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 concept that had been created by the New York State Legislature. The farmers listened as state representatives explained how soil...
What the Blazes? Remembering the Great Ramapo Trail War
Normally, people who build hiking trails are a fun, collegial bunch — nature lovers united to blaze a path so others can share their enthusiasm for the outdoors. But in the 1920s and ’30s, the competition to create new trails...
Exploring Green Careers: SERENA PADILLA, Garden Educator
The statistics are impressive: by 2030, more than 24 million new jobs could be created globally by shifting to a greener economy, according to the International Labour Organization. But what actually are those jobs, and what do they take? La Voz...Explorando Carreras Ecológicas: SERENA PADILLA, Garden Educator
Las estadísticas son impresionantes: para el año 2030, más de 24 millones de trabajos pueden ser creado globalmente por la economía verde, según La Organización Internacional de Labor. ¿Qué son algunos tipos de estos trabajos y que hacen estas personas?...
Six Ways the LGBTQ Community Has Made History From the Hudson Valley
In the decades since New York City’s Stonewall Riots brought greater visibility to the U.S. movement for gay rights in 1969, the Hudson Valley’s LGBTQ community has often been at the forefront. Inspiring leaders, activists, and creatives here have opened...
Who Built Those Stone Walls in the Middle of the Woods?
Walk through many forests in the mid- and lower Hudson Valley — including those at Scenic Hudson’s Shaupeneak Ridge, Esopus Meadows and Black Creek preserves — and you’ll notice many kinds of stone walls snaking through the trees. Who erected...
Explorando Carreras Ecológicas: ZEKE FLEMING, Solar Construction Manager
Las estadísticas son impresionantes: para el año 2030, más de 24 millones de trabajos pueden ser creado globalmente por la economía verde, según La Organización Internacional de Labor. ¿Qué son algunos tipos de estos trabajos y que hacen estas personas?...Exploring Green Careers: ZEKE FLEMING, Solar Construction Manager
The statistics are impressive: by 2030, more than 24 million new jobs could be created globally by shifting to a greener economy, according to the International Labour Organization. But what actually are those jobs, and what do they take? La...