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In the latest Hudson Valley Word of Mouth segment, Julia Joern visits Leslie Bish, founder of Heart's Content Apothecary and the lead gardener at Glen Falls House in Round Top. A historic Catskills resort, Glen Falls House has been revamped by its new owners, Jon Picco and Greg Brier. Since acquiring it a few years ago, they have transformed it into an inclusive hospitality spot for locals and out-of-town visitors alike. Immersed in nature, the 40-acre compound — complete with hiking trails and waterfalls — features an old inn, separate motel-like guest rooms, a farm-to-table restaurant, a tavern, a retro pool, and a little provision store. Bish joined the team in 2020 and has continued to enhance the overall property, adding an organic fenced-in garden and an abundance of flowers, herbs, and plants. She also recently launched Heart's Content Apothecary, named after Heart's Content Road in Round Top. Using what she grows and forages from the property, she produces small-batch plant- and herb-based natural remedies like tinctures, elixirs, serums, and syrups, as well as skin-care products. In addition to Glen Falls House, Heart's Content Apothecary can be found locally at Churchtown Dairy and MINNA in Hudson, Kaaterskill Market and HiLo in Catskill, and Circle W in Palenville. Also, public health physician Dr. David Carpenter spoke about the public health dangers at the Dunn Landfill in Rensselaer NY before a standing room only audience at a public meeting in the East Greenbush Town Hall on September 29, 2021.

The WGXC Morning Show is a radio magazine show featuring local news, interviews with community leaders and personalities, reports on cultural issues, a rundown of public meetings and local and regional events, with weather updates, and more about and for the community, made mostly through volunteers in the community through WGXC. The Catskill Makers Syndicate produce the "Better Weather" for the show. Rob Gelles produces the Columbia County history segment "Rob Around The County" and "This Month in History" for the show. Julia Joern produced the "Hudson Valley Word of Mouth" interview segment each week. The "WGXC Congressional Report" also airs here. Some reports come from our partner station, WOOC-LP in Troy, out of The Sanctuary for Independent Media. Tom Roe also cuts up local and national news with songs and sounds for the show. At 9 a.m. "The WGXC Daily," with local headlines, weather, and previews of community events, airs. At 10 a.m., national headlines from Public News Service are on WGXC. Sometimes national, state, or local press conferences, meetings, or events are broadcast live here.