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Seed Saving: How the Valley Has Helped Lead the Nation in Preserving Heirloom Plants

When you hold a seed in your hand, “once upon a time” might not be the first words that pop...

The Apples of Your Ancestors’ Daydreams

Centuries-old apple varieties that were almost pushed out by industrialization have started to get popular again in the Hudson Valley...

Huckleberry Picking, An Old Summer Tradition in the Shawangunks

The poor, acidic, and shallow soil on top of the Shawangunk Ridge was never ideal for farming — but it...

Blooming Now: The Valley’s Own Native Cactus

With all the emphasis on native plants these days, you’d be forgiven for shaking your head when stumbling across a...

Go Spring Ephemeral-Spotting

The Valley may not host showy fields of tulips or bluebonnets. Yet for the hikers, painters, students, explorers, photographers and...

How and Why To Plant Native

Like many, Millbrook resident Liselotte Vince earned her green thumb as a kid years ago, when beauty was the big...

Vertical Gardening at Home

A decade ago, Bryan Meador was an art student in New York City alienated by too much concrete. He felt...