Zach Fisher in Cornwall. ( Becca Tucker) The deprogrammer I brought you cherry tomatoes, because sometimes wilderness folks are so busy they don’t actually get around to gardening.... Studs 25 Aug 2021 | 04:06
Juno, my middle child, has an uncompromising streak that reminds me of tennis superstar Naomi Osaka, who walked away from the circuit to focus on self-care. ( Becca Tucker) The badass art of protecting your energy What is it about the term “self-care” that activates my inner 13-year-old? Why can I not keep from rolling my eyes the tiniest... From the Editor 01 Jul 2021 | 07:55
Sarah Hambrick with a flat of marigolds growing in a greenhouse in Chester. ( Becca Tucker) ‘Bride’s best friend’ grows local roots Sarah Hambrick was 19, bouncing from major to major at Dutchess Community College, the winter she took a seasonal job at... Features 23 Jun 2021 | 03:13
“The jumps here aren’t as big as they were in Colorado,” said Shortway, 30. “I’m definitely hitting everything Creek has.” Yoga-teaching ski bum heeds a higher calling Navigating his fledgling studio, Ah-ha Yoga, through a pandemic, Shortway has plenty of reason to be stressed. But for once,... Studs 09 Apr 2021 | 01:25
Tara Whitsitt displays a selection of her homemade ferments. ( Becca Tucker) ‘Johnny Appleseed of pickling’ parks her bus Buy a bus, retrofit it, and travel around the country teaching fermentation. Check. Write a book about it, check. Trek to... Habitat 08 Apr 2021 | 11:44
Martha Echevarria, 64, after a Sunday walk at Veterans Memorial Park in Warwick. She has lost 30 pounds since her doctor gave her an ultimatum. She had lost weight before, but it had always returned. This time, with her life on the line, it feels different. ( Becca Tucker) A heavy toll Martha Echevarria, of Greenwood Lake, NY, had always been on the chubby side. “But in the last 10 years, I guess when I start... Features 16 Mar 2021 | 03:31
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
