Hudson River Stories: Hope on the Hudson

Hudson Valley farmers have been dealing with the impacts of a changing climate for several years now, impacts that range from too much rain to too much drought, cooler summers and warmer winters and more. One unified goal for a committed group of very different farmers in Dutchess and Columbia counties is to keep as much carbon as possible where it belongs, in the ground rather than in the atmosphere.

Farming is ever-evolving. Today, when we think about what's to come next for farmers a key question is, "How do we produce food and still maintain a livelihood for farmers, while respecting the needs of other organisms with which we share the land.