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Natural Selections


A Fresh Look at the Ecology of the North Country


Finding Eden
Hopefully in five years, but realistically in 20, Adirondack Park native David Campbell will see his private land and the land of two fellow plant-loving friends turn into a place that showcases the native plants of the Adirondacks. Thousands of local plants will be displayed and labeled, and classes and seminars will take place. People will walk for enjoyment, education, and the self gratification of being able to get their hands dirty by growing their own vegetables. Read More

Math, Literature, and...Sheep Flock Management?
“The farm? It’s behind the library, that building right over there,” says the bundled up student. He is wearing full snow gear, bent over a person who is lying, seemingly asleep, in a sleeping bag in the snow. The man is taking notes furiously, hardly looking up from his notepad as he answers my question. Behind him a woman is building a snow fort and two other students are bent over people wrapped in sleeping bags. Read More

Health from the Hive
A large green pickup truck drives down one of the back roads of Beekmantown, N.Y.  It slows, turning into a gravel driveway. About 50 feet from the road, a small clearing dotted with large white boxes has been cut away from the surrounding woods. The truck stops, and two men step out and start to unload tin smokers and tubs of a substance with the look and consistency of peanut butter. Read More

Spring into Vermont’s Maple Season
It’s sugary and sweet, dark and light. From Grade A to Grade B, it comes in a variety of different tastes. It’s Vermont’s maple syrup, and since spring has arrived, its season is in full bloom.
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