The North Fork Scrapbook Projects seeks to support local efforts to protect the unique qualities of the North Fork community, and its public lands, agricultural and natural resources, through sharing the stories that are lived here.

Home, Sweet Home. The Story of the North Fork Scrapbook

Home, Sweet Home.   The Story of the North Fork Scrapbook

    The North Fork Scrapbook I am a photographer. My livelihood depends upon beauty being valued, upon beauty being considered an economic asset. I make my living photographing the beauty of landscape, lightscape, wildlife, geology, the interplay of all [...]

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Community Highlight: Planning with Heart & Soul

Community Highlight: Planning with Heart & Soul

“When a community takes the time to get to know itself, it gains a sense of identity and purpose that informs decisions and planning. Through Heart & Soul Community Planning, the Orton Family Foundation helps towns plan for their most [...]

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Princess Beef: Combining Heritage with Holistic Innovation

Princess Beef: Combining Heritage with Holistic Innovation

“We’re trying to emulate nature long ago, where you had huge herds of bison that would roam around and stay [...]

Jan 30, 2013     No Comments
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North Fork Community: Harvest Festival September 2012

North Fork Community: Harvest Festival September 2012

Harvest Festival Bittersweet, September 2012 This article was written in September, prior to the announcement in November by the BLM [...]

Dec 5, 2012     No Comments
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North Fork Economy: Diverse, Sustainable and Place-based

North Fork Economy: Diverse, Sustainable and Place-based

A diverse, sustainable economy For the past 30 years and probably forever, people have moved to this area intentionally for [...]

Dec 4, 2012     No Comments
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North Fork-The Wild: Our Wild Places Have Inherent Value

North Fork-The Wild: Our Wild Places Have Inherent Value

The Wild Has Inherent Value “I used to believe that the forty percent of public lands in the West was [...]

Nov 29, 2012     No Comments
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North Fork Organic: Field Florals

North Fork Organic: Field Florals

  Last month I called a florist in Kilmarnock, Virginia, to send a bouquet to my aunt for her 85th [...]

Nov 28, 2012     No Comments
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North Fork Livelihood: The Bakery at Small Potatoes Farm

North Fork Livelihood: The Bakery at Small Potatoes Farm

The Bakery at Small Potatoes Farm Kit Wiitanen and her fiancé Michael DeJager were living in New Jersey. Kit  worked [...]

Nov 27, 2012     No Comments
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