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Lakecat
Member
10-01-2006
| Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 6:46 am
Its about a couple,Brent and Josh who have lived in NYC all their lives and buy and operate a farm.They know nothing about farming so every move they make they have to Google it.The typical fish out of water story. I liked the first episode,but Im thinking the younger guy Josh? Isnt easy to get along with.
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Friday, June 18, 2010 - 6:19 am
I saw the promo and thought it looked good. It will show us city folk just how hard it is to farm successfully.
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Rosem4243
Member
06-27-2005
| Friday, June 18, 2010 - 7:06 am
Sounds like a documentary that I saw recently called 'King Corn' - about 2 guys from Boston who grow 1 acre of corn in Iowa so that they can see where it goes, and what is made with it. It was a real eye-opener!
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Robok
Member
10-28-2003
| Friday, June 18, 2010 - 8:17 am
reality version of Green Acres
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Friday, June 18, 2010 - 8:43 am
Pretty good show. It's actually Beekman Boys. Here's their website: beekman1802.com
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Lakecat
Member
10-01-2006
| Friday, June 18, 2010 - 9:25 am
Oh ooops.I have no idea how to change that. That Brent would drive me crazy-I hate a perfectionist-micro manager.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Sunday, June 27, 2010 - 3:51 pm
Oh thanks, Robok. Now I've got that song stuck in my head (but you're right): Green acres is the place to be! Farm livin' is the life for me! Land spreadin' out so far & wide! Keep Manhattan just give me that country side! If Brent starts making pancakes for breakfast, we'll know they totally ripped off Green Acres. Farmer John cracked me up when he was crying over his goats. I totally wanted to hug him! And how funny was that llama sunning herself in the dirt? I thought she was dead and all I could think was how hard Farmer John was going to take it. 
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Sunday, June 27, 2010 - 4:42 pm
I just watched 2 episodes and I liked each of them. I think Brent the one who lives on the farm is capable enough, able and willing to learn. Brent has the right mindset for a startup company....its got to be work 24-7 for a venture like their farm. At least until money comes rolling in and you can hire more people. So Josh needs to give him a break. I wanted to taste that cheese if theirs. I liked that each episode had me laughing and even empathetic towards Farmer John. I adore Farmer John and even like the owners of The American Inn??? So far everyone seems likable. I just put this show onto my DVR sched.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Sunday, June 27, 2010 - 6:08 pm
A friend of mine told me it was her new favorite show, so I also added it to my Timer List. Farmer John is just too sweet. That man loves his goats! 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, June 27, 2010 - 6:33 pm
I'm sort of surprised they aren't turning it into a Bed & Breakfast, but I guess that's been done on reality..
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Monday, June 28, 2010 - 8:10 am
It certainly is a beautiful house. Looks like it's been remodeled (I noticed the granite countertops).
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Monday, June 28, 2010 - 10:07 pm
I love this show! I love the two guys. I love how they fight but work it out. I love the animals. Great for summer! 
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Friday, July 16, 2010 - 6:55 pm
If you like this show, you should read "The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir" by Josh Kilmer-Purcell. Just finished reading it and I highly recommend it. It's the story of how they found the Beekman Mansion and fell in love with it on an apple and leaf-viewing weekend. Really a good read about how everything got started and how it almost tore them apart. Enjoy!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, July 16, 2010 - 8:30 pm
Thanks, BJM!! I just bought that book for Kindle. And Josh has two novels too.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, July 16, 2010 - 8:31 pm
I'm enjoying the show. And Polka-Dot is a trip.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 7:31 am
I just got Kindle on my new HTC Evo (phone). My friend who's a voracious reader signed me into her Amazon account and let me read her Kindle copy for free. Very cool!
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Lakecat
Member
10-01-2006
| Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 11:12 am
Thanks Babyjax,I'll find it.Does it go into their relationship much? I still think Brent would be so hard to live with.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 3:56 pm
It does go a lot into their relationship. Brent's perfectionism almost killed them. It was a really interesting and fun read. You'll enjoy it! Explains a lot about what we see on the TV show.
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Monday, July 19, 2010 - 10:58 am
I love how Josh teases Brent about Martha.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Monday, July 19, 2010 - 12:26 pm
Love this show. The cheese looks good.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, July 19, 2010 - 2:03 pm
Loving Josh's book!! Not far into it though.. I want to read Josh's earlier memoir too.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Monday, July 19, 2010 - 4:04 pm
He does really have a nice way with words. He really is a gifted writer. He paints such lovely pictures of the area where they live. My friend wants me to go halvers on a wheel of Blaak cheese (60% goat's milk, 40% cow and 10% yummy goodness!). It's $45 for a 2-pound wheel on their web site. Better be good!
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Monday, July 26, 2010 - 4:54 am
oh let us know Babyjax how you like it!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, July 26, 2010 - 12:29 pm
I recommended this show to some friends and they hadn't even heard of it but have watched some back episodes and then in the Thanksgiving ep, they were surprised to see people they knew! The couple who own the hotel and brought the backup turkey vacation in Key West and my friends had met them there a few times. Not sure if it was back when my friends lived in KW or going back on vacation, but that was pretty cool.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Monday, July 26, 2010 - 5:04 pm
Very cool, Sea! When you read the book, Doug and Garth (who own the hotel) figure pretty prominently. They're really good friends of Josh and Brent.
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