A volunteer at the Corbin Hill farmstand. Taking up space Harlem circa 1926. The literary, artistic, social and cultural awakening known as the Harlem Renaissance burns bright. A... Cultivator 26 Mar 2026 | 03:10
Sarah Elisabeth, an apothecary, edible landscaper and teacher ( Rachel Ettling) Rx: Calendula and wormwood “It’s pronounced ‘Es-oh-pus’ after the band of First Nations Lenape people who originally inhabited the area,” said Sarah... Cultivator 05 Dec 2025 | 02:25
A red volva amanita sighting during our first foray, the day of the mushroom festival in Genekha. ( Aysha Venjara) A mushroom hunter’s Shangri-La Last week, my neighbor Dan texted to say he’d found “a ton” of chicken of the woods during a hike on nearby Sugar Loaf Mountain.... Cultivator 08 Sep 2025 | 12:47
Farmworkers from Mexico working the black dirt onion fields. ( Jose Lima) ‘Our staff is scared to come to work’ “What we’re trying to do is find a way to come up with a system of communication. We have three different sites. The minute... Cultivator 30 Jun 2025 | 02:19
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
Matias holds culantro, a culinary and medicinal herb used in Puerto Rican cooking. ( JOSH BALDO / American Farmland Trust) Abuela’s way Sea Matias’ late abuela, Maria, used to make a mean habichuela roja. “And the way that she would prepare them, you could... Cultivator 02 Jan 2025 | 01:08
Farmer Madalyn Warren with a Napa cabbage, the classic kimchi ingredient. Taking mom’s kimchi mainstream Madalyn Warren takes great inspiration from her two cows, Isadora, a Guernsey, and Blink, a Jersey. “They’re my good buds,”... Cultivator 03 Sep 2024 | 02:46
Nadia Adewale harvesting greens at Liberation Farm. A growing Black vegan movement plants its flag I’ve been running the beet race. Or rather it’s been running me — the race to get spring transplants into the ground always... Cultivator 24 Jun 2024 | 02:28
Isa discusses amaranth with her students, including harvesting, drying, and processing. ( Rasheed Williams ) A parcel of patience The honeybee mural adorning the Narrowsburg post office immediately endeared me to the sleepy upstate enclave. A stop for... Cultivator 20 Feb 2024 | 11:46
Amara holding up a bunch of huacatay ( Saka Gupta ) Amaranth, huacatay: a farm with sabor Amara Ullauri has a very clear memory of coming to the United States from Ecuador at the age of five. “It was August 1996,”... Cultivator 27 Dec 2023 | 02:17
A sunflower mecca “Chasing mother nature” is my travel MO. Trying to catch her (increasingly) fleeting moments of wonder in all their glory.... Cultivator 09 Jun 2023 | 04:10
Christine Hutchinson with an OurCore student discussing plant care in the garden. ( Photo by Susan Cardona) Move over ComiCon, here comes AgriCon Eggs are having a moment. “You paid what for a dozen?” But for Christine Hutchinson of Newburgh, NY, a veteran teacher and... Cultivator 13 Apr 2023 | 11:14
Rev. Dele, at home in Middletown, NY, speaks about the land her group, the Indigenous Mothers Community Land Trust, is trying to raise funds to purchase. ( Aysha Venjara) Not just land access, but sovereignty Reverend Dele (del-ee) was in need of sweetener. Anticipating my visit that morning, she realized the time honored tradition... Cultivator 09 Jan 2023 | 01:52
Principal Ferzeen Shamsi in the courtyard garden at Claremont Elementary, Ossining NY. ( Aysha Venjara) Wresting a school courtyard back from the weeds Principal Ferzeen Shamsi of Claremont Elementary School in Ossining, NY, invites me into her sunny office. Admittedly, the... Cultivator 03 Oct 2022 | 03:57
Porch priestess Drumming. Joyous voices. The rhythm of dancing feet. Early last year, Hudson native Nkoula (pronounced Koola) Badila was... Cultivator 28 Jun 2022 | 11:20
