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|

Friends, not frights: In the year of the snake, take kindly to this special animal

It’s the Year of the Snake, and we should all be paying more attention to these amazing creatures not just for what they represent, but for what they do.

Snakes, like spiders and bats, tend to subconsciously initiate the fight-or-flight instinct in us. “Get rid of it!” tends to be our reaction to seeing any […]

By |2025-04-28T13:20:33-04:00May 1st, 2025|Animal Tips, Featured Article, Great Outdoors|

Welcome to the winner’s circle, Skip

Above: Lime Rock Park CEO Dicky Riegel dedicates Skip Barber Tower on Skip Barber Day, September 1. Photo: Shawn Pierce.

How long can childhood dreams survive? What does it require for the fantasies of a wiry adolescent to mellow and mature, become so much a part of life that nothing can stand in the way […]

By |2025-05-12T11:13:13-04:00May 1st, 2025|Featured Article, Sports|

Local classrooms of decades—and centuries—past: Exploring a selection of the region’s historic schools and schoolhouses

Above photo: Housatonic Valley Regional High School from the 1969 White Oak yearbook. Photo courtesy of the HVRHS Alumni Association.

If you’re familiar with the local tri-state area, chances are you’ve driven past at least one of the region’s many historic schools and schoolhouses. As long-standing landmarks of the area’s educational past, these […]

By |2025-04-28T13:23:29-04:00May 1st, 2025|Featured Article, History|

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, […]

Anderson Center for Autism: Optimizing quality of life and making spaces more inclusive for individuals with Autism

According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects an estimated 1 in 36 children and 1 in 45 adults in the United States. Autism, or autism spectrum disorder, refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech, and nonverbal communication. 

According to Autism Speaks, an organization […]

By |2025-03-25T10:22:54-04:00March 27th, 2025|A Healthier Life, Featured Article|

Roger Miner & today’s Supreme Court: The Columbia County native’s principled stances still echo across America’s judicial landscape

By Jim Calvin

In November 1987, as President Ronald Reagan prepared to try again to fill a Supreme Court vacancy after two misfires, Second Circuit US Court of Appeals Justice Roger Miner stood among three final candidates for the nomination.

It was the penultimate step in the remarkable legal career of Hudson, New York’s favorite son, […]

By |2025-03-25T10:13:58-04:00March 27th, 2025|Featured Article, History|

Aesthetics and Ecology Align at Innisfree

It’s rare to find the peace one gets from walking through a garden on a perfect day. …

Lester Collins, famed landscape architect of the 20th Century responsible for Innisfree Garden in Millbrook, NY, probably understood the sense of tranquility and calm that can only be gained from God’s green Earth and a beautiful bloom. […]

By |2025-03-25T10:05:12-04:00March 27th, 2025|Featured Article, Great Outdoors|

Environmental economist, eco-consultant, and sustainability strategist Pamela Peeters’ remarkable path to becoming a true Eco Hero

Photo above: Pamela speaks at the “Dubai Innovation Center” during COP28 on her educational projects. Photograph taken by Martin Nweeia.

“My mother told me I was always pointing at the sun and trees. I always found great joy being in nature. When I was 12, that joy grew so large that I created my […]

By |2025-03-27T09:09:05-04:00March 27th, 2025|Featured Article, Our Environment|
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