New York Knicks player Amar’e Stoudemire will trade a basketball for a garden hoe in the off-season.
The 7-foot center just bought a 190-acre farm in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, closing on the deal two weeks ago.
We’re told he hasn’t planned what he’ll harvest on the land or if he’ll build a larger home on the property. But Stoudemire bought the place so his family and kids can get together on the weekends, we’re told.
He talks about the farm on a new MSG show “In the Kitchen With,” hosted by Jill Martin, which launches on Feb. 7.
Stoudemire and his personal chef, Max Hardy, are coming out with a book on May 27, “Cooking With Amar’e — 100 Easy Recipes for Pros and Rookies in the Kitchen.”