The Daily Green Takes a Green Tour of New York's Gorgeous Hudson Valley

Dan actually lives on Green St. in Port Ewen, New York! That's dedication to the job. Here are all of TDG editors: Brian Howard, Gloria Dawson and Dan Shapley.

We went hiking in the Esopus Meadows Preserve's scenic trails just minutes away from Dan's house in Port Ewen.

Dan's dog — and TDG mascot — Mookie fetches a very large "stick" on our hike.

A parasitic plant spotted on our hike. We made sure Mookie didn't trample these.

We know all the tips for visiting the farmers' market...but we somehow all forgot our canvas bags! See, it happens to the best of us.

We bought fresh currants from the Kingston farmers' market. TDG editor Brian gives them the thumbs-up.

"Art Isn't Nice" became the catchphrase of the weekend.

We tasted local wine at Benmarl Winery, in Marlboro. TDG editor Dan gives his glass the once-over.

We had a local-food picnic at the vineyard's gorgeous estate. The spectacular view is also displayed on its wine bottles.

Mojitos made with mint from Dan's garden. Try our organic cocktail recipes.

We finished the weekend at Storm King Art Center, a beautiful sculpture garden located on 500 acres of land in Mountainville.

We're big fan's of Andy Goldsworth, so his Storm King Wall was a favorite of ours.

Storm King Wavefield, a new project by Maya Lin.

We took public transportation, of course (the Hudson Valley is just 90 minutes from Manhattan by train), and enjoyed the views of the Hudson River at sunset on the way home.