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
Sharlin Barragan Lara, 17, at the Alamo Farmworkers Community Center in Goshen, NY. ( Becca Tucker) Black dirt’s newest crop: teen health advocates Celine Arizpe Benitez and Sharlin Barragan Lara, honors students whose Mexico-born parents have worked as farmhands, are... Studs 02 Jan 2025 | 11:07
Cindy Allyn in her brand-new refill store, the Sustainafillery, in Florida, NY. ( Becca Tucker) The ingredient sleuth After itchy, oozing skin on her hands threatened this single mom’s livelihood as a medical massage therapist, she made it... Studs 02 Apr 2024 | 02:12
The pioneer of the outdoor classroom At 83, Jack Padalino is still leading caravans to search for eagles’ nests. The president emeritus of the Pocono Environmental... Studs 07 Dec 2023 | 11:39
A natural teacher: Deb Smorto’s Montessori school is ‘just who I am’ At Fields of Green Montessori, kids mingle and learn alongside a menagerie of classroom pets: a white spotted bunny named... Studs 26 Sep 2023 | 12:11
Eternal vigilance After five decades cleaning up the Hudson as environmental action director of the Clearwater, Manna Jo Green, 78, is taking... Studs 21 Jun 2023 | 10:10
Kim Williams in Shanti Life. ( Molly Colgan) The wandering hemp hippie She’s lived in Dubai, Manhattan, London, Scotland, Sri Lanka and Vietnam; worked as a yoga teacher, beauty therapist, Reiki... Home 03 Apr 2023 | 11:38
A cuppa mindfulness Aussies Liam Hutchison and his wife, Tegan, always wanted to be more mindful about where their products were coming from.... Studs 12 Dec 2022 | 05:31
She speaks for the Delaware Growing up, Maya K. van Rossum spent much of her time playing in a creek that fed into the Delaware River. “Whenever I saw... Studs 27 Sep 2022 | 02:13
Mushroom guru sets his sights higher He was a thrash metal drummer, then a Whole Foods nutritionist, then a self-made YouTube foraging sensation. Now Adam Haritan... Studs 28 Mar 2022 | 01:55
Stripping the rust Amy Lewis Sweetman’s childhood home in Cornwall, sandwiched by Schunnemunk Mountain and Black Rock Forest, had views of Storm... Studs 09 Feb 2022 | 01:45
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
“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
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
Integrity over shelf life Interview by Becca Tucker Let’s start at the beginning. Were you born a foodie? I’ve always been interested in food. One of... Studs 29 Sep 2020 | 11:06
