widely in the 20th century as the empires that kept a lid on inter-communal tensions broke up (e.g. Turkey and Greece, Pakistan and India). Sure, substantial numbers also immigrated from Europe generations ago, but the current population of Israel was mostly born there.Prejudiced, because the dismantling of Israel means the surrender by Jews of their right of self-determination as a people. The neighboring countries in the Middle East are mostly ruled by Islamic super-majorities, who impose religiously inspired laws to the substantial prejudice of religious minorities. Yet these campus progressives only demand that Jews, and none of their Islamic neighbors, surrender their right of self-determination.Hypocritical, because we here in America are the ultimate European colonizing settler state, requiring the indigenous inhabitants to live according to our laws, but I haven't heard any serious proposals to dismantle our government or hand the land back to the First Nations. Nor do I see how the objection to European Jews seeking refuge in Israel is consistent with the progressives' more laudable view that being a safe haven for refugees from around the world is a proper national endeavor, particularly for our nation.By the end of the week, my head was spinning. Thankfully, in Friday's New York Times I found articulated opinions that really spoke to me: one by an Israeli reservist returning to fight for his country while refusing to regard Palestinians as his enemy; the other by UN Secretary General Gutteres, eloquently making the case why Israel's response cannot ignore the international law of war. I commend them to you.With others articulating for me opinions I felt I could adopt, I could finally focus my mind back on the farm. Today, observing my flocks of turkeys and sheep, it occurred to me that neither flock ever breaks down into warring tribes. If the human proclivity for tribal warfare reflects evolution at work in the human brain, I'm not sure that evolution has really made us more evolved.Material Energy by Peter Barrett: Precarious balances. Photo by Eric RouleauWHAT'S AVAILABLE THIS WEEKIn the red meat department, recently back from the processor, frozen lamb:Butterflied legs of lamb $16/lb Rib or Loin chops (packs of 2) $14/lb Small racks of lamb $14/lb Riblets (breast of lamb) $8/lb Lamb shanks (packs of 2) $12/lbIn the greens department:Swiss chard: $3/bagGreen bell peppers: $1 each Frying peppers: 2 for $1 Jalapeno peppers: 3 for $1 Small hot chili peppers 6 for $1 Horseradish root: $2/lb. Sorrel: $3/bag Spearmint and regular mint $.75 a bunch Garlic chives $.75 a bunch Green Shiso leaves 10 for $1 (10 cents each)In the yellow and white palette: Eggs: $6/dozenWHAT ELSE IS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK - AN 1878 SQUARE GRAND PIANO FREEThat's right folks, I have finally as of July 27 received a Department of Environmental Conservation permit to transfer this antique piano, with its ivory keys. It has a venerable history and I want to find it a good home. You'd just need to come get it. Please email me at markscherzer@gmail.com or call at 917-544-6464 if you'd like to make it yours.RESERVING YOUR THANKSGIVING TURKEYTURKEY RESERVATION FORM 2023 TURKANA FARMS, LLC 110 Lasher Ave Germantown, NY 12526 farm@turkanafarms.com 917-544-6464 Name__________________________ e-mail__________________________________ Address________________________________________ Phone__________________ Please check here if you would like to receive email offerings in season:______________HERITAGE BREED TURKEYS: This year we are raising Holland Whites, Chocolates and Blue Slates, which will range from 7 to 18 lbs. Fed on organic feed, pastured all day once they get big enough to go out, protected on perching bars all night. Slaughtered the Sunday or Monday before Thanksgiving, delivered fresh, not frozen, in Lower Manhattan, at points along the Taconic Parkway, or at the farm. $12 lb plus $5 off premises pick up fee. Note: These sell out early.Number desired: ___________ Approx. weight ________ Pick up place: ___at the farm; ___Lower Manhattan___a point along the Taconic Parkway Please send a deposit of $40 per bird to hold your reservation to Turkana Farms, 110 Lasher Ave., Germantown, NY, 12526. Make check out to Turkana Farms, LLC.(Yes this luddite farm still uses checks). The balance due will be paid at the time of the pick up.FARM PICKUPS:Email us your order at farm@turkanafarms.com, and let us know when you'd like to pick up your order. It will be put out for you on the side screened porch of the farmhouse (110 Lasher Ave., Germantown) in a bag. You can leave cash or a check in the now famous pineapple on the porch table. Because I'm now here full time, we're abandoning regular pick-up times. Let us know when you want your order any day between 10 and 5, and unless there are unusual circumstances we'll be able to ready it to your convenience. If you have questions, don't hesitate to call or text at 917-544-6464 or email.HEAR OUR SHOWIf you'd enjoy hearing these bulletins out loud instead of reading them, we broadcast them on Robin Hood Radio, the nation's smallest NPR station. You can find it on FM 91.9, AM 1020, WBSL-FM 91.7 "The Voice of Berkshire School" or streaming on the web at www.robinhoodradio.com, where podcasts of past broadcasts are also available under the title AgriCulture in the "On Demand" section. FM 91.7 "The Voice of Berkshire School"can be heard from just south of Pittsfield to the CT border. You can hear the station on WHDD FM 91.9 from Ashley Falls, MA down through the Cornwalls and in NY from just south of Hillsdale down to Dover Plains. You can hear the station on AM1020 from Stockbridge, MA to Kent and from Poughkeepsie to Pawling to Kent, Goshen, Torrington, Norfolk, and Ashley. Recently added for those in the Route 22 corridor from Ancram down to Pawling is FM frequency 97.5 And of course you can listen in our own neighborhood of Southwestern Columbia and Northwestern Dutchess County, where it is being broadcast from Annandale on Hudson, 88.1 FM.FOLLOW USThe bulletins may also now be found in written form on line as well, at the Germantown, NY, portal ofhttp://imby.com/germantown/userblogs/agriculture-turkana-farms/ ©2023 Turkana Farms, LLC | 110 Lasher Avenue, Germantown, NY 12526

