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The Way Out Here
I like plants that you can rely on. Garlic was one of my first true loves in gardening because of its regularity. You plant it in fall; it sprouts in spring; you top it in May or June and pull it and …
Ramblings of a Catskill Flyfisher
I received my first bamboo fly rod during the winter of 1959. It was an Orvis 99—that is to say, an Orvis Battenkill with one tip. The rod was 7.5 feet long and rated for a 6-weight fly line. …
A BEVY OF COLUMNS
Mixed Greens

We’ve all heard the casual, often repeated arguments against climate action: “It will destroy the economy” or “It’s too late” or “You can’t change …

River Muse
The Rising of the Hellebores

It’s hard to be a pagan in this culture, where holidays like Easter lift our spirits and the economy at once. Jewish friends have their religious traditions, respected by most Christians. Even …

Peace and Justice Files
Contagion

There are some really nasty bugs going around these days. Viruses, bacteria, parasites…  Some of them are even more powerful than you think.  For example, take Toxoplasma …

Root Cellar
From the Relationship Center
Cultivating self-love

Self-love is a fundamental concept of which most people are aware. It is the foundation of good mental and emotional health, and it enables individuals to live a happy, fulfilled life. However, …

Jude's Culinary Journey
Before moving full-time to Callicoon, my sister Janet and I drove back and forth from Manhattan each weekend to spend Friday night through Sunday afternoon at our little country house.  …
Mixed Greens
It’s official: I have now lived in Sullivan County longer than I have lived anywhere else.  Celebrating this happy milestone, I remember how forlorn but full of promise our derelict …
The Way Out Here
Spring has felt like a strange indecision between warm and cold weather this year. It started with an early maple-production window and quickly followed up with a bitter season after the abnormal …