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Nature Notes: A Month’s Growth (Timelapse of a Leaf)
By Julie Loosigian – August 21, 2020For this #FloraFriday, witness the miraculous month-long growth spurt of… Read more →
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Let’s Talk Tomatoes: Heirlooms vs. Hybrids
By Leona Bergman – August 18, 2020Heirloom seeds are open pollinated seeds that have been saved and passed down from one generation to another. Read more →
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Clove to Bulb: The Story of Garlic
By Leona Bergman – August 15, 2020Thank goodness for garlic. It is a plant that keeps on giving all year round. Read more →
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Behind the Bloom
By Leona Bergman – August 10, 2020The roses, carnations, gerbera daisies, chrysanthemums, and baby’s breath that you find in florist shops and grocery stores most likely came from South America. Read more →
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Nature Notes: The Queen’s Imposters
By Julie Loosigian – August 7, 2020Beware the trickster lookalikes of Queen Anne’s Lace… Read more →
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A Bit About Blueberries
By Leona Bergman – July 31, 2020Blueberries are one of the most recently domesticated crops. Like all domesticated fruits and vegetables, blueberries originated in the wild. Read more →
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Birdie & the Match
By Meredith Rivlin – July 27, 2020Birdie knelt by her family’s temporary fire pit… Read more →
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Corn Cultivation and our Community
By Leona Bergman – July 27, 2020Corn has seen a huge transformation since it was first domesticated from the teosinte plant in Mexico around 10,000 years ago. As a huge staple in our diet and in the diet of the animals we eat, it’s important to consider our relationship to corn and the way we grow and consume it. Read more →
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A No-Till Test in the Strawberry Plot
By Leona Bergman – July 11, 2020A couple of weeks back we planted our strawberry patch for the 2021 season. Read more →
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Nature Notes: Summer Solstice
By Meredith Rivlin – June 19, 2020Celebrate summer solstice with an Abenaki legend Read more →