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 The kids and I came home from the Adirondacks at summer’s end – where I’d been daydreaming of rows of juicy Goldie tomatoes... From the Editor 01 Sep 2022 | 03:29
Shoplifting in the era of heavy surveillance Sometimes it’s a frazzled mom with kids in tow who’s fed up with a self-checkout machine that just won’t scan the sliced... Home 19 Jul 2022 | 12:03
The nouveau black dirt Springtime on a farm always feels like a race. Here, it’s a full-on sprint. The moment Alix Daguin materialized in the barn... Features 28 Jun 2022 | 02:23
One of the black racers we have acquired as a neighbor. ( Becca Tucker) Getting to know the neighbors Some people fear spiders, others, heights. My thing is snakes. Snakes of all sizes make me gasp and tap dance, but to state... From the Editor 28 Jun 2022 | 10:42
Harrison working his bees barehanded. He gets stung so often that by the end of the season, he hardly reacts anymore. ( Becca Tucker) The EpiPen kid Eleven-year-old Patrick Harrison was the EpiPen kid. After a bee sting at Cub Scout camp blew him up like “the Michelin man,”... Features 09 Feb 2022 | 12:03
A heritage turkey at Banbury Cross Farm in Goshen, N.Y., which is not raising the price of its birds this year despite quadrupled shipping costs for feed. (Photo by Becca Tucker) Stressed supply chains make for priciest Thanksgiving meal ever This year’s Thanksgiving feast is on pace to be the costliest ever, starting with record-breaking price tags for turkeys.... Home 05 Nov 2021 | 12:51
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
