ROSEMARY O. FERNANDEZ | HUDSON VALLEY MAGAZINE | JUNE 2014
The word “granola” often conjures up images of health-conscious eaters devouring bowls of crunchy grain for breakfast, or stalwart hikers nibbling on tasteless bars to keep themselves moving along the trail. Of course, the slang meaning of the word has come to refer to a left-leaning, tree-hugging, co-op loving environmentalist — in other words, a modern-day hippie.