True Believer

One can hear the energy and the excitement when Torsten Gross talks about his newest adventure. The Just Hands Racing Foundation is the latest in a string of challenging endeavors that has marked the very full life of Torsten. He is a true believer, 100% committed to […]

By |2022-04-29T20:50:43-04:00April 29th, 2022|Featured Article|

Getting into the Flow

When interscholastic sports first appeared, it was in the form of school organizations that reached out to neighboring schools in the manner of colleges and universities. Track and field, baseball, and football clubs eventually became teams, which in turn spawned leagues, divisions, state championships, and cottage industries […]

By |2022-04-29T20:42:51-04:00April 29th, 2022|Featured Article|

Green Ideas for Gift Giving

As we embrace spring, we revel in the freedom that emerges with the arrival of warmer weather. With the darkest days of the pandemic hopefully behind us, we’re all anticipating more gatherings, parties, and celebrations. Of course, many of these occasions call for gift-giving – bestowing someone […]

By |2022-03-30T20:45:17-04:00March 30th, 2022|Featured Article|

Speaking for the Trees

We have a long, and at times, turbulent history with the trees and forests that inhabit our vast landscape. Even before Europeans sailed across the Atlantic in a vain attempt to tame the “pristine wilderness” of the New World, humans were utilizing American forests to help support […]

By |2022-03-30T21:01:53-04:00March 30th, 2022|Featured Article|

Going Carbon Neutral

Carbon neutrality sounds like an impossible goal, doesn’t it? The answer turns out to depend a great deal on where you live. It isn’t that hard if you happen to live in upstate New York. That’s because one of upstate New York’s best kept secrets is that […]

By |2022-04-07T18:20:49-04:00March 30th, 2022|Featured Article|

The Simple Joys

The reviews are in. The critics have spoken. And, the crowds have responded by making their way to Le Gamin, the pleasant French restaurant in Sharon, CT. Robert Arbor … owner and chef at Le Gamin Studio Agraire could not be more pleased. “The customers have been […]

By |2022-03-10T12:23:31-05:00February 25th, 2022|Featured Article|

The Peregrine

I hope this finds you in a quiet place: the armchair by the window, a glass of cabernet at your elbow. Or under a baffle of comforters, with the bed stand lamp the only light on in the house. I’d even take a bathroom, so long as […]

By |2022-03-14T10:19:28-04:00February 25th, 2022|Featured Article|

Future Farmers of America

In the January issue of Main Street Magazine Dutchess County Legislator, Gregg Pulver, indicated that the FFA organization (Future Farmers of America) played a crucial role in his development as a leader. We hear of the “farm-to-table” movement, the desire for fresh/local food and the need for […]

By |2022-03-07T12:30:19-05:00February 25th, 2022|Featured Article|

Organic Farming in Hudson

Hudson, NY, also renowned as “Upstate’s Favorite Downtown” is a riverside town that is home to 7,000 diverse residents. Its urban center boasts over 300 independently-owned shops, bars, bakeries, and restaurants. Its burgeoning new economy is rooted in food, the arts, and culture.

In 2014, Letterbox Farm, a collectively-owned […]

By |2022-03-03T13:08:37-05:00February 25th, 2022|Featured Article|
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