Archive for the ‘Sustainability’ Category

Filmed and edited by Catherine LoBuono of Sojourner Productions, Inc. Catherine is a resident of the Village of Haverstraw and a proud supporter of Haverstraw’s Harvest Farmers Market. http://sojournerproductions.com/

For Immediate Release

Posted: June 6, 2011 by HaverstrawLife.com in Activities, Cafes & Restaurants, Downtown, Events, Sustainability

CONTACT: MICHELLE NATALE at 845-429-8447 or MIA MARSH at 917-547-0682 Market@HaverstrawChamber.org Farm Fresh from our table to yours!   Haverstraw’s Harvest Farmers Market is growing. Join us on June 12 for our Opening Celebration!  Haverstraw, N.Y. – Last year the Market was in dire straights due to a lack of funding when The Greater Haverstraw [...]

Our History of Trains

Posted: March 9, 2011 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Ferry Service, History, Sustainability

I have been both amazed and frustrated by the recent “national conversation” on high speed rail. Never before in the history of these United States has transportation (especially railroads) become part of the partisan divide. It seems the R’s need more issues to fight over with the D’s; and where are the I’s in all [...]

Should we dedicate our streets to metal and rubber boxes that zoom by, or to the people that make up our community?

How Climate Change Affects Haverstraw

Posted: October 11, 2010 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Sustainability, Waterfront

Probably the most pressing question of the 21st Century is: What affects will Global Climate Change have on our local community? The recent and unprecedented release of a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presents a bleak forecast for our future on the global scale and in our own backyards. The panel, [...]

Built to Last

Posted: September 13, 2010 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, History, New Construction, Sustainability

There’s something about old fashioned communities that attracts so many of us. What is it exactly? Can you pinpoint that special something about Nyack, or Piermont, or Hoboken, or Brooklyn, or . . . HaverstrawVillage that creates excitement, the platform for a thriving community?

The Village of Haverstraw, businesses and residents, is currently implementing a few smart projects to reduce reliance on outside produce suppliers and increase the community’s overall economic and environmental sustainability.