We all know that bees are vital to our survival. They make our all our food happen! Bees are also endlessly fascinating, romantic, and the makers of the most shelf-stable food on the planet – while man cannot live on bread alone, we might be able to live off bees and their honey. Enter September - honey month! Regardless of your interest level in honey – from “I just put it in my tea every once in a while,” to, “I want to devote my life to bees, honey, and wax!”, the Catskills and Hudson Valley have honey resources for you. This September we’re taking a little tour of the honey landscape round-about – we’ve even got some property recommendations if you want to become a hobbyist beekeeper or start your own full-blown, for-profit apiary.  

So...it's mushroom month! And why not? Mushrooms are delicious, a great excuse to go into the woods, and a way to experience the thrill of a hunt with zero carnage. Let's celebrate that! In the quiet places of the Catskills and Hudson Valley we have a wide range of "fungus among-us". I always get a special thrill when I find a grouping of mushrooms on a log that's seen better days or in the amidst a field of moss; but even I was surprised by the beautiful variety one forager found in a mere 24 hour period last (you guessed it!) September. Check these lovelies out!

Now, if you want to eat what you find in the forest, you obviously have to take care; sometimes nature makes the most beautiful things dangerous! Luckily Mycologists (they study

Albert Einstein said, “I know that the most joy in my life has come to me from my violin.” September is Classical Music Month, and if the arguably greatest mind of the last century found his greatest joy in making music, even with all his storied accomplishments, who are we to not take advantage of this month with the goal of discerning if it will bring us equal joy, either through listening or playing.

Maverick Concerts

Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty’s first office was in the Catskills town of Woodstock – famous, even before the 1969 festival that bore its name, for rock music. But Woodstock was a home for music long before Elvis brought rock and roll to most people’s attention (argue among yourselves about that if you must),

Things To Do In Upstate New York! Being in the Real Estate biz, we're plugged into the event scene across the many counties of the Hudson Valley and Catskills region. We love all the creativity we're seeing! It seems that our neighbors spent the quiet pandemic time coming up with new and different ways for us to have fun together (without discarding the best of the old ways). We shout, "hooray" for Painting With Ponies, a no-phone music and camping festival, and a nighttime market featuring "exotic oddities". We've culled together a list of concerts, festivals, fairs, farmer's markets, and other happening events in the Hudson Valley and Catskills for summer 2022 that we're excited for. We hope to see you at some of them! Look for the Coldwell Banker

One of the easiest and most beautiful ways to be a conscientious citizen of the planet is to use native species in your garden and landscaping. As Hudson Valley and Catskills real estate experts, we at Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty know that this is a concern close to many buyers' hearts.

Never have we ever heard a homebuyer say they weren't keen on a plot of land because it was decorated with native plants - no one's shouting, "NOOOO, not a serviceberry tree!!!!" - and we have all worked with buyers who put a landscape of local plants on their wishlist in order to live "greenly".  As Local Experts, we're happy to give suggestions about everything from plumbers and interior decorators to electricians and gourmet shops (both solicited and un

Whether you’re new to the Hudson Valley/Catskills region or have been here all your life, there’s frequently a surprise around the bend in the road. New businesses pop up amid the local favorites we’ve come to appreciate and depend on for a daily dose of coffee, a dinner with friends, the perfect sweater for the weather (whatever it is), and just the tool we need for a project we're working on. Humans are strange creatures! We both love the comfort of the expected and delight in the new. Let the delight begin because there is a large crop of new businesses launching across the region!

Here at Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty, we love introducing our clients and friends—categories that happily overlap—to the new and old places we patronize, the

Oh my! It has happened! The calendars of Upstate New York arts centers, outdoor organizations and community groups are full again and there are choices friends! We've culled together a list of concerts, arts events and events centered around personal growth to go with the season that are happening in the Catskills and Hudson Valley in Spring of 2022. If you find that any of these are exactly what you want to be doing let us know, perhaps we'll see you there!
 

Young at HeArt: Sketching Your Vision through Fashion Illustration:

Hudson, NY

If you sketch couture while you binge Netflix this is your chance to get out of your house, grow your skills and meet some kindred spirits. Wait, that's not even the best part! This workshop

Cowork Spaces In The Catskills & Hudson Valley

Here at Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty, we are always looking for ways to help our clients and new neighbors become acclimated to the Hudson Valley and Catskill region. We’re here to not only help you buy a home that will give will be the hub of your new lifestyle but also to aid you in figuring out how to put the pieces of that lifestyle together.

Moving to a new area is no small thing. On some level you’re starting over. One of the things that changes most is who you see on a regular basis. There’s a reasonable instinct to replace relationships you’ve left behind with new ones.

Nearly 50% of everyone who moves does it because of their careers. In the “old days”, that would mean you’d come

Some say, “It’s all about the journey,” others, “It’s about the thrill of the hunt,” others take great joy in being “in-the-know”; living a gourmet lifestyle in the Upstate New York communities of the Catskills and Hudson Valley is an exciting combination of all of the above. As the local experts in Hudson Valley and Catskills real estate for the past thirty years we’ve been both helping our clients find the luxury homes they’ve dreamed of and pointing them to the secret and not-so-secret spots that will make them feel that everything about the change they’ve made by moving Upstate is an upgrade.

If you’re considering a move or a weekend escape Upstate you may think you’re going to sacrifice the elegant in favor of country comforts, just-picked

It's true, there are fewer events on the calendars in the Hudson Valley and Catskills this winter than in past years. BUT, it's an opportunity! An opportunity to see a concert, or an art show, or visit a historic spot that you normally wouldn't - scarcity breeds creativity, trying new things is a good thing. Check out these wonderful local events and experience something new!

Events In Columbia County, NY

Pascal Rambert: "The Art Of Theater" and "With My Own Hands," Chatham, NY Following their residency at PS21 in December 2021, celebrated French playwright and director Pascal Rambert, actors Jim Fletchers and Ismail ibn Conner, and translator Nicholas Elliott return to PS21’s Black Box Theater for public