TURKANA FARMS, LLCGreen E-Market Bulletin September 30, 2023Looking at the Sunny Side: Jerusalem Artichokes in Bloom Photo by Mark ScherzerThe Sunny Side of TownHi All, Mark here.With Yom Kippur over and Eric returned to the City, I started this week ready for my first extended stretch in months without company on the farm. I resolved with great energy to make dramatic progress on organizing EVERYTHING.Tuesday, I managed a packed office schedule, plus made progress on mucking the barn and harvesting vegetables. Tuesday night and Wednesday morning I finished updating a several-weeks-overdue chapter of a legal treatise. I followed that with a big feed run (for the critters and me). To be super-efficient, late Wednesday I consolidated two vaccinations (COVID and RSV) into a single drug store visit, and got back to the farm before dusk.Chores that evening went well. After shooing most of the turkeys into their side of the barn through the north door, and heading the sheep off from following the turkeys in to devour their grain, I noticed a blue slate hen outside the east door, strangely immobile.As I approached, I saw that a single length of twine had gotten wrapped around one ankle and several toes, and then around the other ankle. The strand connecting her legs acted like shackles. Unable to advance a single leg independently, she just stood still.Catching her was easy, the rest of the rescue much tougher. Kneeling, I clutched the hen to my chest as she struggled against me. As my right hand held her foot, my left hand carefully sawed through the twine with a pocket knife. Several times, as I tried to wield the knife without cutting her, she broke free. When she did, a large tom began attacking her because she moved so strangely. For all their wonderful qualities, turkeys tend to attack and kill any of their flock who move erratically or otherwise appear to be sick.Ultimately I disentangled her, but I feared that she might have sprained a foot in one of the breakout attempts, making her vulnerable to further attack. She walked gingerly at first, but when I returned from feeding the sheep 20 minutes later, she was moving so normally I couldn't pick her out from flock. I was elated, energized by my success.My energy lasted until I was overtaken by headache, chills, and fatigue late that evening. I regretted getting both vaccinations at once. By Thursday morning I was too weak to carry the newly purchased 50 lb. feed sacks from the car to the barn. I recalled George Atkinson, a retired Livingston dairy farmer, telling us how he had no choice but to milk his cows when he had the flu. Shivering with fever, he would alternatively milk and stick his head out the barn door to vomit. I thought: "George was a stronger man than I."As my energy plummeted, so did my mood. I ruminated about Ukraine, the looming government shutdown, the coming presidential election. I worried about a big check, "in the mail" for the last month, that had not yet arrived. Then, with my head still throbbing Thursday afternoon, Macho Matt linked me to a New York Times article about Germantown (["Germantown, N.Y.: An Upstate Haven That Beckons Creatives"])(https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/27/realestate/germantown-upstate-ny.html?). Its principal message bummed me out. The backwater I moved to some 23 years ago is now a trendy magnet destination. Having come here to get away from it all, it seems that the "all", celebrities and luxury goods included, has caught up with me.The article flashed me back to shopping with my late partner, Peter, at Marder's, a garden center near our former Sag Harbor "country" home. Dressed in gardening duds rather than the gauzy summer whites featured by most fellow shoppers, we were often mistaken for the help. When a fancy dame imperiously asked "Take these plants out to my car, please," it was a signal moment, helping us realize we did not feel so at home in the Hamptons and should consider moving upstate.To be sure, articles like the one in the Times, meant to appeal to property shoppers from the City, could be written, changing only names and a few details, about dozens of Hudson Valley hamlets. Still, I wondered whether Germantown would soon become too Hamptons-like for me. I happily buy artisanal cheeses and fresh baguettes at Otto's Market. It sure beats the messy store, four iterations ago, I found upon moving here, with produce choice as minimal as the corner bodega where my grandmother shopped in Washington Heights. But Main Street is distinctly up-market. We've got designer goods at what a neighbor calls the Hundred Dollar store, but no place that sells fresh meats or fish, no drug store, no basic hardware. A recent New Yorker cartoon summed up the feeling. Two city visitors phoning from a "Weekend Upstate" main street: "There's four antique stores, three quirky cafés, one shop that sells only socks and another that only sells socks and maple syrup, and nothing opens until noon."Also, I'm glad that the hostility we faced from some quarters as the first gay couple on our street has become less acceptable in a more