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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 many people to find security and pleasure in home gardening — leading to a rush to purchase home gardening equipment...
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 a hand-drawn cart led by a jazz band. His funeral wasn't the usual. But everything about what happened to Kovel's...
Invite a Goat to Your Next Online Meeting
As Kathy Stevens sits in the shade contemplating the Catskill Animal Sanctuary's next move, she loses her train of thought at the sight of a few goats approaching. She beams at each of their bleats. The four young recent rescues...
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 vegetables and native flowers last summer, he'd be digging in the soil, thinking about how some of his friends and...
Creating a New Community Resource in Poughkeepsie
Deepening our roots in the City of Poughkeepsie — and building upon our commitment to be an active partner in revitalizing the city's Northside neighborhoods — an affiliate of The Scenic Hudson Land Trust has acquired two derelict manufacturing plants...
10 Scenic Hudson Parks You Can Get to By Train
Who says you need a car to explore Scenic Hudson parks? A ride on Metro-North's Hudson Line and a short walk will deliver you to these 10 outstanding places where you can admire the Hudson River, connect with nature, go...
Tour Historic Hudson River Towns by App
With social distancing still essential, an app offering a self-guided audio tour of communities along the Hudson River in Rockland and Westchester counties couldn't come along at a better time. Launched on June 24, it allows users — whether driving...
Advice for Black Farmers & Activists
Farmer and food justice advocate Karen Washington — one of the grassroots environmental leaders honored in our People Who Make a Difference poster project — was the special guest at the inaugural event of our Envision Virtual Summer Series. She...
Riding the "Scenic Hudson"
With some luck, when you hop on the Metro North train in New York City, you may be able to take the "Scenic Hudson" to a Scenic Hudson park. That is, if it happens to pull up to the platform...
Farmers Markets in the Time of COVID
The produce on sale at farmers markets, reopening for the season all across the Hudson Valley, remains as fresh as ever. That's great news. But to keep consumers and farmers safe, operators have had to eliminate many features that contribute...