Ever paid any attention to how much and how food goes to waste in your household over the course of a week? No matter whether it’s a family of one or of 13, it’s going to happen. The question is, to what extent? And what are the impacts on your household finances and the global […]
The Housatonic Valley Association recently installed two rain gardens on the McDonald’s property in Dover Plains, NY. The purpose of the rain gardens is to protect streams from pollution coming from Route 22 and filter the stormwater that is collected from the McDonald’s roof and parking lot.
“This is incredibly progressive landscaping on the cutting […]
Stonewood Farm, located off of Bangall Road in Millbrook, NY, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that champions environmental stewardship, social justice, and community well-being in the Hudson Valley.
Prepping for the upcoming season 
With the weather warming earlier and the growing season rapidly approaching, […]
Maitri Farm, set back a ways off of Amenia Union Road, may seem quiet and modest at first glance, but the farm is anything but.
Maitri, which is named after the first of the four sublime states taught by Buddha, previously served as a dairy farm for many years. When the current […]
“Up to this point, I had a black thumb,” laughed Debra Kaye, owner of Bear Creek Farm in Stanfordville, NY.
Bear Creek Farm first began when Debra was getting married in 2013 and needed someplace to get flowers from for the wedding. She asked a friend who owned a flower shop in […]
It’s time to confront the great myth about Christmas.
No, not that one.
The one about it being white. Perhaps the most persistent and potentially misleading lie we tell about Christmas is that it is accompanied by snow. Despite the increasing rarity of an actual White Christmas like the ones Bing Crosby “used to know” in […]
One of the most beautiful and heart-warming realities about the holiday season is that it carries with it a magic and mysticism that seems to surpass any church wall, temple vestibule, or mosque ground. No matter what religion one practices – if one practices a religion at all – this time of year […]
A few weeks ago, Gino Robustelli invited Lindsey and I to come visit his bee hives outside of the Harney tea factory. Lindsey, who has since gone back to college, is one of our summer writers and served as our cinematographer for our trip to visit the bees. The purpose of our visit was to […]
In case you weren’t worried about the climate yet today, here’s a reason for you to be.
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation – AMOC for short – is projected to collapse in the near future, meaning any time between 2025 and 2095.
Why is this important? The AMOC is a very important ocean current – that is […]
This is part two of a series of interviews with local farms about how the recent weather conditions have been affecting them and their crops.
Last week, we took a look at how Full Circus Farm in Pine Plains, NY was navigating the recent flooding they experienced due to the excessive rain. This week, we […]