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A lifestyle choice: Karen Hogness and Dennis Avery continue to cherish community, post-retirement

by Eveline Macdougall For the RecorderSeptember 18, 2023

Letting nature be the teacher: Charlemont resident Karen Hogness mentors kids to explore and love the outdoors

by Eveline Macdougall For the RecorderSeptember 5, 2023

Juanita and Wally Nelson chose to be off-the-grid subsistence farmers after decades of urban life. They moved to Deerfield in 1974 and helped found the Greenfield Farmers Market. They’re shown here in September of 1996 at the booth where they sold organic produce.

‘I credit her for our evolution’: A centennial celebration this week for Juanita Nelson, who chose subsistence farming over comfortable urban life

by Eveline Macdougall For the RecorderAugust 14, 2023

In midlife, and well into their elder years, Wally and Juanita Nelson worked as subsistence farmers in order to reduce their involvement in the mainstream U.S. economy, which they regarded as heavily tied to militarism and oppression. In 1974, they moved to Woolman Hill in Deerfield. They're shown here in 1991 at ages 82 and 68.

Honoring a local luminary’s legacy: Juanita Nelson centennial celebration taking place Aug. 17 through 20

by Eveline Macdougall For the RecorderAugust 9, 2023

Sunderland residents Matt Kaminsky and Rachel Haas met at Hampshire College while he studied apple cultivation and she concentrated on fiber arts. They have combined their interests in an agricultural practice known as silvopasture under the auspices of Meadowfed Lamb at Preservation Orchard in North Hadley.

Silvopasture creates symbiosis between land and animals: Meadowfed Lamb at Preservation Orchard in North Hadley on the cutting edge of sustainable farming

by Eveline Macdougall For the RecorderJuly 31, 2023

Ellen Coss Kennedy says that the public garden she planted in Whately is meeting one of her major goals: as she moves through the garden, she notices many varieties of bees, wasps, butterflies and flies, while also seeing young caterpillars on milkweeds. Kennedy's aim – to create a pollinator stopover – has come to fruition.

Whately’s guerrilla gardener: Ellen Coss Kennedy is no stranger to hard work and improbable goals

by Eveline Macdougall For the RecorderJuly 17, 2023

Ann McCarthy is grateful she can work from her Greenfield home, enabling her to also attend to the needs of her horse, Smoky, who boards at Stoney B Acres in Bernardston.

Finding ‘priceless’ company: Bonds between horses and humans benefit both

by Eveline Macdougall For the RecorderJuly 3, 2023

Jerome Williams sells handcrafted scented candles at his Greenfield Farmers Market booth on Saturday mornings. What started as a hobby he shared with his mom has blossomed into a business called Gifted Peace.

Lighting the way with determination and grace: Greenfield man handcrafts candles for sale at farmers market

by Eveline Macdougall For the RecorderJune 26, 2023

PVRS teacher Nikki Pullen, back row, right, with some of her environmental science students. Pullen raises funds for and implements many programs at the school related to outdoor learning, environmental preservation and stewardship.

Bringing them outside: Pioneer Valley Regional School teacher inspires students to love and protect natural world

by Eveline Macdougall For the RecorderJune 13, 2023

Emma Donnelly and Peter Wackernagel, with their children Darby, 4 months, and Esmeralda, 3 years, and Wackernagel's mother, Betsy Hardy, represent three generations of nature lovers. Wackernagel, a landscape designer, stewards the Youth Climate Action of Franklin County program through the Brick House Community Resource Center based in Turners Falls.

Giving youth tools for real change: Local landscape designer shares his skills

by Eveline Macdougall For the RecorderMay 30, 2023