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She speaks for the Delaware

Giving the river a voice ‘in our human world’

She speaks for the Delaware

27 Sep 2022 | 02:13

Growing up, Maya K. van Rossum spent much of her time playing in a creek that fed into the Delaware River. “Whenever I saw a hurt piece of nature, a critter that was harmed, it was always heart wrenching,” she said. “I always wanted to fix it.”

Now, she uses her law degrees to do just that. Through her...

Stuff anything

Stuff anything

13 Sep 2022 | 02:39

Fall is upon us, so of course all I can think of is gourds. Pumpkin, acorn and butternut squash, not...

From field to soup kitchens, van loads of tomatoes

From field to soup kitchens, van loads of tomatoes

27 Sep 2022 | 12:56

Dear Editor,Two weeks ago we kicked off our tomato harvest making our first deliveries to our friends...

Little Red cleaning up after the herons, then the turkey vultures, were done with a big fish.

Little Red cleaning up after the herons, then the turkey vultures, were done with a big fish. ( EV Mitchell)

Little Red in a tough world

07 Sep 2022 | 01:30

Dear Editor,I’ve been meaning to tell you about Little Red, who is responsible for making the dog toys...

Burdock’s spikey, thistle-like flowers transform into the burs that we find in our sweaters and pup’s fur.

Burdock’s spikey, thistle-like flowers transform into the burs that we find in our sweaters and pup’s fur. ( Heather Houskeeper)

Beneath the burs, a sustaining taproot

01 Sep 2022 | 03:57

The shortening days and cooling temperatures signal to plants that it’s time to store up, direct energy...

Seligmann’s book, <i>The History of Magic and the Occult</i>, originally published in 1948, at the artist’s grave in Sugar Loaf, NY.

Seligmann’s book, The History of Magic and the Occult, originally published in 1948, at the artist’s grave in Sugar Loaf, NY. ( Daniel Mack)

Odd but potent comforts

01 Sep 2022 | 03:30

Where to go in these times of war, pandemics and deep political confusion, for a moment of reflection,...

From the Editor

We’d all but given up on tomatoes – until we stumbled upon a forgotten back swath of our half-wild garden.

We’d all but given up on tomatoes – until we stumbled upon a forgotten back swath of our half-wild garden. ( Becca Tucker)

The wilds of garden three

01 Sep 2022 | 03:29

The kids and I came home from the Adirondacks at summer’s end – where I’d been daydreaming of rows of...

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