racially, ethnically and sexually diverse community. But I have no particular desire to live in "Gaymen Town," as one interviewee dubbed it.As my health and mood have recovered, my concerns about this article have diminished. First, I have to acknowledge being part of the very Hamptonization I'm complaining about, by moving here with my city tastes. Gentrifiers don't get to freeze time at their arrival. Also, I think there's too much territory, and too much of a real non-resort economy in the Hudson Valley, for glitzy City culture to completely overwhelm the local one. With old and new populations so evenly balanced, the Democrats running for Town Board tout their collaboration with their Republican fellow board members to solve local problems -- refreshingly different from the take-no-prisoners polarization in Congress.After all our recent rain, I'm looking at the sunny side. Overall, Germantown seems in a pretty good place, and I intend to stick around.WHAT'S AVAILABLE THIS WEEKIn the red meat department, recently back from the processor, frozen lamb:Butterflied legs of lamb $16/lb Rib or Loin chops (packs of 2) $14/lb Small racks of lamb $14/lb Riblets (breast of lamb) $8/lb Lamb shanks (packs of 2) $12/lbIn the greens department:Swiss chard: $3/baggreen zucchini, $1 each Green bell peppers: $1 each Frying peppers: 2 for $1 Jalapeno peppers: 3 for $1 Small hot chili peppers 6 for $1 Horseradish root: $2/lb. Sorrel: $3/bag Spearmint and regular mint $.75 a bunch Garlic chives $.75 a bunch Green Shiso leaves 10 for $1 (10 cents each)In the yellow and white palette: Eggs: $6/dozenWHAT ELSE IS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK - AN 1878 SQUARE GRAND PIANO FREEThat's right folks, I have finally as of July 27 received a Department of Environmental Conservation permit to transfer this antique piano, with its ivory keys. It has a venerable history and I want to find it a good home. You'd just need to come get it. Please email me at markscherzer@gmail.com or call at 917-544-6464 if you'd like to make it yours.RESERVING YOUR THANKSGIVING TURKEYTURKEY RESERVATION FORM 2023 TURKANA FARMS, LLC 110 Lasher Ave Germantown, NY 12526 farm@turkanafarms.com 917-544-6464 Name__________________________ e-mail__________________________________ Address________________________________________ Phone__________________ Please check here if you would like to receive email offerings in season:______________HERITAGE BREED TURKEYS: This year we are raising Holland Whites, Chocolates and Blue Slates, which will range from 7 to 18 lbs. Fed on organic feed, pastured all day once they get big enough to go out, protected on perching bars all night. Slaughtered the Sunday or Monday before Thanksgiving, delivered fresh, not frozen, in Lower Manhattan, at points along the Taconic Parkway, or at the farm. $12 lb plus $5 off premises pick up fee. Note: These sell out early.Number desired: ___________ Approx. weight ________ Pick up place: ___at the farm; ___Lower Manhattan___a point along the Taconic Parkway Please send a deposit of $40 per bird to hold your reservation to Turkana Farms, 110 Lasher Ave., Germantown, NY, 12526. Make check out to Turkana Farms, LLC.(Yes this luddite farm still uses checks). The balance due will be paid at the time of the pick up.FARM PICKUPS:Email us your order at farm@turkanafarms.com, and let us know when you'd like to pick up your order. It will be put out for you on the side screened porch of the farmhouse (110 Lasher Ave., Germantown) in a bag. You can leave cash or a check in the now famous pineapple on the porch table. Because I'm now here full time, we're abandoning regular pick-up times. Let us know when you want your order any day between 10 and 5, and unless there are unusual circumstances we'll be able to ready it to your convenience. If you have questions, don't hesitate to call or text at 917-544-6464 or email.HEAR OUR SHOWIf you'd enjoy hearing these bulletins out loud instead of reading them, we broadcast them on Robin Hood Radio, the nation's smallest NPR station. You can find it on FM 91.9, AM 1020, WBSL-FM 91.7 "The Voice of Berkshire School" or streaming on the web at www.robinhoodradio.com, where podcasts of past broadcasts are also available under the title AgriCulture in the "On Demand" section. FM 91.7 "The Voice of Berkshire School"can be heard from just south of Pittsfield to the CT border. You can hear the station on WHDD FM 91.9 from Ashley Falls, MA down through the Cornwalls and in NY from just south of Hillsdale down to Dover Plains. You can hear the station on AM1020 from Stockbridge, MA to Kent and from Poughkeepsie to Pawling to Kent, Goshen, Torrington, Norfolk, and Ashley. Recently added for those in the Route 22 corridor from Ancram down to Pawling is FM frequency 97.5 And of course you can listen in our own neighborhood of Southwestern Columbia and Northwestern Dutchess County, where it is being broadcast from Annandale on Hudson, 88.1 FM.FOLLOW USThe bulletins may also now be found in written form on line as well, at the Germantown, NY, portal ofhttp://imby.com/germantown/userblogs/agriculture-turkana-farms/

TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin September 17, 2023 Leader of the Flock: Back from the Far Pasture Photo by Mark Scherzer A Partial ReflectionHi All, Mark here.Saturday morning didn't start so well. The expensive self-propelled lawnmower I bought last May, just back from repairs two weeks ago because some parts in the engine were missing, making it idle too fast, had to go back again. Now the electric starter, one of its most attractive features, was completely dead.As I loaded the mower into the car, I heard several turkeys uttering distress calls up near the barn. Such calls often happen when a turkey flies over the eight-foot fence and can't figure out the way back to its mates because it is right up against that fence. But they generally lack urgency; the tone conveys frustration. The calls this morning were louder, more constant and had a desperate quality, demanding immediate attention.Approaching the barn, I saw just four turkeys. They were fine. So why the distress? It took just seconds to figure it out that they weren't looking through a fence wanting to join the rest of the flock. Rather, all the others had disappeared. Their deep distress was fear that they had become flockless.I feared the same. I saw no turkeys in their yard or the nearby pasture. None were in the barn. Other than these four, there was turkey silence. Had they decamped into the woods or onto the road? What would I do with only four turkeys left when I had customer orders already in hand? “Am I being punished,” I wondered fleetingly, “for working on Rosh Hashanah instead of praying in synagogue?”Just days before I had seen the turkeys cross the fence line to the far northern section of pasture beyond the shale road and graze there, requiring me to trek out, open the gate and, in my role as flock leader, to march them back in (see pic above). I speculated that they might have gone there again, only further, invisible behind the ridge. But when I marched out they weren't there!Increasingly nervous, I turned back and went southwest toward the former pig pasture. Still silence. But as I descended the hill, finally two white forms appeared running out of the brush, one's beak locked on the other's neck, a battle for supremacy in motion. A few seconds later, dozens more materialized, like humans, gathering to watch the brawl. I heaved a sigh of relief. I had not been deserted. Really, it was a little silly for me to worry about divine punishment. Rosh Hashanah is just the start of ten days of repentance in the Jewish calendar. Not until Yom Kippur would the balance of my good and evil deeds get toted up, and my punishment, if any dictated.Nota bene: If the turkeys are to stick around, they need to feel wanted. It's not too early to start focusing on your Thanksgiving plans. If you have not yet reserved your bird, now would be a good time.From the time of the turkeys' reappearance, my very idiosyncratic Rosh Hashanah improved. I perhaps should explain that my parents taught me to be an atheist. Yet they sent me to orthodox Hebrew school and I was bar mitzvahed in an orthodox shul, which my parents explained to me as a mark of respect for my grandparents. That education left me with the residual disposition, even as a nonbeliever, to engage in a period of reflection at this time of year, contemplating my good deeds and my bad ones, and resolving how to improve. More than sitting in a crowded room struggling to read Hebrew words I don't understand, it is in the repetitive, intellectually undemanding farm work of weeding, shoveling, hauling and planting that my mind manages to enter a meditative, reflective state.What came to mind when I entered this zone? To begin with, context. It's easier to be good when things are good, and I had to recognize the good fortune I've enjoyed. The farm sustains me both as a process and with its products. I was struck yesterday, as I cleared vines off the raspberry patch and uncovered a bounty of raspberries, and again as I harvested corn from a stalk that just volunteered to grow next to the garden, how much it gives even when I don't do the work it really demands.I am joined on that farm by a very loose kind of intermittent family, some inherited but mostly assembled without my having had much intentionality about it. The cast of characters you've met in this bulletin is a contemporary approximation of the fantasies of living on a hippie collective I entertained but never had the nerve to pursue in my youth. As my brother-in-law said as he departed his last visit, “It's always nice to visit the commune.”Beyond that, I've had the enormous luck to love a man who loves me back and with whom I am building a life. I've enjoyed good health and my age has not yet significantly diminished my function.Have I done enough good acts to merit that good fortune? Honestly, probably not. Pressed to come up with some novel good acts of the preceding year, only one stood out: Belatedly, I've started to frankly express my appreciation to those who have made my current life possible. My default expression as a younger man was self-indulgently “woe is me.” Now, it is more often “thank you.”The thanks go not only to my friends and loved ones. In May, I visited my now 91-year-old, still very vital college mentor, an anthropology professor whom I thanked for teaching me the analytic skills I have used to navigate ever since. More recently, I tracked down my high school French teacher, now 78 and living in New Mexico, who in her first teaching job some 56 years ago taught us the pop songs of artists like Gilbert Bécaud. I thanked her for a little piece of stored knowledge that helped me endear myself to Eric by being able to sing along. We've struck up a correspondence, and she's once again improving my French.An afternoon focused on my good acts was necessarily short. It left plenty of opportunity over the next nine days to ruminate on the bad ones, which I may or may not share in a subsequent bulletin. Corn volunteers among the mugwort Photo by Mark Scherzer WHAT'S AVAILABLE THIS WEEKIn the red meat department, recently back from the processor, frozen lamb:Butterflied legs of lamb $16/lb Rib or Loin chops (packs of 2) $14/lb Small racks of lamb $14/lb Riblets (breast of lamb) $8/lb Lamb shanks (packs of 2) $12/lbIn the greens department:Swiss chard: $3/baggreen zucchini, $1 each Petite Green bell peppers $1.00 each Cucumbers: Suhyo long or regular slicing $1 each Green bell peppers: $1 each Frying peppers: 2 for $1 Jalapeno peppers: 3 for $1 Horseradish root: $2/lb. Sorrel: $3/bag Spearmint and regular mint $.75 a bunch Garlic chives $.75 a bunch Green Shiso leaves 10 for $1 (10 cents each)In the yellow and white palette: Eggs: $6/dozen WHAT ELSE IS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK - AN 1878 SQUARE GRAND PIANO FREEThat's right folks, I have finally as of July 27 received a Department of Environmental Conservation permit to transfer this antique piano, with its ivory keys. It has a venerable history and I want to find it a good home. You'd just need to come get it. Please email me at markscherzer@gmail.com or call at 917-544-6464 if you'd like to make it yours. RESERVING YOUR THANKSGIVING TURKEYTURKEY RESERVATION FORM 2023 TURKANA FARMS, LLC 110 Lasher Ave Germantown, NY 12526 farm@turkanafarms.com 917-544-6464 Name__________________________ e-mail__________________________________ Address________________________________________ Phone__________________ Please check here if you would like to receive email offerings in season:______________HERITAGE BREED TURKEYS: This year we are raising Holland Whites, Chocolates and Blue Slates, which will range from 7 to 18 lbs. Fed on organic feed, pastured all day once they get big enough to go out, protected on perching bars all night. Slaughtered the Sunday or Monday before Thanksgiving, delivered fresh, not frozen, in Lower Manhattan, at points along the Taconic Parkway, or at the farm. $12 lb plus $5 off premises pick up fee. Note: These sell out early.Number desired: ___________ Approx. weight ________ Pick up place: ___at the farm; ___Lower Manhattan___a point along the Taconic Parkway Please send a deposit of $40 per bird to hold your reservation to Turkana Farms, 110 Lasher Ave., Germantown, NY, 12526. Make check out to Turkana Farms, LLC.(Yes this luddite farm still uses checks). The balance due will be paid at the time of the pick up. FARM PICKUPS:Email us your order at farm@turkanafarms.com, and let us know when you'd like to pick up your order. It will be put out for you on the side screened porch of the farmhouse (110 Lasher Ave., Germantown) in a bag. You can leave cash or a check in the now famous pineapple on the porch table. Because I'm now here full time, we're abandoning regular pick-up times. Let us know when you want your order any day between 10 and 5, and unless there are unusual circumstances we'll be able to ready it to your convenience. If you have questions, don't hesitate to call or text at 917-544-6464 or email. HEAR OUR SHOWIf you'd enjoy hearing these bulletins out loud instead of reading them, we broadcast them on Robin Hood Radio, the nation's smallest NPR station. You can find it on FM 91.9, AM 1020, WBSL-FM 91.7 "The Voice of Berkshire School" or streaming on the web at www.robinhoodradio.com, where podcasts of past broadcasts are also available under the title AgriCulture in the "On Demand" section. FM 91.7 "The Voice of Berkshire School"can be heard from just south of Pittsfield to the CT border. You can hear the station on WHDD FM 91.9 from Ashley Falls, MA down through the Cornwalls and in NY from just south of Hillsdale down to Dover Plains. You can hear the station on AM1020 from Stockbridge, MA to Kent and from Poughkeepsie to Pawling to Kent, Goshen, Torrington, Norfolk, and Ashley. Recently added for those in the Route 22 corridor from Ancram down to Pawling is FM frequency 97.5 And of course you can listen in our own neighborhood of Southwestern Columbia and Northwestern Dutchess County, where it is being broadcast from Annandale on Hudson, 88.1 FM. FOLLOW USThe bulletins may also now be found in written form on line as well, at the Germantown, NY, portal ofhttp://imby.com/germantown/userblogs/agriculture-turkana-farms/

