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      LOCAL AUTHOR CHRISTOPHER SHAW PUBLISHES NEW MEMOIR

      September 21, 2021 By Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

      Christopher Shaw, circa early 70s at Jon Cody’s cabin in Stony Creek

      Writer Christopher Shaw met Jon Cody in 1972 when he moved to Stony Creek, New York, a remote hamlet in the southern Adirondacks. Their close and sometimes rocky friendship lasted until Cody's death in 2015. Now 72, Shaw—the author of two previous books and a former editor of … [Read more...] about LOCAL AUTHOR CHRISTOPHER SHAW PUBLISHES NEW MEMOIR

      Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: book, Christopher Shaw, Jon Cody, The Crazy Wisdom: Memoir of A Friendship

      CFES President Pens New Book on Rural America’s Pathways to College and Career

      March 1, 2021 By CFES Brilliant Pathways Leave a Comment

      Rural America’s Pathways to College and Career: Steps for Student Success and School Improvement

      More than thirty years ago, college admissions expert Rick Dalton founded the nonprofit CFES Brilliant Pathways to train students to become college- and career-ready. Little did he know at the time that a pandemic would blow open an opportunity gap that disproportionately … [Read more...] about CFES President Pens New Book on Rural America’s Pathways to College and Career

      Filed Under: Education, News Tagged With: book, CFES Brilliant Pathways, Rock Dalton, Rural America’s Pathways to College and Career: Steps for Student Success and School Improvement

      Kristin Kimball’s Good Husbandry: Food at the Center of Life as a Marriage Matures (knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom.com)

      October 16, 2019 By Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

      "Good Husbandry: Growing Food, Love, and Family on Essex Farm by Kristin Kimball (Scribner, New York, New York, 2019) is a follow-up to Kimball’s first book, The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food, and Love, which came out in 2011. The Dirty Life described how Kimball and her … [Read more...] about Kristin Kimball’s Good Husbandry: Food at the Center of Life as a Marriage Matures (knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom.com)

      Filed Under: Agriculture, People Tagged With: book, book review, Good Husbandry, knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom.com, Kristin Kimball, The Dirty Life

      Help John Davis Launch Rewilding Earth Unplugged

      May 4, 2019 By Geo Davis and Katie Shepard Leave a Comment

      REU18 Cover Mockup1

      Recalling the late great Wild Earth journal Rewilding Earth Unplugged showcases the most notable original articles and art published by Rewilding Earth (rewilding.org) in 2018. This provocative anthology is an inspiring, informative, and user-friendly manual for how to protect … [Read more...] about Help John Davis Launch Rewilding Earth Unplugged

      Filed Under: Nature, Philanthropy Tagged With: book, fundraiser, GoFundMe, John Davis, Rewilding Earth, Rewilding Earth Unplugged, The Rewilding Institute

      Essex Homeowner Finds Worn Leather Minute Book from 1779 (THE SUN)

      August 17, 2018 By Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

      Pennsylvania State Archivist Jonathan Stayer signs paperwork to accept the antiquated minute-book from Essex homeowner Edie Morris, at right. Essex Town Councilman Jim LaForest, second from left, and his wife, Town Historian Shirley LaForest look on at the Belden Noble Library. Library Director Tom Mangano arranges the table, center. (Photo by Kim Dedam)

      A historic record from the days of the American Revolution has turned up in a pile of time-worn books in Essex. Found was a leather-bound ledger with some 187 hand-scribed pages of general assembly discourse. The document records about six months of new Pennsylvania laws and … [Read more...] about Essex Homeowner Finds Worn Leather Minute Book from 1779 (THE SUN)

      Filed Under: Heritage, News Tagged With: Belden Noble Memorial Library, book, Edie Morris, EssexLibrary, Jim LaForest, Jonathan Stayer, Kim Dedam, Monica Rumsey, Shirley LaForest, Sun Community News, Tom Mangano

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