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"The O Zone, a store with an environmental focus at Greig Farm, encourages
customers to buy refills of bug spray to cut down on waste from packaging.”

— Tony Cenicola/The New York Times

  • The February 2023 issue of Hudson Valley Magazine features a variety of topics, including food, entrepreneurship, real estate, and family activities. The magazine highlighted 12 Mexican restaurants, 8 businesses led by innovative entrepreneurs, (Amelia Legare) 2 Kinderhook homes, and 8 indoor fun centers for kids.

  • Easy simmer pot recipes (Stovetop Potpurri) with vanilla beans.

  • “Environmental do-gooders and their allies in Albany want to turn garbage into gold while creating an environment where both consumers and nature win. How? By composting — a messy but fruitful way of repurposing trash that’s gaining popularity in the Hudson Valley.”

  • How can you make a difference in the world? Is it possible to alter how we live and build an earth-minded community, to actually make change for the present and far into the future? If you're a young entrepreneur who puts a mission into action like Amelia, you can!

  • Issue no. 17. See what they have to say!

  • Runner Up: Green Business

  • Hint:It’s Filled with Food Scraps 

  • Watch an educational Video Series in collaboration with Wally Farms and Spark of Hudson: with Amelia Lerare.

“I have people who have not bought a single shampoo bottle all year,” says Amelia Legare, owner of The O Zone in Red Hook. “They’re really proud of that — and so am I!”

— Amelia Legare (Owner) in The Times Union

“Incorporating Legare’s love of education, gardening and saving the Earth, The O Zone is a resource center for sustainable lifestyle choices, offering various goods, services and workshops. It presents community members with an opportunity to learn about options and engage in sustainability practices through its bulk refill store, workshops, recycling and Community Compost and Community Supported Agriculture programs. The O Zone offers various Earth-friendly household and personal care items in refillable containers.”

— Daily Freeman

  • “The O Zone is a proud partner of Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency in their Composting Program,” Amelia LeGare, owner of The O Zone, said. “What an honor it is to work with such a professional, knowledgeable organization whose aim is to provide quality service and invaluable education to our community. https://www.compostingcouncil.org/news/news.asp

  • Rhinebeck seeks participants for village composting program .

  • The Ozone is a winner in Green Retail

  • Times Union: Sounds of nature and nearby tractors, add to a unique practice.

  • The O Zone, a sustainability center in Red Hook, is owner’s ‘passion project come to life.

  • Red Hook, N.Y.: A Farming Town With a Welcoming Community

    In this upstate town, the villages and hamlets have distinct personalities, but agriculture is a common theme.

  • A seasonal guide for conscious living. Sustainable, beautiful, useful products.

  • A new crop of zero-waste stores in Red Hook, Kingston and further south…

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