The Martha Blog

Photos from my book signing at Costco in Bridgewater, NJ

Costco, one of the premier American mass-market retailers, sells many, many books. I am so happy to report that they do a great job with the Martha Stewart titles. On Tuesday, July 14th, I had a two-hour book signing for my latest book, Martha Stewart Cupcakes in the ...

Breakfast at my home in Bedford

A few days ago, I hosted a business breakfast at my home in Bedford. It was for a group of twenty people and I wanted to serve as much from the farm as possible. I employed the services of Chef Christopher Broberg and together we came up ...

Be My Hero, my pledge for a most worthy cause

I’d like to tell you about a campaign that we’re launching today with Nestle Purina PetCare, the primary sponsor of our pets channel on marthastewart.com. The “Be My Hero” campaign encourages people to make a pledge to help homeless animals by volunteering in a local shelter or adopting a pet ...

A bountiful lunch in East Hampton this past weekend

I spent a lovely weekend at Lily Pond, my home in East Hampton. Summers in the Hamptons are always busy with dinners, parties, and visiting. On Saturday, my friend and trainer, Mary Tedsco came to lunch with her family. The weather was gorgeous and so I planned ...

Photographs taken by my employees

On Friday, I showed you some beautiful 4th of July photos taken by my driver, Rock. As I told you in that posting, my company invited employees to view the fireworks from the rooftop of the Starrett Lehigh building. I thought it would be fun to ask anyone who took ...

A 4th of July to remember for Rock and his family

You may recall that my friend and driver, Rock, served his country for seven months stationed in Iraq. I am proud and happy to report that he has returned home safely and is back with his family and friends in New York City. This past 4th of July, ...

Harvesting berries at my farm

It's hard to believe that an entire year has gone by since I last told you about harvesting berries at my farm. I have to say, we were worried about all the rain we had this spring and thought that the berries might rot or be too watery. ...

Pruning in a European style

While I was away in the south of France, Shaun, my gardener, decided that a very tall Carpinus (upright European hornbeam) hedge needed a good pruning. Shaun is a very skilled pruner and he wanted to give this hedge a classic European look. He enlisted Wilmer and Chhiring's help and ...

More pictures from Skylands

Last week I showed you some photos that Gyurme, from my grounds crew, took when he was in Maine, planting the vegetable garden at Skylands. When he and his team finished that task, they concentrated on tidying up around the house. I'm glad that Gyurme documented that job also because ...

The Martha Stewart Culinary Herb Garden at the NYBG and My Favorite Summer Cocktails

Last weekend, I attended the opening of the Edible Garden at the New York Botanical Garden in Bronx, New York. Last winter, Gregory Long, who runs the NYBG, asked me if I would be interested in being a part of this project. I, of course, told him to ...