About Abby Audenino

Abby Audenino is a writer, social media manager, content creator, and advertising outreach coordinator at Main Street Magazine. She writes about a little bit of everything, and her work has previously been featured in Hudson Valley Magazine and Westchester Magazine. Abby graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in communications with concentrations in journalism and public relations from Marist College in May of 2023. She also obtained her certificate in copy editing from the American Copy Editors Society. Abby can be reached at abby@mainstreetmag.com.

Farm to fork: How local farms are using social media to build community and maintain transparency

Above photo by Makani Kirwin

These days, it seems like it’s nearly impossible to run any type of business without a social media presence. Whereas years ago business would spread by word of mouth, in this day and age, if you don’t have an Instagram or Facebook page, people almost always ask “Why not?” 

Increasingly, more […]

By |2025-04-28T13:57:35-04:00May 1st, 2025|Farm Feature, Featured Article, Our Environment|

Sky High Farm: Promoting food sovereignty and addressing rural food insecurity

Above photo by Walter Hergt. 

Sky High Farm is not your average Upstate New York farm. A registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, since its inception, Sky High Farm has donated 100% of the vegetables and protein grown and raised on the farm to food access partners throughout New York state. 

Located on 40 acres off of Hall […]

By |2025-04-28T13:48:11-04:00May 1st, 2025|Farm Feature, Featured Article, Our Environment|

All about Scottish Highland Cattle: Environmental education and land restoration at Elk Ravine Farm

If you’re taking a drive through the countryside and you find yourself on Route 83 in Amenia, NY, chances are you’ll come across Elk Ravine Farm. The farm – owned by Jim Archer and named for the Rocky Mountain Elk that it initially housed – sits on 90 sprawling acres that encompass multiple different habitats, […]

Operation Mei Mei: A family seeks justice for the abuse their daughter endured at a military daycare center

Content warning: The contents of this article deal with child abuse and may be difficult to read. 

When Kate Kuykendall, a Pine Plains, NY native, picked her youngest daughter, Bella, up from her first day at the Ford Island Child Development Center near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii, she assumed Bella […]

By |2025-05-29T09:49:22-04:00April 23rd, 2025|Main Street News|

Mohonk Mountain House’s Spring Tulip Festival returns at the end of April

The Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, NY, is hosting its annual Spring Tulip Festival from April 28 through May 9. Experience a kaleidoscope of color as Mohonk Mountain House’s garden springs to life with over 30,000 vibrant red, yellow, pink, and purple tulips.

Tulip passes are $35 per adult, $30 per […]

Jon Pardi embraces rock and roll on new album Honkytonk Hollywood: Album Review

It’s been more than a decade since award-winning country music artist Jon Pardi crashed onto the Nashville country scene. Despite his California roots, Pardi is known for his honky tonk sound and has often been praised for bringing authenticity back to the country music genre with his work. 

With fourteen RIAA-certified singles, […]

By |2025-04-23T09:23:10-04:00April 11th, 2025|Main Street News, Main Street Recommends, Music|

Railroad Street Youth Project presents free screening of Recovery City at the Triplex Cinema on April 9

The Railroad Street Youth Project, in partnership with its subset program South Berkshire Community Health Coalition, as well as South County Rural Recovery Center and The Triplex Cinema, is hosting a special free screening of Recovery City on Wednesday, April 9 at 5pm. 

Recovery City is […]

By |2025-03-28T10:29:35-04:00April 2nd, 2025|A Healthier Life, Main Street News|

Energy efficient construction: Better for the Earth and better for your wallet

Above photo is the Orchard Modern project by CB Design / Build

Energy-efficient construction is a term that’s being used with more frequency in the construction world. With drastic changes in weather due to climate change, more builders and contractors are considering ways to make homes more resilient to extreme weather, while mitigating the effects on […]

By |2025-03-25T10:55:03-04:00March 27th, 2025|Great Outdoors, Our Environment|
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