Longtime New Paltz repair coach Joe Holdner. The book offers veteran tips like “Keep your volunteers happy. Good pizza will be a key factor to your success.” ( John Fischer) Patchword radicals When she was a kid, Elizabeth Knight wore a new brown jumper to school and tore it. Her mom, skilled with a needle and thread,... Griterati 11 Dec 2020 | 03:45
The Tao of growing your own When did you get interested in growing food? Did you garden as a kid? It’s pretty funny, I’m from Brooklyn, and never touched... Studs 08 Dec 2020 | 11:26
The last of its kind, my flip phone may no longer work on January 1. In the can-do spirit of the fix-it culture, my kids made me this case to keep it running for as long as possible. ( Becca Tucker) Vive la résistance Maybe, by the time you read this, my phone will still work – in its endearingly half-assed way. Maybe the matrix upgrade... From the Editor 24 Nov 2020 | 01:10
Nico Klimek, who’s from Sparta, NJ and lives in Warwick, NY, showering with a bar of NOAP. The company is using locals and friends as models. ( @kristen_noelle) The shower disruptor By the time I arrive mid-morning at Kate Assaraf’s lakefront house in Sparta, NJ, she has already run seven-and-a-half miles... Griterati 02 Sep 2020 | 03:20
Integrity over shelf life Let’s start at the beginning. Were you born a foodie? I’ve always been interested in food. One of my favorite activities... Studs 31 Aug 2020 | 04:49
A buck wandered into our yard, changing the self-sufficiency equation on our homestead. ( Becca Tucker) Game changer “I want to see what Daddy’s doing with the buck!” I’d heard something in the back – some cracklings, while I was out front... From the Editor 03 Oct 2019 | 02:34
Akiva and Cyrus, one of his three sons. ( Megan Cosgrove) Nuts 4 nuts The author of Trees of Power and founder of Twisted Tree Farm, a 20-acre tree nursery, doesn’t want to simply wreck the world... Home 01 Oct 2019 | 04:54
A couple doubles down on solar and all appliances electric ( Becca Tucker) Wattage as activism Mary Endico and her husband Bob Fugett were at a juncture in their lives. Endico, 65, is a watercolor artist whose gallery... Griterati 25 Sep 2019 | 04:04
Vela-Hayes made four solar ovens out of pizza boxes and tin foil. She'll use these with her cooking class to make grilled cheeses -- she hopes. ( Becca Tucker) Greening your workplace As an enthusiastic member of her high school environmental science club, Teresa Vela-Hayes piled her family’s newspapers... Habitat 26 Aug 2019 | 01:47
"On my regular morning walk to Cascade Lake a few years ago, I came upon a timber rattlesnake." ( Chris Wyman) Rattled: Untangling a lifelong dread of snakes O you who goes on his belly, your strength belongs to your mountain. But watch me as I go off with your strength in my hand!—Egyptian... Stories 08 Aug 2019 | 03:27
A new kind of salon tackles the beauty industry’s garbage problem ( ) The leave no trace haircut It was the exposed brick that sold Ashley Lenahan, 32, on this former real estate office in historic Chester. She’d imagined... Features 07 Aug 2019 | 06:06
Call it a walkumentary The first inkling Kelly Broelmann had that something was off was in 2009, when she lost vision in her left eye. The neurologist... Arts 07 Aug 2019 | 05:30
2019 Green Schools 41% said they either had or anticipated putting in a rain garden or rain barrels.... Stories 07 Aug 2019 | 12:51
