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Farmington Valley

Season 3 Episode 2 | 25m 47s

Round Trip Clayworks co-owners Erika Novak and Drew Darley share their journey into making ceramics a full-time job at their studio at the Farmington Valley Arts Center. A stop in Canton takes us behind the scenes of the famed Collins Company axe factory buildings before heading to Simbury to talk with Pastry Chef Kim Hoàng Wood about the art of French baking and Vietnamese coffee.

Aired: 06/15/24
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