Upstate Down: A Holistic Approach to Home
JUNE RECIPE
FINCH launches first branded products with John Derian Collaboration and FINCH Bench
Warren Street’s beloved design shop, FINCH, has officially ushered in a new chapter with the launch of its first signature products.
The Hudson mainstay was opened in 2013 by Andrew Arrick and Michael Hofemann. After leaving fashion and finance careers behind in New York City, Andrew and Michael ventured upstate and landed […]
A deck of my own
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
Assuming fifteen miles to Lowe’s in Torrington, five miles to Herrington’s in Lakeville, and three miles to Lindell’s in North Canaan, one step led to roughly 300 miles in Connecticut this summer.
My back step, specifically.
The grass that inexplicably sprouted from it, along with […]
Never Date a Broke Dude: TikTok sensation Pattie Ehsaei shares critical financial freedom tools & life-changing empowerment in her new book
Having migrated with her family from Iran to the United States at only seven years old, author, content creator, and keynote speaker Pattie Ehsaei strived from a young age to achieve financial independence while carving out a career for herself.
Through her dynamic experiences as a lawyer and manager in financial services, she’s developed […]
Hudson Valley Jane brings cannabis education and community to Beacon
Hudson Valley Jane, a cannabis farm and micro-dispensary, is dedicated to bringing farm-to-main street cannabis to Hudson Valley communities. The farm itself is located off of Route 82 in Ancram, NY, and the Hudson Valley Jane dispensary will open its doors on Main Street in Beacon, NY, on June 7.
Co-founders Stacey […]
Renew. Remodel. Refresh.
Although we are already a few months into a new year, the “new year-new you” ideology still resonates with many people who yearn to shake things up a bit. Whether it’s redecorating, refreshening home accents and switching up color palettes, or remodeling, many home dwellers are seeking a fresh start – a blank page waiting […]
Le Jardin opens dynamic flower studio and shop in Amenia
Originally from France, Romane Recalde moved to Amenia, NY, with her husband in 2020. Romane grew up in the remote French countryside, near Bordeaux, but she never considered herself to be particularly outdoors-y. When she and her husband moved to Amenia, however, she found herself increasingly interested in gardening.
Fast-forward four years […]
The Gardener’s Sweet Spot
June, June, June! The month every gardener spends the rest of the year dreaming about. The longest days of the year. Generally reasonable weather with frosts behind us and droughts/flash floods still to come. And, after months of planning, sowing, potting up, and planting out, the garden is a go. We have finally hit the […]
Bringing the Outside In
For the two years I have been writing this column (how time flies), the focus has always been on sustainable seasonal flowers: how to grow them, where to source them, and why they are so important in our quest to reduce our great environmental clod-hopping footprint. Today is no different; although this month we are […]
Important Lessons for the Growing Season
I love the April environment edition of Main Street Magazine. For it means I get to shout my mantra as the headline and not have to bury it subtly in the text! Readers, flowers are meant to symbolize love, sympathy, joy, and celebration, not be the poster child for massive carbon footprints, with a sideline […]