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- Happy Mothers Day weekend to all Moms #in the #HudsonValley and beyond. You make a difference every day! 1 week ago
- Grand day #in the #HudsonValley: Taconic State Park to #Hudson Children's Book Fest to Val-Kill to #Marist @CIACulinary #106AD #ILMPD 2 weeks ago
- Many thanks to Dad's Copake Diner, a real classic, for hosting great Diner Stop Mobile District Office. Love the #HudsonValley. #106AD 1 month ago
- Today is World Autism Awareness Day.There is no early detection or cure but autism effects 1 in 88 kids.@sharethis ow.ly/jFfac 1 month ago
- Picked up first edition of smart and good looking new quarterly Modern Farmer based #in #Hudson #NY @justfood conference. @modfarm 1 month ago
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Tag Archives: Dutchess County
Bullish on the Hudson Valley. Bullish on New York.
The new year has kicked off in extraordinary fashion, beginning with our district swearing-in — with 200 friends and supporters – as Member of the New York State Assembly representing the new 106th AD. Held at the historic Franklin D. Roosevelt … Continue reading
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Tagged Anderson Center for Autism, Camphill, Columbia County, Copake Iron Works, Culinary Institute of America, Dutchess County, FDR Presidential Library and Museum, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Habitat for Humanity, Hudson River School of Painting, Hudson Valley, New York State Assembly, NY 106th AD, Omega Center for Sustainable Living, State of the State, Taconic State Park, TasteNY, Walkway Over the Hudson, WAMC, Wassaic Project
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Senior Moments
“One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it’s such a nice change from being young.” Will Rogers It has been a privilege and a learning experience to be a member of the New York … Continue reading
A Fresh Look at Farm Fresh
The following column appeared in the October 5-11, 2o11 edition of the Hudson Valley News . Many of us who are blessed to live in the Hudson Valley especially enjoy living here because of the proximity to working farms. We love … Continue reading
Hudson Valley Profile: Growing, graying and more…
The recent release of data from the 2010 Census offers a spotlight with which to focus on who actually lives in our region. While the total census count determines the state by state breakdown of the 435 seats in the … Continue reading
Hug a Farmer — Family Farms Need You
You’ve joined a CSA (and have learned to prepare vegetables you’d never even heard of five years ago). You frequent the weekly Farmer’s Market, not just in your town, but in the surrounding towns. You know the local farms and … Continue reading
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Tagged American Farmland Trust, Buy Local, Chatham Keep Farming, CISA, Columbia County, Dutchess County, farmland protection, Farms, Friends of the Farmer Festival, Glynwood, Hudson Valley, Hudson Valley Tourism, Keep Local Farms, No Farms No Food, NY Ag and Markets, Red Hook Centers and Greenspaces
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Farm Tables: Dining in the Field
The facts about farming speak for themselves: America has been losing more than an acre of farm and ranch land every minute to development.* New York State has lost almost half a million acres of farmland to subdivisions, strip malls … Continue reading
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Tagged American Farmland Trust, Buy Local, Columbia County, Dutchess County, Farm to Table, farmland protection, Farms, Gigi's Market, Great Performances, Green Peas TV, Grieg Farms, Katchkie Farms, National Young Farmers Coalition, NYFC, Outstanding in the Field, Poughkeepsie Farm Project, S.E.E.D.
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Fields of Dreams: Young Farmers Put Down Roots
“For every farmer under 35 in the U.S. today, there are six over 65. To keep farmers markets full of farmers, grow town economies, and continue our rich local food traditions, we must help more young people get started in farming … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazing Real Live Food Co, Awesome Farm, Columbia County, Columbia County Farm to School, Dutchess County, Farms, Hearty Roots Community Farm, Hudson Valley, Hudson Valley Seed Library, National Young Farmers Coalition, Poughkeepsie Farm Project, Red Hook Schools, Ulster County
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Census and Sensibility
This is the first of what surely will be several posts on the 2010 Census and redistricting — a hot button issue if ever there was one right now. Redistricting impacts all our legislative districts, at the county level as … Continue reading
