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New York HOUSE Magazine — May 2004 > View the eMagazine—our digital edition FEATURE STORY: Housing Crisis BY TODD PAUL Affordable housing in the Hudson Valley has reached an all-time low. Our report. FEATURE STORY: Remaking History BY JENNIFER MAY Rescuing an old barn from decay is an act of conservation and a paean to the past. BEST IN GREEN BUILDING COMPETITION Click here to learn more! FEATURE STORY: The Artful Garden BY BETH E. WILSON Add a new dimension to your garden or yard with a carefully placed work of art. FROM THE EDITOR: Our Neighbors A home magazine write about affordable housing? Why not? PERSONAL SPACE: Breaking the Rules Woodstock architect and author Lester Walker talks about tiny houses and his own. ENTRYWAY: May Game My life is a May game. I will live it as I like. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson MY HUDSON VALLEY: The Accidental Resident One vagabond artist finds a home in Woodstock... and builds a garden wall. AREA SPOTLIGHT: Warwick, Orange County Famous for its black-dirt onions, Warwick is coping gracefully with its recent growth. IN THE GARDEN: Groundhog Days Dealing with one of the garden's more insistent critters. FARM NOTES: Keeping Up Appearances Buying a tractor - another chance to convince the neighbors you're a real farmer. GET IT DONE: Preemptive Lawn Care It's in your best interest to guard against foreign invasion. ASK THE EXPERT: David Birch, Real Estate Broker TRADITIONS: House Warming Tap into time-honored rituals or create a new one to make your house a home. HOUSE HOROSCOPES: May Home Horoscopes This month the long-awaited Venus retrograde begins. BACK PORCH: Through a glass, brightly Louis Sclafani marries glass with light to create jewel-like pendant lamps.

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GREEN EVENTS

> 9/16 – 9/17—East Coast Green – Meeting The Architecture 2030 Goals (Atlantic City). Sustainability is one of AIA's top priorities and climate change is everyone's concern, crossing state and regional boundaries. This conference will seek to benchmark how we are doing at meeting the Architecture 2030 goals and what still needs to be done. Bally's Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, NJ. All Day. More info here.
> Ongoing—WATER: H2O = LIFE (New York City). Examine the most vital liquid on Earth through a series of exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History.
> E-mail us to list your event here

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RESOURCES
> New Jersey & Company — Business & Green news
> NYInc — Business & Green news
> NY House Magazine — Green Real Estate
> The Daily Green — The consumer's guide to green
> Green Inc. Blog — NYTimes.com — Energy and Green Business

GREEN NEWS SOURCES
> Alternative Energy News
> Climate Biz
> Climate Change News Digest
> Environmental News Network
> Global Climate Change from BBC News
> Green Business News
> GreenBiz.com
> Green Tech from CNET
> Greener Choices from Consumer Reports
> Greentech Media
> Greenwire
> Point Carbon
> Renewable Energy World
> Yale Environment 360
> Washington Post: Green Science. Policy. Living

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