I live in the Hudson Valley of New York, surrounded by the amazing beauty of the Shawangunk and Catskill Mountains and the Hudson River. Every single day I walk at least a few miles, despite the weather. I am continuously  inspired by this incredible landscape. Every day I learn or feel something new, and every week I write about it here. 

Long ago, I wrote the canning-centric blog, What Julia Ate. For a while, this website was called The Preserved Life and continued where What Julia Ate left off. I had a small jam company, too. It turned into a nature walking blog somewhere in 2019. That’s all to say, you’ll see a lot of good recipes on this blog, deep in the archives.

I love hearing from people! Write me at julia.c.sforza at gmail dot com. I always write back!