This Month’s Featured Articles…
ICE HARVESTING
Ice harvesting was a job for a strong man, and no weakling needed to apply,” confirmed H.L. Van Deusen in a 1940 Kingston Daily Freeman column.
GALLOP INTO THE YEAR OF THE HORSE!
So long, Year of the Snake, and hello, Year of the Horse.
TRI CORNER FEED
Tri Corner FEED (which stands for food equity, education, and distribution), was established in 2023 as an evolution of Linda and James Quella’s seven years of hands-on farming experience in the region at Q Farms, which was located in Sharon, CT.
Words of the valley
When I’d grown a bit older and apparently my ever-present self began to allow for more colorful observations, he might be heard to say that so-and-so was, yes, “crazier than a s%#&house rat.” To complete the “crazy trio,” an entity I believe was more happenstance than planned, my grandaddy might be heard to opine, “That boy’s crazier than a hooty owl.”
Locally-made, small-batch fragrance brand Kinrove is rooted in history, memory, and place
“I’ve always been drawn to scent as a form of memory – how a single note can carry you back to a place, a season, or a feeling you forgot you missed,” shared Christina DiBernardo, the creator of Kinrove Fine Fragrance, a signature perfume brand based in the Northeast.




