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Paul Arnold's interest in farming started in his 20s as an experiment in his father's backyard.

"In 1986 when I decided to farm, I farmed in [my dad's] backyard to see if I really liked it," said Paul in a 2013 farm tour.

"I worked for another farmer for one summer. And then started looking for land and found the land that we’re going to walk to. And that was in 1988. We bought it. It was just a cornfield and some hayland."

Paul and his wife Sandy have been running Pleasant Valley Farm since the early 1990s. It is located near the village of Argyle, New York, about a one-hour drive north of the state capital, Albany.

Since then, the Arnolds have mentored a number of others interested in farming and continue to farm themselves growing "a range of over 40 types of vegetables and fruits year-round," according to their website.

In Episode 29 of Station to Station with Joe Pavia, Exploring Pleasant Valley Farm & Echo Creek Farm in New York State, the Arnolds and one of the people they mentored, Michael Palulis will share their agricultural journey.

Episode 29: Exploring Pleasant Valley Farm and Echo Creek Farm in New York State

Joe speaks with restaurant blogger, Jan Whitaker who gives some insight into the career of Chef Joseph Gancel's.  

“I know you like to cook and that you like old stuff...” That’s all Joe's dad said as he handed him a small, black, very well worn, leather bound book .

The book, Gancel's Ready Reference of Menu Terms, written by Chef Joseph Gancel, has been in the Pavia family since 1913. It was around that time that Joe's grandfather and great-uncle travelled across the Atlantic to the United States to pursue careers as chefs in some of the restaurants of Boston.

 Whitaker has researched and written many articles about the restaurant industry in the U.S and published an article on Gancel in 2012. Jan's work can be found via this web address: https://restaurant-ingthroughhistory.com

Photos of the book Menu Terms can be found on Joe's website www.joepavia.com

Episode 7 - Jan Whitaker discusses Menu Terms

The flu and serious injuries from a car accident didn't stop Abbie Hoffman from talking for two-and-a-half-hours to an audience at the University of Guelph in September of 1988. The co-founder of the 1960s counter-culture group the Youth International Party, or Yippies as they were commonly known, had a lot to say.Abbie Hoffman was in southern Ontario that year for the Festival of Festivals in Toronto, now known as the Toronto International Film Festival. I was given 10 minutes backstage for an interview. Read the story on www.joepavia.com

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