By Rebecca Platel, Program Manager We’re often asked why we started a brewery and developed a project to support the region’s craft beverage industry. While brewing beer for our local market is an exciting and valuable outcome of the project, it’s not entirely about the beer. We see our work as an exercise in local […]
Helderberg Brewery started as a vision of brewing beer for our local community, using ingredients grown by local farmers. Our brewer, Greg Hostash, has been Rensselaerville’s resident homebrewer for over 15 years. His knowledge and passion for beer was key part of this vision. Always generous with sharing his latest home-brewed beer at community events, […]
It’s only been a year and a half since the estate of our late benefactor Bill Carey was finalized and the Carey Institute for Global Good became an independent organization. Since then, we have worked hard and enjoyed many successes in our efforts to increase activities and reinvigorate the Institute’s identity as a place of […]
We were thrilled to host the 6th annual Catskill High Peaks Music Festival in August 2015. Fifty hand-picked emerging artists from around the world gathered on our campus for 10 days to learn from internationally renowned cellist Yehuda Hanani and his acclaimed colleagues. Master classes, moonlight sonatas and evening concerts were all open to the […]
Dear Friends and Neighbors, As I approach the end of my first full year at the Carey Institute for Global Good, I can’t help but marvel at the diverse array of inspirational groups, residents and events that have made 2015 so wonderful. We hosted nearly 100 groups dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of […]