Check out today's press release to learn about the incredible programs we've funded so far this year thanks to your support! And please mark your calendars for: * “Winter Garden” Ladies' Night Cocktail Party on Friday, February 5th at 7:30 p.m. * The 17th Annual Spring Thaw on Saturday, April 2 at Highlands Country Club from 7 – 10 p.m. Special thanks to Kristin Sorenson, chair of our Fall Appeal, Karen Nelson, chair of our Golf Marathon and Kyoko Gelber, VP of Grants. We are

Susan Hereth from Hudson Valley Seed wrote an interesting blog post, "Plan now for spring school gardens" on Teaching the Hudson Valley this week. She writes: "Recently one of the garden educators here at Hudson Valley Seed conducted a Pumpkin Predictions lesson with second graders stuck inside on a rainy day. Students became scientists and mathematicians using local sugar pumpkins from a nearby farm. The educators built on knowledge the students had gained earlier in the yea