Subscriber-only episodeHello, Darlings!Warning-This is not a light episode!We break down the utterly bizarre, heartbreaking and some say, unanswered case of Diane Shuler.The accident made national headlines: a suburban mother drove the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in New York and crashed head-on into an SUV, killing herself and seven others. In the aftermath, Diane Schuler was portrayed as a reckless drunk and a mother who cracked. But was she the monster the public made her out to be...or the perfect wife and mother that many say she was?Subscribe and follow us:IG: @tenderlovingcarepodcast TikTok: @tenderlovingcarepodTwitter: @tlcpoddy Leave 5 star review!Starting your own podcast? Click here to use Buzzsprout to host it--we do and love it! We'd love to share with our listeners any hilarious tidbits you may have about the inner workings of these shows (Anonymously) So we're calling to all of our Agents In The Field to give behind the scenes info about ANY TLC shows. Were you a long suffering PA, or someone who found the "talent" for these shows? Close to someone who was part of a TLC show? EMAIL US: TenderLovingCarePod@gmail.com

Mike finally collects all the necessary gems to activate the Taconic Parkway gauntlet, combining the energy of the Upstate New York and Connecticut scenes into a powerful singularity that unfortunately does not translate into record sales. Today's band was either crucially important to you at 19 or you never heard of 'em but we're gonna fix that and spend some of your money for you.

Today on Doctor Crime we're discussing the Taconic Parkway crash and Diane Schuler- was Diane intoxicated while driving, or was there something else going on that caused her to drive the wrong way down the highway? Support Doctor Crime on social media: https://linktr.ee/doctorcrimepod

This week we talk about the 2009 Taconic State Parkway Crash. This tragic event left so many people, especially families, confused by what happened that day. Tune in to hear about the events leading up to the head-on collision and the mystery behind Diane's life.

In today's episode the THRE3 of us talk about the infamous Taconic Parkway Crash that resulted in 8 fatalities, and about Diane Schuler who caused the accident. For years questions and theories have surrounded Diane, her husband and the reason the crash took place at all. Was this a simple case of drunk driving that resulted in tragedy, or is there more to the story?

