The snow is still falling on the ridge behind my house when I set out, the soft, thick snow that holds onto branches and transforms the woods.
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What can we imagine for 2023? … Looking ahead, I’m hoping for a rise in returning energy. 2022 has held quiet moments of intense beauty.
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I’m southeast of the Berkshires this week with my family for the holidays — we’re taking a walk to the pond to look for the beaver lodges or sitting by the fireplace …
Read articleRare local flavors converge at Moon in the Pond Farm
Dominic Palumbo raises Highland cattle, Jersey geese and Dorset sheep, as he grows vegetables and forages for local flavors.
Read articleStarseed sanctuary in Savoy sows light
Satyana Ananda knows that sometimes after destruction, light returns. Sometimes a terrible thing can end in a miracle. Transformation is part of her mission as director of the Starseed Sanctuary.
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Windy Hill Orchard grows rows of winterberry bushes every year. You can walk into a sea of scarlet higher than your head, and they’re bright even on cold, cloudy afternoons.
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Ice Glen feels like its own world. You walk through a gap in the rock, and the land changes — steps and caves, boulders covered with moss and fern.
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Tricia De Souza’s North Adams podcast continues with an in-depth look at the life, history and future of the Hoosic River.
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Where the Hoosic River and the Green River meet, the late maples are gold and sifting down along the bank. You can walk through them ankle deep and stir up the mild sweet mushroom scent.
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My nephew asks me why I don’t live in California. He’s three years old, and he means he’d like to see me, and I’d like to see him too. But how can I explain to someone on the West Coast why I live here?
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