I feel responsible to give you a teensy bit of Catskills 101 before you hit the road. If you don’t have it, you will get halfway there and have some questions. So, here it is whenever you need it. The Catskills is a region. It is loosely made up of seven counties. The primary four — Sullivan, Ulster, Delaware and Greene — represent the heart of the region, but three just north of those — Otsego, Schoharie and Albany — also have much to see and do. I like a broader definition

Anywhere you go in the world has its own story. It is worth trying to find and understand each place’s unique heartbeat. Farm Girl’s Guide gives you a shortcut to the Catskills’ inside scoop. You can use it to understand the towns, the people and its renaissance more deeply. For starters, smile when you approach a cashier. Wander down a little path. Eat the food that grows here. Ask questions. Speak the language. Wonder why it is the way it is. The Catskills begs some intrins