Farming & Open Space
Whether you are a farmer, or someone who recently moved to Red Hook, it can be agreed that farms are Red Hook's most valueble asset in both beauty and value. Agriculture is the industry of Red Hook. Agri-tourism alone brings millions of dollars into the local economy.
Rhinebeck deals with open space, affordable housing
RHINEBECK - Town Board member Dod Crane has proposed forming an Open Space/Affordable Housing Committee to review needs in those two areas under the town's Comprehensive Plan.
Transfer tax spending is committee's focus
The first meeting of Red Hook's Community Preservation Fund Committee occurred last Thursday night at 7:30 at Red Hook Town Hall. The purpose of the meeting was to create a plan for investing transfer tax funds in the Town of Red Hook.
$40,000 to help Tivoli buy land for park - Scenic Hudson grant will cover fees for CSX deal
TIVOLI - A $40,000 grant from Scenic Hudson will help the village complete the purchase of property for a riverfront park.
Local farmers markets 'typically self-regulating' - Agencies ensure laws are followed
Every week, farmers, bakers, artists and other vendors fill tables at more than a dozen markets around Dutchess and Ulster counties.
State funding announced for community gardens
NEW PALTZ - A new grant program that will strengthen community gardens was announced Friday with the first grant being presented to the Community Garden at SUNY New Paltz.
Lawmakers protect two farms in Red Hook
RED HOOK - Plans to protect two more Red Hook farms from development have moved forward with Dutchess County legislators approving a $1.6 million bond for the purchase of development rights to seven Dutchess County farms.
4 Red Hook farms join land preservation effort - Scenic Hudson secures agreements
RED HOOK - Four farms in the northern section of the Town of Red Hook will remain for generations to come, thanks to an agreement between Scenic Hudson and the town.
Dutchess considers bonding for more open space preservation
POUGHKEEPSIE – Since Dutchess County began its open space preservation program a number of years ago, it has preserved a dozen properties and the county administration has asked the county legislature to consider bonding for $1.6 million for additional properties.
Red Hook real estate tax beats projection - Money going to open space protection
RED HOOK - Nearly a year since it took effect, a controversial real estate tax is beginning to pay dividends in the Town of Red Hook.
Scenic Hudson purchases 102 acres of Mount Merino to save Olana’s view
GREENPORT — In a continuing effort to protect the view from the Olana State Historic Site, Scenic Hudson has acquired 102 acres of land on the summit and along the ridge of Mount Merino, the organization announced Friday.
Community Garden thrives at Bard
Paul Marienthal, director of the Bard College Trustee Leader Scholars, calls the Community Garden "his gift back to the college.
Trail master plan being urged for Hyde Park
HYDE PARK - As inevitable expansion continues to alter the town's look and feel, devising a comprehensive trail master plan is important for the present and future of the town, Kathleen Davis of the Recreation Department told the Town Board at a recent workshop meeting.
A bounty of fruits, veggies fills market
HUDSON — The ribbon was cut on the ever-expanding Hudson Farmers’ Market’s 11th season Saturday. Wielding the scissors was Mayor Rick Scalera, as a number of farmers, vendors, customers and friends looked on.
Main attraction -- Farmers' Market returns to city, begins new programs
"$15 in fresh produce was given away on Friday," said Susan Grove, manager of the City of Poughkeepsie Farmers' Market, and Poughkeepsie Farm Project (PFP) executive director.
Good growing times for farm markets
The local-food movement and increased fuel costs could boost farm market sales this season.
Orange County, Goshen team up to rebuild farm road
GOSHEN – A piece of Indiana Road in the heart of the black dirt farm region of Orange County was in such bad shape, according to Goshen town officials, that they shut it down late last week. Farmers were in an uproar because they couldn’t reach their fields.
Farmers weigh their options in fight over closed road
GOSHEN – Farmers in Orange County’s black dirt region are gearing up for a fight to the finish over the Town of Goshen’s decision to close a portion of Indiana Road. That road cuts right through farmlands and farmers say they cannot tend to their crops with the road close.
Pact protects farm in southern Ulster from housing, commercial development
WAWARSING - The 346-acre Arrowhead Farm on U.S. Route 209 in the towns of Rochester and Wawarsing will be permanently protected from development under a $1.375 million easement announced by the nonprofit Open Space Institute and the Ulster County Farmland Protection Board.
Lofty funding
Scenic Hudson pitches in a million bucks for Walkway, as construction is scheduled to start this week
Gettin' fresh - Kingston Farmers' Market Reopens for the Season This Saturday
The Kingston Farmers' Market begins its ninth season on May 24 with a Gala Opening Celebration. Located uptown on Wall Street, between John and North Front, the first 200 visitors on opening day will receive free potted herbs.
Greenway/Trails Committee
