North Fork

Arts

In Greenport, a Story of the Messiness Shared by Love and Art

Like many ports along the Eastern Seaboard, the depth of Greenport’s history is evident in even a casual stroll down Main or Front street.

The work done by the people who lived here throughout the village’s history is like a silent archeology just under the surface of the tourist sheen that glosses over the village today. 

Mark Haubner

Climate Local Now

Compost: It's Not Just Dirt

If you want to annoy a sailor, call the deck a “floor” and the line a “rope”—and don’t be surprised if they stuff you through that little round window in the wall. The same goes for a farmer friend of mine. I was using a pitchfork (SPADEfork!) and digging in the dirt (SOIL!) and was amazed at how loose the soil was around the plants.

This wasn’t the pale hardpan and loamy sand I had in my backyard, but dark, sweet-smelling humus filled with centipedes and earthworms. If I’d known there were more than a billion microbes, mycorrhizae, fungus and more in the handful I held up to my nose, I might not have inhaled.