Fifty-three years ago on April 22, 1970, environmental activists created Earth Day in response to the 1969 Santa Barbara oil well blow-out that spewed 3,000,000 gallons of oil off the California coast. An ecosystem of "amazing richness, amazing biodiversity, amazing biological … [Read more...] about Earth Day 2023: Staying Hopeful Despite The Steep Challenges
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Singing Praise In Winter For The Mighty Cabbage Easily Transformed Into Sauerkraut With Its Many Health Benefits
The second of three 30 pound boxes of veggies from Roxbury Farm in Kinderhook (Columbia County), New York, included in a winter farm share, is due for delivery during the first week of the new year 2023. The first 30 pound box, received during the first week of December 2022, … [Read more...] about Singing Praise In Winter For The Mighty Cabbage Easily Transformed Into Sauerkraut With Its Many Health Benefits
Happy Thanksgiving & Still Opting For Turkey After All These Years
The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts is an easy drive of 40 miles from home in Albany, New York, and at Thanksgiving time, like many other Americans, Norman Rockwell's "Thanksgiving Picture" comes into mind. Rockwell painted the four essential human rights … [Read more...] about Happy Thanksgiving & Still Opting For Turkey After All These Years
Big & Global Is Better? Especially NOT When It’s Bread & Baked Goods
The Albany Institute of History & Art (Institute), founded in 1791 in Albany, New York and one of the oldest museums in the United States, has remained a major cultural resource for the Capital Region of upstate New York to date. Earlier this spring, its exhibition of Len … [Read more...] about Big & Global Is Better? Especially NOT When It’s Bread & Baked Goods