Homegrown National Park: Cooperative Conservation
Many of us are eager to get outside in the dirt and plant the flowers, trees, and shrubs that we will be enjoying for seasons to come.
FLORAL & FIELD: A DEEP LOVE OF LOCAL FLOWERS AND COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS
“Floral & Field was created to support farmers and florists, particularly along the East Coast, who want to better understand the standards, systems, and relationships involved in selling and sourcing wholesale flowers,” says Alisa Bolduc, founder of Floral & Field, a farmer and wholesale consulting business.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hudson Valley agriculture
Our old Dutchess farmers may feel proud of their farms,
Producing such fine crops, having beauty that chains,
The stranger that journeys far over the state
Declaring old Dutchess stands first on the slate.
Rhinebeck farmers, of good tillage, are not afraid,
When they gather their harvest, they find they’re well paid;
Their corn, rye, and oats, such a bountiful […]
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, […]
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 […]
Nuclear Power
Nooooo! A thousand times, no. Not here!
Yes, of course, the knee-jerk response to any mention of nuclear power is to scream with the fury of seven tornadoes during an early Sunday-morning earthquake. Everyone has a position, certainly, but how about we set politics to the side and start with a clean slate here, shall we? […]
Plastics: The future or a failure?
“I just want to say one word to you. Plastics.”
Remember that classic line from the 1967 movie “The Graduate”?
Had Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) followed that advice, today he might be a wealthy, retired CEO.
But he’d also have been part of what is a world-wide problem for waste and climate change. Plastic is everywhere, […]