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N.Y. Fights Invasives, Beacon Adds Trees, Reforestation Helps Cool the East
Fighting against climate change is critical to our survival, and...
Learning Not to Toss That School Lunch
Working in a school, I witness food waste daily. Students...
Valley Moves Toward Banning Blowers and “Leaving the Leaves”
When Michael Hall co-founded the Quiet Clean Alliance, a national...
Land + Air + Water
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The Valley Women Taking Over Their Family Farms
Amy Hepworth grew up on a Milton fruit farm that...
The Soil-Supplementing, Climate-Boosting Potential of Biochar
A soil amendment created from organic waste materials such as...
Overnight Stays Add Fun — and Financial Stability — to Valley Farms
The allure of waking up to a rooster’s crow and...
Outdoors
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Where to Launch the New Year Outdoors
A new year offers an opportunity for renewal, of grounding...
Mental Health Break: Spend 60 Seconds in Nature
Yes, there’s a World Mental Health Day, and it falls...
What Sleeping in a Lighthouse Is Really Like
I’ve been obsessed with lighthouses since I was a kid....
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Raccoons, the Lovable Local-to-Everywhere Rogues
They’re right in our midst, and simultaneously appreciated (for their...
#FlightWatch: Do You Know the Mockingbird?
Mockingbirds are a fixture in popular American culture. They provided...
Inside N.Y.’s First-in-the-Nation Neonic Pesticide Nix
Since the 1940s, farmers and landscapers alike have used synthetic...
History + Culture
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How the Century-Old Bear Mountain Bridge Changed the Valley Forever
The opening of Bear Mountain State Park in 1913 flung...
Not a Castle, Never a Mansion: Bannerman Island’s Surprising Past
Among the natural wonders of the Hudson Highlands is a...
Savor the History of Las Villas, the Latin Catskills
Growing up around his parents’ business, Ishmael Martinez, Jr., would...
Community
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How Textile Sculptor Hanna Washburn Keeps Things Sustainable
The environment has always been a part of Hanna Washburn’s practice....
The Best Nature-Focused Novels and Nonfiction Books
Times can feel a bit dark these days, like they’re...
The Top 10 Viewfinder Stories of 2024
Another year, another 50-plus stories that helped readers appreciate the...
#HVFarms
The Valley Women Taking Over Their Family Farms
Amy Hepworth grew up on a Milton fruit farm that had been in her family since 1818. She and her...
The Soil-Supplementing, Climate-Boosting Potential of Biochar
A soil amendment created from organic waste materials such as dead trees and manure could help some farmers increase their...
Overnight Stays Add Fun — and Financial Stability — to Valley Farms
The allure of waking up to a rooster’s crow and tending crops in a sun-drenched field has drawn American urbanites...
The Modern Comeback of Ancient Buckwheat
In 2023, Travel + Leisure named Ulster County’s Phoenicia Diner as one of the best places in the entire country...
How Valley Vintners Are Facing Climate Change
Hiring helicopters to fly overhead all night to circulate air and prevent frost on vines. That’s just one of the...
Forest Farming Takes Root in Valley Woodlands
When you think about preserving farmland, sun-splashed fields filled with thriving crops might pop to mind. But a thick woodland?...
What Valley Farmers Have Been Up to Off-Season
The Hudson Valley takes on a different beauty in every season. This little pocket of New York enchants both locals...
Supporting Local Ag’s ‘Bloom Boom’
When the husband-and-wife team of Jenny Elliott and Luke Franco started their farm in 2011, the organic food movement was...
N.Y. Farmers Explore Silvopasturing As Climate Solution
Some Northeastern farmers have begun carefully shifting back to an age-old land management technique. It’s one that relies on a...
Eating Farm-to-Table All Winter Long
One of the true joys of living in the Hudson Valley is ample access to local farms, especially during growing...
Farm Food Directory
To support farmers, we’ve created a list of farms where you can purchase fresh vegetables and other produce. Most of...
Valley Hemp Farming: High Potential, With Some Pitfalls
When Congress moved to legalize industrial hemp farming late in 2018, there were cheers all around. Sen. Mitch McConnell, then...
10 Facts About the Dutchess County Fair
COVID put the kibosh on the Dutchess County Fair (and so much else) last year, so it's great to have...
Healthy Soil-Focused Farming Poised for Big Step in New York State
On a spring evening in 1944, 150 farmers from across Dutchess County gathered in Millbrook to learn about a newfangled...
The Valley’s Asian Heritage-Farm Connection
Amos Kim’s family jokes that he has a “heavy hand” when it comes to working the family farm. They purchased...
New National Farm-Buying App Launches from the Hudson Valley
Choy Division is a one-woman operation. The Orange County farm was founded and continues to be run by Christina Chan,...
Grow Black Hudson Cultivates Gardeners of Color
Amid the brick and brownstone homes of Hudson, Nkoula Badila is teaching fellow residents within the city’s communities of color...
Advice for Black Farmers & Activists
Farmer and food justice advocate Karen Washington — one of the grassroots environmental leaders honored in our People Who Make...
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