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Supplying the Valley’s Creativity, Sustainably
Thrifting usually makes us think of secondhand clothing, housewares, or...
How to Make the Holidays More Sustainable
The holiday season gives us one last chance to gather,...
Discovering Solar’s Shading Potential on Valley Farms
Under a bright midmorning early-fall sun, Jared Buono points to...
Land + Air + Water
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The Literal + Figurative Beauty of Cover-Cropping
Joseph Amsili holds up two jars he’s loaded with earth:...
Five Smart Ways to Preserve Fall Produce
“Putting up,” or preserving, some of fall’s best fruits, veggies,...
Farming More Flood-Resilient Rice in the Valley
For thousands of years and across continents, rice has been...
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Fresh Ways to Beat the Winter Blues
It’s happening again. Sunlight feels like a precious resource as...
How, Where, and Why to Try Cross-Country Skiing
Each winter, folks from across the tri-state area flock to...
Stargazing, Hudson Valley-Style
Hudson Valley days are rich with visual wonders: the mountains...
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What’s So Special About Sparrows
Of the 40 species of sparrows in the United States,...
Why Terrariums Are Hot Again
When Nathaniel Ward published his 1842 book, On the Growth...
The Ins & Outs of Mowing With Goats
Goats were first domesticated around 11,000 years ago from the...
History + Culture
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The Long, Storied History of the Newburgh-Beacon Ferry
Ages before bridges spanned the Hudson, crossing depended on simple...
Exploring Traditional Native Uses of New York Plants
Centuries before pharmacies, Indigenous peoples native to what is now...
How the Erie Canal Changed the Hudson River Forever
Long before bagels or pizza, New York City was famous...
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Surveying the Valley Through a Japanese Folk-Art Lens
Mayuko Fujino resides in a rural area nestled in the...
Taste the Region: Apple-Pear Crumble With Cider Reduction
This recipe celebrates the best of the season with locally-grown...
Block Party Brings Local Eats, Beats, and Smiles to Poughkeepsie’s New Northside Hub
An abandoned factory near the Walkway Over the Hudson has...
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Going Green at Home by 2030
The $370 billion Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022 marked the largest clean-energy investment in U.S. history. Through the IRA,...
Touring the HV by EV
Is this the year electric vehicles hit their tipping point? New York dug into a $750 million EV-infrastructure expansion. States...
Solarpunk Movement Seeds Climate Hope in the Valley
Set above highly urbanized and tech-forward New York City, the Hudson Valley offers nature reserves and varying topography that help...
The Real Deal on Plastic Recycling
In 2019, two days before Halloween, some of America’s leading beverage companies — including the makers of Coca Cola, Pepsi,...
Next-Level Strategies to Reduce Waste
You’ve already brought reusable mugs, purchased locally in bulk and maybe even started composting. Now New York sustainability and travel...
Recording Change One Photo at a Time
Environmental changes can move at a snail’s pace, making them costly to record and hard for the average person —...
How to Compost Smart in the Hudson Valley
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have focused more on feathering our nests — and making them more...
Victory Gardens Return, Challenging Seed Access and Food Justice
Ken Greene said he saw it happen once before, but not like this. A decade ago, the Great Recession inspired...
Green Burial A Growing Option in the HV
Joel Kovel was laid to rest directly in the Hudson Valley ground, his body in a wicker casket pulled on...
Mapping the Hudson Valley’s Urban Ecosystem
Adam Dylan was a professional landscape designer by day, casual backyard gardener by night. Tending his family’s raised beds of...
How N.Y. Has Won From Saying Bye-Bye to Plastic Bags
Americans use more than 100 billion plastic bags a year — and until recently, nearly a fifth of them were...
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