News from the Farm
Thank You to All the Friends of Bradley Farm
To everyone who supported Bradley Farm following the hurricanes of the 2011 season, thanks to you Ray is growing again. Special thanks to the following supporters for their generous donations: also, we know there were lots of folks literally stuffing cash into Ray’s pockets, so if you are not on this list, just let us know.
Anne Gehris • Michael Weiss • Lisa DeLisle • Daniel Freund • Betsy Herskovits • Lisa Goldberg • Linda Sklaren • Colin Schiller • Daniel Wickline • Marian Rice • Elisabeth Sher • Deirdre Winston O’Donnel • Heather Singleton • Paula Thesing • John Denver • Suzanne Creamer • Anna Klinger • Ray Leung • Sen Chan • Stephanie Wells • Emily Wassyng • Sonia Puschak • Amy Thesing • Richard Levine • Carol Sterling • Ellen Browning • Kathryn Schaper • Karen Fohrhaltz • Adam White • David Golub • Beatrice Ughi • Mary Crowley • Albano Ballerini • Kenneth Gross • Susan Dantzig • Liza Lorwin • Andrew Esterman • Marina Volchegurski • Christiane Baker • Rachel Zucker • Bethamie Horowitz • Melinda Moscow • Elizabeth Werter • Adam Fields • Melissa Clark • Miranda Stamps • Carrie Strauch • Sarah Fitzharding • Andrew Zalewski • Paula Pace • Connie Kolber • Sarah Johnson • Patricia Marold • Gretchen Cohen • Peter and Therese Kelman-Mageau • James Steele • Lynn Armentrout • Jw Choi • Naomi Allen • Richard Levine • Odella Woodson • Allison Friberg • Brock Adler • Petra Heist Spiegel • Rachael Pesner • Women in Jazz, Inc. • Susan Scanga • Ephraim Shapiro • Caroline Press • Emily Flake • Lori Cheatle • Mara Peteritas • Nancy Bradley • Judith Siegman • Mary Roma • Nancy Hallberg • Marc Stopkie • Karen McMullen • Gail Hunt Reeke • Linda Roscetti • Pamela Miller • Susan Brill • Lillian Cerrone • Diane Villani • Joan Brenner • Simon Metz • Marcia Jackson • Kenneth Karpel • Mindy Kaufman • Alexis Kraft • Susan Steingass • Angela Jane Weisl • Lawrence Brickman • Georgia Knisley • Susan Gill • Mary Morse • • Diane Duckler • Lillian Cerrone • Jackie Goodrich
Join Ray and David Bouley for an unforgettable evening in the Bouley Test Kitchen
You don’t want to miss the first dinner of the season!
Ray and David* had so much fun last summer, they are doing it again! Ray is coming down to cook with David in the Bouley Test Kitchen in the heart of Tribeca (88 West Broadway NYC). A fabulous 4 course meal with passed canapes awaits you in an amazing state of the art test kitchen. Wine will be paired perfectly by Bouley’s sommelier to compliment Chef’s multicourse meal. This is live action; a fantastic open kitchen where everything is prepared in full sight! Take pictures, ask questions!
*Longtime childhood friends and culinary colleagues, this will be the second time David and Ray are reunited in the kitchen since the days of the original Bouley.
See. Learn. Eat. There is no better way to start the season off than this.
- March, 28th 2012, reception starts at 6:30 PM
- Reception (passed canapes) and 4-Course Menu
- Prices are all inclusive $205 per person
- Wine Pairings are all inclusive (optional) and purchased separately for $75 per person
- We will also be introducing the finest organic Costa Rican coffee from the Finca Rosa Blanca Coffee Plantation and Inn
Seats are limited so reservations are a must. This will sell out, so buy your tickets now from the Bradley Farm Online Store!
Ray’s Turnips in the New York Times
Greenmarket customer and food writer Melissa Clark discovered Ray’s turnips and created this beautiful raw salad with arugula and prosciutto. Read the full article in her New York Times column, A Good Appetite.
photo © Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
Shaved Turnip Salad With Arugula and Prosciutto
Published: New York Times, November 28, 2011
Time: About 10 minutes
- 4 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Pepper
- 4 small turnips, about 5 ounces, peeled
- 8 cups arugula, wild if possible
- 4 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto, torn into bite-size pieces
1. In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar and salt until the salt dissolves. Whisk in the honey, oil and pepper.
