Millerton - Quiet, Quaint, but Not Boring

The Other Tri-State Area: Millerton & Amenia

Betsy Mccall (front left) and the farmers of the Millerton Winter Farmers’ market.

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On a typical Saturday afternoon on Millerton’s Main Street, license plates tell the story of this village’s snug panhandle location. There are equal parts Connecticut and Massachusetts, with a more ample percentage of New York. This Tri-State trifecta serves Millerton’s businesses well.

Take, for example, the crowded Harney & Sons tasting room where rows of smartly packaged tea tins line the walls. The scope of varieties is exhaustive, while the price range reflects purity and scarcity. A four-ounce box of Earl Grey is an affordable indulgence at $6.50, while the same serving size of top Ti Quan Yin would fetch $85.
“Just like no one was an expert in wine 30 years ago, the same thing has happened with tea,” explains John Harney, master tea blender, founder of Harney & Sons, and patriarch of the family that moved to the area from Pittsburgh in 1957. “There’s still a lot of growth ahead in the specialty tea and coffee industries.”

For the entire article go to: http://hudson-valley.chronogram.com/issue/2011/4/Community+Pages/The-Other-Tri-State-Area-Millerton-and-Amenia?page=1