Radio Catskill - Farm and Country

Tucked away in Youngsville is a greenhouse so packed with plants there’s barely space to walk through. Sylvie Wise, owner of Little Snail Nursery, peers into her nursery draped with dozens of hanging potted plants.

Radio Catskill's Kimberly Izar visited Sullivan County's newest nursery and has the story.

Alexander Hankoff and Iwan Zwarts are the founders of Brave Biltong, a South African-style beef biltong company made with locally sourced grass-fed beef and all-organic ingredients. Radio Catskill's Kimberly Izar visited their business in Tyler Hill, PA to learn more about the story and process behind the product.

A group of young Western horse riders in Callicoon has qualified for a national competition in Fort Worth, Texas. Some students describe it as a once in a lifetime opportunity. They’re currently raising funds from the community to help make this dream possible for their team. 

Radio Catskill's Kimberly Izar spoke with some of the young riders at the Diehl Me In Performance Horse barn in Callicoon, New York.

The Esopus people were a Lenape-speaking Indigenous community native to what is now known as Ulster County before they were forcibly removed or displaced by war, colonization, and broken treaties.

Ulster County has been working on rebuilding its relationships with Indigenous communities. Radio Catskill's Kimberly Izar spoke with Eddie Moran, the county’s first full-time historian, about his recent trip to Ontario, Canada, where many descendants live today.

Hundreds gathered on the icy White Lake to compete for the title of King of the Ice, Sullivan County’s annual ice fishing tournament, on Feb. 15. Radio Catskill's Jason Dole reports.

The Uku Ladies and Gents are a weekly seniors class bringing music, laughter, and community to Pike County. Radio Catskill's Kimberly Izar reports. 

Fighting Route 17’s highway expansion and fracking in New York are a few of the biggest fights Catskill Mountainkeeper has championed over the decades. This year, the environmental advocacy nonprofit turns 20 years old. Radio Catskill's Kimberly Izar reports.

Alex Gardner spends a good deal of time tending to his 32 Shetland sheep. Gardner, owner and farmer of Old Long Farm in Callicoon, chatted with Radio Catskill about the joys of turning sheep wool into yarn.

Known for their striking white heads and dark brown bodies, about 150 to 200 bald eagles migrate down from the frigid temperatures of Canada and New York to the Upper Delaware River each year. Radio Catskill's Kimberly Izar reports.

A NASA-supported snow science project wants residents to help measure snow in the Catskills. X-Snow is an initiative to increase the number of available snow measurements in the Catskill and Adirondacks regions. Project scientist Dr. Marco Tedesco says that to do so, he’ll need the help of local residents.