If you keep 50 or fewer birds, we’d love to hear from you. ( ROBERT G BREESE) You probably do it for love, not money. But in the age of Eggflation we figured it was time to dig into the cold hard numbers behind the pastoral ideal of the backyard flock. If you keep 50 birds or fewer, we want to hear from you! Calling all backyard chicken keepers: survey 28 Apr 2025 | 10:44 Home
Home Juno, 9, and Niko headed down to the stream. ( Becca Tucker) It all happens on the blue trail 06 Mar 2025 | 11:55 The blue trail started out as a footpath down to the stream about a quarter-mile from our house. It’s...
News & Views Rachel Raimist, Fred Isseks, Frank Biasi, and Jeff DuTemple appear in Middletown by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine. ( Photo by Sandra Phipps) Toxic landfills resurfaced in Middletown still haunt community 12 Mar 2025 | 10:58 In the documentary Middletown, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to international acclaim,...
Yonder In honor of Buddy 06 Mar 2025 | 11:36 At first light when I stirred, my stomach dropped. For the past month and a half, I’ve gotten used to...
News & Views Amy Sweetman with her small bluebirds last summer at Transformation Trails, the park in progress at the former Mid-Orange Correctional Facility. She’s looking for a new site to host the large-scale bluebird sculpture she envisions. ( Becca Tucker) Bluebird changes trajectory 07 Mar 2025 | 01:49 Sculptor Amy Sweetman, of Warwick, NY, is looking for a public space in Orange County to host a large-scale...
dirt jr. The world in a jar 05 Mar 2025 | 01:28 We have developed terrarium fever. I warn you, it could be contagious. This affliction began over the...
Features Lauren Maresca with a solar-powered generator that can be used to charge phones and small devices – but not a hot plate (she tried it). ( Becca Tucker) Prepping goes mainstream 24 Mar 2025 | 12:26 Prepping is having a moment in the wake of the [insert disaster of your choice]. But for some people...
One of the new brood that arrived at the Chester Post Office in December. ( Photo by Aysha Venjara) ‘Why not best?’ Every time a new batch of baby chicks arrives, it’s like watching a seed germinate. A cardboard package of life’s promise... Cultivator 04 Mar 2025 | 09:25
Zen and the art of felting a sunflower When Jenny Torino and her husband moved from Rhode Island to Warwick, NY in 2017, they left behind a thriving art community.... eARTh 03 Mar 2025 | 10:15
When you make it yourself, nut milk is better for the planet and your wallet. ( Christine Anisko) Ditch the cartons Nut milk is rich, creamy, and endlessly versatile. When you make it yourself, it’s better for the planet and your wallet.... Homemade 07 Mar 2025 | 02:08
Xu with the goats at the 100-acre Cross Island Farm on Wellesley Island, NY. ( Anna Xu) Taking a breather from the Age of AI I grew up in Columbia, Missouri, a small city resting in the center of the United States — quite literally, as I lived an... Griterati 19 Mar 2025 | 01:55
Mack with a group from Strawtown Nature Arts at Plum Point in New Windsor, NY. ( Joanna Dickey) Kinship in an ‘us or them’ world For those of us tipped towards the natural world, this is a challenging time. How do we make sense? What do we do? For years,... Thin Places 03 Mar 2025 | 09:35
The ridgetop known as Jensen’s Ledges is crowned by a series of sculptures created by stacking bluestone slabs. ( Pamela Chergotis) Upriver energy Along the Upper Delaware River, way upriver, is a teensy place called Lordville, where you’ll find a trail to the top of... Day Tripper 18 Mar 2025 | 11:30
As a young man, Wolckenhauer answered a job listing for a ‘sports-minded’ applicant. So began a long career in footwear. ( Becca Tucker) The last shoe store standing Sneakers to Boots is a landmark around these parts, demarcating the serpentine stretch of road between New York and New Jersey.... Studs 24 Mar 2025 | 11:03
Evergreen Bury me beneath a tree.Lay me down on a deep bedwith earth as my comforter. I will snuggle in the downy myceliumweaving its... Poetry 14 Feb 2025 | 02:12