2. Using a mandoline or sharp knife, slice the turnips into paper-thin rounds. In a large bowl, combine turnips, arugula and prosciutto. Toss with the dressing. Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.
Yield: 4 servings.
Stories of Bradley Farm after the Flood
This week Ray was featured in the NYTimes, on Gilt Taste, and in an episode of the Perennial Plate. Here are the incredibly well-told and inspiring stories of how Bradley Farm and its neighbors are working to recover after the floods.
Flooded Farmers Learn to Be Creative
NY Times Food & Dining editor, Pete Wells wrote this piece about Ray and the Bradley Farm fundraising efforts after attending this past Sunday’s farm festival.
It Takes a Village to Save a Drowning Farm
This article on Gilt Taste tells about the losses suffered by Ray and his fellow farmers and how much the support of customers and friends means to them in these challenging times.
The Perennial Plate Episode 72: After the Flood
The Perennial Plate is an online weekly documentary series dedicated to socially responsible and adventurous eating. This week they tell the story of Ray and his neighbor, Pete Taliaferro, and the losses they’ve suffered in this amazing and moving video:
Thank you to everyone who came out to show their support at the Annual Farm festival on Sunday. We hope you had a great time and enjoyed all of the amazing food that Ray and his friends cooked for you. If you couldn’t make it to the event and want to help Bradley Farm recover from the floods, you can still make a donation or buy a ‘Fresh & Dirty’ t-shirt. See you at the market!
Bradley Farm T-Shirts!
Congratulations to Brooklyn customer, Mark Shaw! Ray selected Mark’s “Fresh & Dirty” design as the winner of the Bradley Farm T-shirt contest. The shirt, with a big “Jimmy” Heirloom Tomato, will be for sale at the upcoming Annual Farm Party. All proceeds go to help Bradley Farm recover from the Hurricane Irene flood and we hope to see you proudly wearing one soon!
Ray would also like to award an honorable mention to Suzanne Morianz’s suspender design and the Richard Levine’s illustration of a tomato, pig and chicken braving the storm. Thanks to all those who submitted entries for your creativity and support.
Show Your Support, Design a T-shirt for Bradley Farm!
Ray suffered terrible losses from Hurricane Irene when all 18 cultivated acres of farm were flooded, and with it the crops that would have been harvested to sell at the markets. We’re planning to sell t-shirts as a fundraiser to help Ray recover from the storm.
BRADLEY FARM T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST
Show your support and send us your best idea. The winning t-shirt will be for sale at this year’s Annual Farm Festival.
Contest: Email your design by Wednesday, September 14th to . Ray will choose a favorite and the winner will be announced in the next week’s newsletter.
Prize: The winner will receive a t-shirt, a free ticket to this year’s farm party and a big hug from Ray (who will be wearing your t-shirt with pride). All submissions will be included in a gallery on the website.
Details: Your design must be able to be reproduced in 1 or 2 colors (it will be silkscreened). Send us a jpeg, PDF or other digital file (no Word Docs please) that is at least 150dpi at actual size (email us with any questions about this).
Email submissions to
Deadline is Wednesday, September 14th
Good Luck! We can’t wait to see what you come up with.
View more images of Bradley Farm underwater after Hurricane Irene
Images of Bradley Farm after Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene caused severe flooding when the Walkill river put all of Springtown road, including Bradley Farm, under water. Ray was able tor rescue all the animals, except for a few chickens. Unfortunately, all 18 cultivated acres were flooded, along with the barn and kitchen. Miraculously, the farm never lost power, so everything in the freezer and walk in was spared.
Ray surveyed the land from a canoe and neighbors traveled by kayak to assess the damage, here are some photos of the farm after the storm:
Bouley Dinner at Bradley Farm 8.21.2011
Keep checking, we will post more photos soon!
Photos by Etienne Frossard
What a way to end the dinner series – David Bouley and his talented staff put together an amazing 6 course dinner, with perfect wine pairings by Daniel Johnnes. More details to follow. A special thanks to Danielle Falcone, the Director of Private Events at Bouley for making sure this event went off without a hitch!
The Third Time’s the Charm!
Enjoy these photos from the third Dinner at the Farm, August 14, 2011. You can also download the full menu.
Photos by Etienne Frossard
Bradley Farm T-Shirts for Sale!