In a topsy-turvy life, even bland routine can feel like an anchor
Opinion
Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the author/producer’s interpretation of facts and data.
Posted inLetters to Editor
Letter: In Support of Lauren’s Law
To the Editor: Recently, I was with my grandsons shopping for baseball mitts. While shopping, I spotted a man wearing an interesting shirt, and though I do not remember the exact phrasing, it was along the lines of, “Organ donations saved my daughter’s life.” I approached the man and he shared the inspiring story of […]
Posted inGardening
Roots and Shoots: Birth Control For Deer
Decreased deer population on Fire Island by 50 percent over a five-year span
Posted inFood
Small, Good Things: A Concentrated Effort to Remain Cool
What I want is a tall, cold, easy-to-make drink…
Posted inFood
Mouths to Feed: Wanting What You Can’t Have
I have been thinking about cravings lately, and become fixated on anchovies
Posted inGardening
Roots and Shoots: Living in Peace With Mushrooms and Pests
Consider the options before reaching for the pesticides
Posted inFood
Mouths to Feed: What’s in a Word?
Making good choices with food remains profoundly confusing
Posted inFood
Mouths to Feed: Death Defiance
Making use of the raw yolk of an egg laid by one of the farm’s many hens
Posted inGardening
Roots and Shoots: When It’s OK to Kill a Plant
Sending a healthy plant to the compost pile feels like murder
Posted inFood
Mouths to Feed: Kale Salad, Kale Salad, Kale Salad! (So There)
Does loving this leafy vegetable make me a loser?
Posted inFood
Mouths to Feed: Strawberry Blind
The woodland variety, a relative of the wild one, is not poisonous, just flavorless
Posted inGardening
Roots and Shoots: A Morning in the Japanese Maple Forest
Bob Harvey ordered his first seedlings almost 20 years ago
Posted inLetters to Editor
Letter: We Support Wind Turbine
Need to wean Philipstown homeowners away from fossil fuels
Posted inPhilipstown News
First-Year Anniversary Note
Publisher expresses gratitude to writers, readers and advertisers
Posted inFood
Mouths to Feed: The 3,000-Mile Guilt Trip
Coming to the defense of mail-ordered California apricots
Posted inGardening
Roots and Shoots: What to Do in the Garden Now
Philipstown has exploded with green things
Posted inFood
Mouths to Feed: A Few of My Fava Things
The discovery of fava beans at Vera’s was great news, sort of
Posted inLetters to Editor
Letter: Legislature’s Opacity Upsets Petition Presenter
Writer: Legislature needs transparency
Posted inGardening
Roots and Shoots: Confessions of a Plant Addict
More things to plant than there is time in a weekend
Posted inLetters to Editor
Letter: Large birds could be endangered by wind turbines
Letter sent to chairman of Philipstown Zoning Board of Appeals
