Away from it all: Fixing up a home in the beautiful, rural Catskills
Years ago my husband Donald and I drove over Peekamoose Mountain through the winding streamside valley of Sundown, home of
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Help the bee population by cultivating more pollinator-friendly plants
The simplest approach is to let part of your lawn grow out. The full-grown grasses will soon be mixed with wildflowers of all kinds.
The many virtues of community-based gardening
By trying to eliminate money from the equation, age-old customs of barter, trade and share are brought back to the table, practices that had been mostly forgotten in the glaring haze of rampant consumerism.
The musings of an empty nester
My connection to my children is ongoing and strong. But that golden time in my life is over…
Moving to the Hudson Valley from Brooklyn? Here’s what you must know
Warning: trees may begin speaking to you. It happened to me after six years here. Nowadays, a tree in my back yard offers me advice almost daily. I asked her if she wished to speak for this article, and she said (to all of you), “Do everything slowfully.”
Sometimes you need a small town to find yourself
Like many moved to the region from New York City, I was drawn here by dreams of an idyllic rural lifestyle. Mind you, this was before the Internet.
Hudson Woods’ Drew Lang works to integrate architecture and nature in Kerhonkson
Hudson Woods is a development of architect-designed homes that’s attracting the kind of buyer who despises developments. Located a few
On painting houses
According to Ed Breslin, completing the job provides an exhilarating feeling In the case of actually having to paint
Joining a CSA
Eve Fox explains the ins and outs of a flexible model for getting local produce If you’ve ever considered
Our gardening secrets
Lisa Carroll learns about tomatoes and strawberries I remember as a young girl holding my dad’s hand. It was