Welcome back to the Future is Bright? This week Lindsay tells Bridget about one of the most terrifying parkways in New York, the Taconic Parkway. This parkway had twist and turns and intersections! The real case though, is what happened in 2009 on that parkway. 8 people were killed maybe because of one person? There was a lot of legal things that happened in this case and really no justice for the families involved. What do you think should have happened with this? Check out our Instagram @fibpodcast. Like and follow our Facebook page @futureisbrightpod. Follow us on TIk Tok @fibpodcast! Please download, like, follow, and leave us a review it really helps out the show! If you have any suggestions for stories or person stories email us at futureisbrightpod@gmail.com Check out our network Podmoth and all the lovely podcast on there! https://podmoth.network --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hey, Ghoulfriends! Let's take a walk on the spooky side of town, down the street Where Murder Meets Mystery. WMMM is a true crime, paranormal, and comedy podcast that tells stories of the murderous, the mysterious, and everything keeping you awake at night. In our first episode Grace covers the case of Diane Schuler and Marisa covers the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Enjoy!

This week we're talking about the 2009 Taconic State Parkway Crash and the mystery surrounding it. It seems like a simple drink driving incident, but something doesn't add up.  We're also laughing in horror at the crimes of Belle Gunness, she knew she could get away with anything which is both awful and impressive.  Kate is a psychology graduate & Abbie is a demonologist. Together they talk about all things scary, strange and silly. Welcome to Myths, Magic and Murder!  Website and merch - mythsmagicandmurder.com Support us on Patreon to help us keep creating podcasts! https://www.patreon.com/mythsmagicmurder Follow us on social media! @Mythsmagicpod on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook email us at mythsmagicandmurder@gmail.com __________________________________ MUSIC CREDIT: INTRO - Spook by PeriTune (Royalty Free Music)  Music provided by No Copyright Music: https://www.youtube.com/c/royaltyfreezone Music used: Spook by PeriTune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot/spook Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ VOICE OVER BY RICKY WHELAN - Added to Spook by Peritune. ENDING MUSIC by Myuu  iTunes ● http://bit.ly/1PnVqID  Bandcamp ● http://bit.ly/1GQMSk6 https://youtu.be/zV-P1xa8rGI ___________________________________ Thanks for listening !  

Drugs and alcohol are easy to come by. You can get em at the grocery store, or on the corner. These cases are so commonplace, it's like a broken record. On July 26, 2009, Diane Schuler began the drive home from a family camping trip with her two children and three nieces in the car. Four hours later Diane was seen driving the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway for nearly 2 miles, before crashing head-on into another car. Eight of the nine people involved were dead. And there were more questions than answers.   After spending the day at the beach on May 26, 2012, Rudy Eugene viciously attacked a homeless man, Ronald Poppo, leaving behind a gruesome and horrific scene unlike anything we’ve ever seen (yes, there are pictures). The details are disgusting, and the questions are never answered.  Join Gavin, Suzi, and Brittany each week as we take you on a thrill ride adventure into the juicy details surrounding famous and unheard-of cases.Things can get a little rough, so listener discretion is advised.-----------------------------------------------Like what you hear and want some more? Become a Patron and get bonus episodes, exclusive access to extras, and even some free merch! Starting at just $3/month.Visit https://www.patreon.com/nitecaptcp to get started.Visit our website for info, merch, or to just annoy us! https://www.nitecaptruecrime.com Make sure you subscribe and rate our show to help other creeps and weirdos find us!Connect with us on social media:Facebook.com/nitecaptruecrimeInstagram: @nitecap.tcp

On July 26, 2009, a mother and her 2 children and 3 young nieces were driving home from a weekend of fun and frolics at a campground in Parksville NY.  Coming home was to be nothing more than a routine drive back to her home in Long Island, but then the unthinkable happened. For reasons that might never truly be known Diane got onto the Northbound entrance of the Parkway going in the opposite direction and proceeded to drive for 1.7 miles at a high rate of speed, ultimately crashing into another vehicle, killing all of the occupants in that car as well as everyone in her car, except her son Bryan, who was to be the only survivor. It is a heavily covered tragedy that has been famously documented in a number of media outlets, most famously in the documentary "There's something wrong with Aunt Diane."What could have happened to cause such a level headed, smart, caring mother, wife and friend to veer so out of control?The Right Shoe takes you there and examines that horrific day...bringing forth a number of possibilities to try and untangle the unimaginable, making sense of something that never will...Also stated in this podcast Dianes BAC was “ 0.19 NOT 1.09” I regret the error.

There's something wrong with Aunt Diane!! This week the gang sit's down to discuss a tragic story about a woman who drove her car into oncoming traffic on the Taconic Parkway in New York state, resulting in the death of eight people. Diane Schuler may be forever known as the mom who killed everyone in her minivan while drunk and high, but was she? Tune in to hear our theory on what really happened that day....we promise its different than what you've heard before! Be sure to check out the documentary "There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane" a film by Liz Garbus Follow Bizarre Buffet On Instagram Like Bizarre Buffet On Facebook Please make sure to like and subscribe to Bizarre Buffet on your preferred streaming platform, it helps a great deal! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marcjenmark-productions/support

On July 26, 2009, eight people were killed when Diane Schuler went the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in New York. The case is remembered by the haunting words of Diane's niece to her father--"There's something wrong with Aunt Diane." Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/prosecutorspod)

On July 26, 2009, eight people were killed when Diane Schuler went the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in New York. The case is remembered by the haunting words of Diane's niece to her father--"There's something wrong with Aunt Diane." Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/prosecutorspod)

Sarah and Joseph finish their discussion of the tragic incident on the Taconic Parkway. Additional information illuminates the most likely path which led to the deadly crash, while the actions of the surviving family reveal some unpleasant truths. 

