http://www.pineplainsviews.com/
Manhattan transplant and retired documentary film maker
Stan Hirson developed this heartfelt online journal dedicated to the town of Pine
Plains to help preserve what he loves most about it; It’s rich history of
farming, striking rural landscapes, close knit community of local residents all
of which he captures in-depth in a series of small videos, words and pictures. Stan and his wife Sarah have been
living in Pine Plains for the past number of years and bring with them an
outsiders perspective and appreciation of their adopted home town.
In Stan’s own words: ~ “I came to Pine Plains a few years ago by choice, not
by chance of birth. But the small-town rural community I chose is changing. The
farmers have, for the most part, sold to people from the city and fields are
becoming lawns.”
“I am making this journal to preserve what I can of a changing way of life
and to share it with the community. On a more personal level, I am making this
as a way of holding on to the reasons why I came here.”~