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Issue 79, 2017

Granola, Like Mom Makes

WHEN SARA HIGGINS WAS RAISING three kids in the 1990s, most of the breakfast cereals on the market were loaded with sugar and artificial colors. Unimpressed by the commercial options, she

Organic Farm Thrives in Newburgh

A COLORFUL, HAND-SPRAWLED SIGN tops the gates at the foot of a sloping hill near the center of the City of Newburgh. The perimeter, lined with blooming flowers, encompasses 2.5

An Ode to Waitresses

MUCH WAS GAINED BUT SOMETHING WAS LOST when the language police tried to eliminate gender in occupational references. A fisherman became an angler (nobody liked the term fisherwoman, anyway); stewards and

Cooking With Fire, Hudson Valley Style

IT’S HARD TO PINPOINT exactly when early humans learned how to control fire for cooking food, but many anthropologists say it was about 600,000 years ago. One thing is for

Eating Purple: Boost Your Health

THE VIOLET END OF THE SPECTRUM is the most powerful wavelength of all the visible colors, so scientifically and psychologically it’s not surprising that the color has developed quite a coveted

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week is back this October 28 to November 10!