With October’s chill mornings and cool evenings, now’s an ideal time to get out and pick the last of fall’s bounty. Apples and fresh garden goods cheer up any day, especially if there’s someone handy in the kichen.

Recently the Rockland Farm Alliance held its first countywide farm fest, with walking tours of Rockland County’s unique working farms. Continue Reading

Route 17 slices through the center of Sloatsburg, making it difficult to generate that leisurely village vibe. Sometimes the main street is empty and the central village all quiet. But most times the frenetic traffic speeds through, racing from light to light. Continue Reading

Go ahead, it’s already September and you need to head over to the Tuxedo Farmers’ Market this Saturday. There’s fresh produce and baked goods for Labor Day dinner, and a generally fun experience waiting. With the market season heading into the autumn homestretch, the Farmers’ Market is drawing people from throughout Orange and Rockland Counties who want to shop for locally made products. Continue Reading

With cigarette in hand and distinctive Fu Manchu moustache and matching faint widows, Paul Paulson comes across as a throwback to another time. His orange Pontiac GT, lovingly restored to 1970s fighting trim, clinches the deal. Paulson is a sort of custom classic car cowboy who likes to fix things. Continue Reading

For many locals, it’s one of the last spots passed on the way out of the Sloatsburg. With season-changing rows of tabled green herbs and garden goods, it’s also a welcome site upon returning to the village. Auntie El’s Farm Market stands as a friendly roadside attraction just outside Sloatsburg on Rt. 17. Open early, and seven days a week, people can make a last-minute garden supply run or get that key cup of morning coffee with muffin. Auntie El’s seems to have just about everything. Continue Reading

Tucked away at the very end of Torne Valley Road, there’s a lot more than recycling going on at the low-slung Rockland County Solid Waste Mangement Authority buildings. Surrounded by geometrical shaped bio-solids composting near the hilltop plant, the center is the site where all county paper and plastic comes to be separated and processed in huge hanger-like warehouses. But those activities are only part of the authority’s activities. This Sunday, May 6, come rain or shine, the RCSWA team welcomes area residents to discover more about their efforts during the 3rd Annual Environmental Day: Living Green in Rockland Continue Reading

The mornings are dark now but the days are stretching longer. More light. Spring has sprung early this year, with temperatures going all wobbly. This coming week will see them range from the 70s down to the 40s and 50s. But then who cares Continue Reading

Ramapo Mountain watershed issues and the story of the Ramapough-Lenape people are old familiars for many in these parts. But they hold interest and reflect a wider concern with governmental and industrial practices currently at work. Say fracking and safe drinking water. Continue Reading