The more we researched the area, we kept coming back to one location. An old Orange and Rockland substation that had been completely empty since the late 60’s located right on Windermere Ave. We attempted to contact the owner over and over. we called and sent letters, but no response. After we got nowhere on this property, we decided to put the idea on the shelf and start selling homegrown flowers and veggie plants from our backyard. A few weeks into our new home-based business, we volunteered for a community cleanup.

During the cleanup, we started talking to the Mayor of Greenwood Lake. We discussed our dream, and asked her for her opinion. Could this business work? If so, where would be the best location in Greenwood Lake? Her response? The very same substation! While discussing further, we explained that we couldn’t get in touch with the owner. The Mayor replied that the location just got sold to a new owner, she had the info on her desk, and to call her Monday morning and she would pass it along.

Well we did, and the new owner just happened to be at the location. We met with the owner to discuss if this would be a possibility. After some back and forth we came to an agreement. Now during this whole process, I (Stacy) became pregnant with our first child. This had a huge influence on our decision. We decided that it was much more important, to raise our new child in an environment that had the beauty and respect for nature than to send her off to daycare while mommy worked a job in an office.

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