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Discovering Solar’s Shading Potential on Valley Farms
Under a bright midmorning early-fall sun, Jared Buono points to...
Why to Try Advanced Composting With Bokashi Buckets
Composting is an eco-friendly way to return banana peels, veggie...
Good News for New York Frogs, EVs, and Big Trees
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by all the negative news...
Land + Air + Water
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#MadeByNature
#RestoreTheRiver
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...
Why Corn Mazes Became Spooky-Season Classics
When Hurds Family Farm in Ulster County’s Modena built its...
Outdoors
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Stargazing, Hudson Valley-Style
Hudson Valley days are rich with visual wonders: the mountains...
Where to Fly Fish in the Sport’s U.S. Birthplace
I’ll never forget the day I found my father’s fly...
Late-Summer Break: Spend 60 Seconds in Nature
A bloom-sprinkled meadow. A single bee. Bliss. It’s late summer...
Plants + Animals
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The Ins & Outs of Mowing With Goats
Goats were first domesticated around 11,000 years ago from the...
Meet a Local Orchid: Eastern Lady’s Slipper
In a world of asters — sunflower, chicory, goldenrod, dandelion,...
The Dogs Who Day-Hike the Hudson Valley
Dogs are the only species in the animal kingdom that...
History + Culture
#IndigenousPresence
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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...
How Juan Jacinto Jova Innovated for Better Valley Bricks
Brickmaking along the Hudson River dates back to the early...
Community
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Block Party Brings Local Eats, Beats, and Smiles to Poughkeepsie’s New Northside Hub
An abandoned factory near the Walkway Over the Hudson has...
Why Dyeing With Plants is a Blooming Valley Trend
I plucked petals off purple chrysanthemums and pale blue hydrangeas,...
Taste the Region: Green Pumpkin-Seed Mole With Grilled Veggies
You might know mole as a dark brown chile-based chocolate...
#SolarNow
Discovering Solar’s Shading Potential on Valley Farms
Under a bright midmorning early-fall sun, Jared Buono points to a stand of apple trees beneath a flowing mesh shade...
Floatovoltaics Makes Waves Approaching the Valley
About 10 miles north of Albany, the small city of Cohoes sits at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk...
How the SITED Act Makes N.Y. a National Leader in Climate Solutions
The passage in 2019 of New York’s landmark Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act established some of the nation’s most...
How Solar Works in the Hudson Valley’s Different Weather Conditions
California’s Death Valley may seem like the best place on Earth for solar arrays — the sun beats down daily....
Solar Meets Sheep (and Bees, and More)
The second word in “solar farm” can sound like a misnomer. Often solar panels sit on former agricultural land, but...
At the Historic Bronson House, a Surprising Solar Success
Tucked in a corner of a medium-security state prison site is a little-known, rarely seen 19th-century mansion that has fascinated...
Solar Plex
One of the biggest drawbacks to embracing solar energy in valley communities: Many residents find the panels unattractive. But they...
Solar Buzz
Underhill solar farm in Poughkeepsie, which went on line in 2019, was one of New York’s first solar arrays developed...
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