Sarah and Joseph delve into an incident on the Taconic Parkway, often referred to as the most dangerous stretch of road in New York. On July 26th, 2009, 8 people were killed when a minivan drove nearly two miles against traffic before crashing head on into a vehicle. The aftermath is a study in  grief, posturing, and public image.

Jesse Spector talks trade deadline action, inaction, and consequences as well as details a deer encounter on the Taconic Parkway. Plus, tales of the murderous Danny Shay and Carl Mays’ downfall.WARNING: There are two cusswords in this one. Cover the dog’s ears lest he be corrupted. TABLE OF CONTENTSDanny Shay and Clarence Euell*New Patreon Benefit*Carl Mays Falls From Grace*Jesse Spector: Father of the Year Magazine Premium*Down on Charlie Hayes*“Can’t Play in New York”*The Astros Get Zack Greinke*Wade Miley Paranoia*A Possibly Ill-Informed Note on Aaron Judge*What Didn’t Happen at the Deadline (Yankees and Dodgers)*Every Team in Baseball Commented On, Give or Take*Felipe Vazquez, Mariano Rivera, and the Short Shelf-Life of a Closer*Unexpected Empathy for Jim Leyritz/Willfully Ignoring Mariano Rivera’s Politics*Ranger Rick Explains the Circle of Life*Rivera Escapes Another Jam*PTS[Rob]Deer*The Yankees Stand Pat*Clint Frazier Avenged*Inevitably, the Mets*Look Out, Houston*Goodbyes.The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman, rotating cohosts Jesse Spector, Cliff Corcoran, and David Roth, and occasional guests discuss the game’s present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, they’ll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you can’t get anybody out?

Today we share the wrong-way, fatal crash of Diane Schuler and the suspicious duffel-bag death of Gareth Williams.

--Buy Josh's NEW album from his band "Dancing with Ghosts" right here: https://bit.ly/2G6TFQK --Consider supporting us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/2Dfa4iv ---------- The accident made national headlines: a suburban mother drove the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in upstate New York and crashed head-on into an SUV, killing herself and seven others. In the aftermath, Diane Schuler was portrayed as a reckless drunk and a mother who cracked. ---------- Want more Mike and Josh? Check out their separate but equally awesome YouTube channels! Josh: www.youtube.com/DancingWithGhosts Mike: www.youtube.com/OCPCommunications

#SelfEsteemMatters Erica Delong and Laura The Life Coach chat with Jackie Hance in a powerful and intimate podcast interview. Jackie Hance's extraordinary journey through the grief over losing her three daughters in a deadly car crash on the New York State’s Taconic Parkway. It was July of 2009, Hance’s daughters, Emma, 8, Alyson, 7, and Katie, 5 were coming back from a camping trip, in a minivan driven by their Aunt Diane. Diane Schuler drove the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway and had a head-on collision with an oncoming vehicle. Jackies three daughters, her nephew, Schuler, and three other men all perished in the accident. A toxicology report exposed that Schuler had marijuana in her system as well as a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit.  To honor her girls Warren and Jackie started Beautiful Me.  This flagship program offered by Self-Esteem Rising. This free self-esteem curriculum is offered to females of all ages in schools and organizations that meet the criteria. Be the rippling effect of change! #ripplingeffect Donate today!   Buy her book by clicking HERE  You can reach Laura or Erica through their websites or social media platforms that they have listed below. Laura Reichert ACC, CALC  Laura The Life Coach Website: Triangle Life Coaching  Instagram: @Trianglelifecoaching Twitter: @ICFLifeCoach    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TriangleLifeCoaching FB Group: Triangle's Inner Circle  ERICA DELONG  iHeart Radio Personality  Website: EricaDelong.com Instagram: @ericadelong Twitter: @ericadelong Facebook: Erica Delong iHeart Radio G105 Co-Host Bob and the Showgram

On this episode we explore what happened the day that Diane Schuler drove the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway, killing 4 children & 3 men in an oncoming vehicle. The documentary explores the media backlash after the tragedy, & how her family tries to defend her reputation by finding a medical explanation for the crash.

On July 26, 2009 a cablevision executive and mother of two drove her minivan the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway, a highway she was not even supposed to be on. In the car with her were her two children and her three nieces. After driving 1.7 miles into oncoming traffic she collided with another vehicle causing one of the most devastating crashes in New York history. On that day eight people died and four families were destroyed. But the families, although destroyed were shocked. Diane was always the responsible super mom. She would never do anything to put the children in danger. So, just what was wrong with Aunt Diane? patreon.com/truecrimecouple

Whitney tells the mysterious tale of the Lady of the Dunes who may just be linked to one of her favorite scary movies, and Dani proposes theories on what may have caused Diane Schuler to crash her vehicle, killing eight people on the Taconic Parkway in upstate New York. If you’re interested in sharing your creepy stories, email us at creepycaffeine@gmail.com   For more about us and links to all our social media, visit our podcast page at www.creepycaffeine.podbean.com   To reach us by snail mail:   Creepy Caffeine PO Box 12665 Oklahoma City, OK 73157    This Week's Recommendations: NOS4A2 by Joe Hill https://amzn.to/2HmCt9U   Watch The Girls by Jennifer Wolfe https://amzn.to/2J1FS0c  

