by M.C. Millman West Maple Farm in Monsey welcomed two new lambs born over the weekend. “As I opened my phone Motzei Shabbos, the photos came in from our Shabbos caretaker,” Zev Oster, West Maple Farm owner, shares exclusively with Rockland Daily. “The first baby lamb had been born.” Due to the rain and cold […]
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by M.C. Millman This week was garlic planting week at West Maple Farm in Monsey, where an entire field of garlic cloves was planted with tender loving care. “If you don’t plant them in the right direction,” says Akiva, the manager of West Maple Farm, “it won’t grow right. We’ll have to go back over
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by M.C. Millman Bears have been a problem for years in Rockland County, but the problem is only getting worse for local beekeepers. On Thursday, September 29, bears struck not once but twice in the same location. “We store our frames after we spin our honey,” Zev Oster, owner of Rockland Honey and West Maple
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By M. C. Millman As Rockland Honey, a local artisan honey business gets ready for its busiest time of year, Zev Oster, founder of Rockland Honey and beekeeper, discusses the business of making honey. “I have two locations for my beehives,” Oster shares with Rockland Daily. “One in West Nyack where I have 25 hives
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Most people’s reaction upon seeing a bee in their vicinity is something along the lines of: “Aah! A bee! Get it away!” Bee enthusiasts, however, can tell you that bees are an important friend of humans and an important part of our ecosystem– and, of course, they provide us with delicious honey! Beekeeping has been
By M. C. Millman According to West Maple Farm Owner Zev Oster, there were droves of happy Rockland residents who visited West Maple Farm on Sunday, August 14, for a day of free tomato picking. “I decided on Friday, right before the zman,” Oster tells Rockland Daily, “that a free tomato picking event would be
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Honey cookies, honey cake, and all things honey. Ever wonder where all that honey comes from?Zev Oster, a Monsey resident, is a jeweler in Manhattan. He is also a beekeeper. Sound like an unlikely combination? These two occupations are not as distant from each other as they may seem. Both involve creativity and skilled hands,
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