Name: 128. Slow Food Hudson Valley
Uploaded: 2026-03-04T12:22:04+00:00
Description: This episode is hilarious—and delicious. Host Mat Zucker dives into the magical world of local farming and the global Slow Food movement with Pierre Fredrichs, co-c…

This episode is hilarious—and delicious.

Host Mat Zucker dives into the magical world of local farming and the global Slow Food movement with Pierre Fredrichs, co-chair of Slow Food Hudson Valley (https://www.slowfoodhudsonvalley.org/) and owner of Overlook Farms in East Chatham.

Recorded at the Creative Legion (https://www.creativelegion.com/) in Hudson, we discuss:

• The Movement: How a McDonald’s in Rome sparked a global mission for "good, clean, fair food for all."
• Life on the Farm: Pierre’s journey from private chef to tending 120 acres of pigs (including a 500-lb celebrity named Bacon!), "living sculpture" alpacas, and guinea fowl.
• Eat Local: The secrets of "egg-speriment" at his farmstand, the protein power of guinea fowl eggs, and the joy of community cookbook clubs.
• Farmer Life: Transitions from New Orleans to Montauk to the Valley, and the truth about a farmer's social life.

Special thanks to listener Jacqui Rose for the introduction and Creative Legion for hosting.

Learn more: Slow Food Hudson Valley (https://www.google.com/search?q=https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/52j2GNa0xCR2TXk6Di8xzR) | Overlook Farms (https://www.instagram.com/overlookfarmsny/)

Other links:

• Creative Legion (https://www.creativelegion.com/) (Hudson)
• Talbott & Arding (https://www.talbottandarding.com/) (Hudson)
• Kinderhook Farmer’s Market (https://www.kinderhookfarmersmarket.com/)
• Chatham Farmer’s Market (https://visitchathamny.com/chatham-farms-market/)
• Via Carota (https://www.viacarota.com/) (NYC)
• Quinnie’s (https://www.quinniesnewyork.com/) (Ghent)
• OK Pantry (https://www.okpantry.com/) (Kinderhook)
• Northwind Farms (https://www.northwindfarms.net/) (Tivoli)
• Sawkill Farm (https://sawkillfarm.com/) (Red Hook)
• Bee Hollow Farm (https://www.beehollowfarm.com/) (Kinderhook)
• Liberty Farms (https://libertyfarmsny.com/) (Ghent)
• Columbia Land Conservancy (https://columbialand.org/)

Nonprofits they fundraise for:

• Columbia Kitchen (https://www.columbiakitchen.org/) (Hudson)
• Long Table Harvest (https://longtableharvest.org/)
• Dutchess Outreach (https://dutchessoutreach.org/) (Poughkeepsie)

Visit Cidiot.com for more information and links.

Much thanks to guest editor Brett Barry of Silver Hollow Audio (https://silverhollowaudio.com/) and host of the other most awarded podcast in the region, Kaatcast: The Catskills Podcast (https://www.kaatscast.com/) .