The Fly-By Buffet
When it comes to bird watching, there’s nothing like hiking through the woods with binoculars on your neck, camera in hand. But if you…
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Fields of Gold
There’s gold in the Finger Lakes. And we are going to tell you where it is – in the very next sentence. The mother…
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Every Third Bite
After every third bite of food you eat, stop and thank the honeybee. Nearly one-third of the world’s crops are dependent on them for…
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Place Your Bets
“My father was a little bit of a gambler,” laughs Arthur Santelli. “On the way back from World War II in 1945, he ran…
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Gardening for Birds
Gardening for the birds is like running in a marathon for your favorite charity. You accomplish something for the charity, but you also enhance…
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Timber!
Traditional timber framing is a centuries-old method of construction. The structure of these buildings is made of heavy, squared-off and carefully fitted timbers that…
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One of the strange aspects of publishing a seasonal magazine is the fact that the weather during the production of the issue doesn’t necessarily…
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Fabric and Paint
A whimsical fabric is all Katie Hess needs to inspire a new design. Her style is nestled in the details – grass-cloth walls, MacKenzie-Childs…
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Creating the Freeville Earthship
Michael Reynolds, an eco-architect and subject of the 2007 documentary, “Garbage Warrior,” doesn’t care about anything except the planet. For over 40 years he’s…
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House of Pods
The unique, sculptural “Mushroom House” located in Perinton, near Rochester, has been an attention grabber since it was built in the early 1970s. If…
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