On episode #27 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling alongside storyteller Kathy Binder.  In our followup segment, we talk about upcoming Speak Up events, respond to listener comments, and offer another shout-out to our fans down under.  Next, we talk about finding and collecting stories in your everyday life using "Homework for Life." We talk about a single word (spoken on episode #26 of this podcast) can amount to a Homework for Life moment, and how that might be used in a story (including how to frame the story) Next we listen to Kathy Binder's story about breaking down on the Taconic Parkway on a frigid, winter night with a newborn.  After listening, we discuss: The effective use of humor in storytelling The beauty if a story's imperfection Coincidence stories The preservation of surprise Maintaining important ideas throughout a story  Nervous as a part of public storytelling and speaking The importance of stating stakes early  Techniques for shortening stories Next, we answer questions about hints to winning Moth and other competitive storytelling events and the responsibility of the storyteller and the audience.  Finally, we each offer a recommendation.   LINKS New York City Public Library appearance registration Homework for Life: https://bit.ly/2f9ZPne Matthew Dicks's website: http://www.matthewdicks.com Matthew Dicks's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/matthewjohndicks  Subscribe to Matthew Dicks's weekly newsletter:  http://www.matthewdicks.com/matthewdicks-subscribe The Robbery: https://bit.ly/2DWczc2 The Promise: https://bit.ly/2zGe4au RECOMMEDATIONS Elysha: Ear Hustle: https://www.earhustlesq.com Station Eleven: https://amzn.to/2ncRSR6 Matt: Shocking Secrets of Food Commercials: https://bit.ly/2rgJOOV The Art of Manliness: https://bit.ly/2KOny87 Kathy Binder Stay Tuned with Preet: https://n.pr/2FgAY9Q

July 26, 2009. A Ford Windstar minivan enters the Taconic State Parkway shortly after 1:30pm and accelerates to a speed of 85 mph ... going the wrong way into oncoming traffic. Behind the wheel is 36-year-old Diane Schuler, high on marijuana with a blood-alcohol level of .19, more than twice the legal limit. She's out of control, weaving around cars with a bottle of Vodka next to her and 5 children as passengers. The terror continues for 1.7 miles, until the van collides head-on with an SUV, killing everybody but Diane's 5-year-old son, Bryan. In the aftermath, an investigator reveals conversations with more than 50 family members and friends proves nobody had ever seen Diane drunk, or even consume more than a single drink. So, what pushed this responsible, loving mother over the edge? A panic attack? A stroke? Or was it something more sinister?

The update show: Taconic Parkway on track to reopen on November 1. North Castle girds for fight against their decision to charge non-union town employees 15% toward health insurance coverage. Mt. Pleasant will forego their 9/11 ceremony for the first time this year since 2002. Headstones have been vandalized at a Pleasantville church. Somers' referendum to extend supervisor term to four years still in the air; another public hearing scheduled for September 6, 7:30pm, at Town Hall. Cortlandt will not see a WalMart Supercenter anytime soon. Yorktown under fire from council regarding the demolition of the Holland Sporting Club. Westchester County Senior Hall of Fame nominations open. Deadline is September 14; go to westchestergov.com or call 914-813-6414 and leave a message to nominate a resident over 60 who has significantly contributed to the quality of life.

The update show: Taconic Parkway on track to reopen on November 1. North Castle girds for fight against their decision to charge non-union town employees 15% toward health insurance coverage. Mt. Pleasant will forego their 9/11 ceremony for the first time this year since 2002. Headstones have been vandalized at a Pleasantville church. Somers' referendum to extend supervisor term to four years still in the air; another public hearing scheduled for September 6, 7:30pm, at Town Hall. Cortlandt will not see a WalMart Supercenter anytime soon. Yorktown under fire from council regarding the demolition of the Holland Sporting Club. Westchester County Senior Hall of Fame nominations open. Deadline is September 14; go to westchestergov.com or call 914-813-6414 and leave a message to nominate a resident over 60 who has significantly contributed to the quality of life.

Another delay for Indian Point relicensing. Taconic Parkway renamed. No cell tower for Pleasantville. Updates on Chappaqua Crossing and train station restaurant, Mount Kisco town Urban Renewal agency, Ossining and Yorktown debate highway positions. Yorktown Grange Fair looking for participants.

Another delay for Indian Point relicensing. Taconic Parkway renamed. No cell tower for Pleasantville. Updates on Chappaqua Crossing and train station restaurant, Mount Kisco town Urban Renewal agency, Ossining and Yorktown debate highway positions. Yorktown Grange Fair looking for participants.

EoW's one-year anniversary. Taconic Parkway users face six-month traffic madness. New Castle needs supermarkets...Chappaqua? State Senate fixes new legislative boundaries, and other political folderol. VA property in Montrose still in limbo while everyone pays attention to other things.

EoW's one-year anniversary. Taconic Parkway users face six-month traffic madness. New Castle needs supermarkets...Chappaqua? State Senate fixes new legislative boundaries, and other political folderol. VA property in Montrose still in limbo while everyone pays attention to other things.