Archive for Gardening
WRSI: Sixteen Acres Garden Center
Oct
21
2021
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Sixteen Acres Garden Center in Springfield, a local business touched by COVID loss, helps others find hope by nurturing green thumbs.
Hear more about what to plant in the fall (and their fall perennial sale), their greenhouse open year round [continue reading]
WRSI: They Keep Bees
Jun
3
2021
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WRSI, May 28, 2021 . Ang Roell of They Keep Bees, talks about teaching people about bees and raising resilient bees using native materials. [continue reading]
Rhubarb: Culinary Arts & Food History
Jun
2
2021
Pick up rhubarb from a local farm stand! A local delicacy, rhubarb, has been enjoyed globally for thousands of years in sweet & savory dishes.
The post Rhubarb: Culinary Arts & Food History appeared first on Hilltown Families . [continue reading]
The post Rhubarb: Culinary Arts & Food History appeared first on Hilltown Families . [continue reading]
WRSI: Native Plant Trust
May
19
2021
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WRSI, May 14, 2021 . Alexis Doshas, Nursery Manager at Native Plant Trust’s Nasami Farm, talks about how native plants support the whole ecosystem and pollinators, insects, and birds. [continue reading]
Learning about and protecting native bees
Apr
13
2021
Highlighting Wild & Scenic Westfield River ‘s collaboration with the Beecology project and Amy Pulley at Wing and a Prayer Nursery in Cummington MA. Amy kindly offered her gardens to train volunteers in 2019. Her nursery offers us a unique opportunity to deepen our understanding of the trophic levels [continue reading]
WRSI: Hadley Garden Center
Apr
7
2021
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WRSI, April 5, 2021. Angela Karlovich, the Greenhouse, Annual, and Vegetable Lead at Gardener’s Supply at the Hadley Garden Center, talks about the higher demand for local plants and vegetable starts during the pandemic. [continue reading]
Local farms gearing up for busy gardening season
Feb
2
2021
AGAWAM, MA (WGGB/WSHM) — With snow and a blast of arctic air in the forecast this week, it appears as though the depths of winter are finally among us, but thankfully, there are also signs of spring!
Farmers are gearing up for what is expected to be yet another active growing season, with many [continue reading]
Farmers are gearing up for what is expected to be yet another active growing season, with many [continue reading]
Planting a vegetable garden isn’t just for spring; here’s what to grow for fall
Aug
22
2020
Planting a vegetable garden isn’t just for spring; here’s what to grow for fall “Food-growing isn’t just a spring thing.
The cooling weather of fall is perfectly suited for many of the same crops that are planted in late winter to early spring for late-spring to early-summer harvest…” Read the full article here: [continue reading]
The cooling weather of fall is perfectly suited for many of the same crops that are planted in late winter to early spring for late-spring to early-summer harvest…” Read the full article here: [continue reading]
Dandelion’s Place in History
May
20
2020
World History and the DandelionOnce respected around the world for its nutritional value and medicinal properties, today, the common dandelion ( Taraxacum officinale) is seen by many as a noxious weed. Why? We have the rise of “lawn culture” to thank whose origin stems back to 17th century England where lawns [continue reading]
Valley Bounty: Plant Starts
Mar
30
2020
It feels like the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to a grinding halt. But nature is oblivious to national emergencies.
Nowhere is that more apparent than on farms across the Valley.
Julia Lemieux, who owns Windy Ridge Farm in Hawley, started seeding plants in mid-February. Her farm’s main product is plant starts, [continue reading]
Nowhere is that more apparent than on farms across the Valley.
Julia Lemieux, who owns Windy Ridge Farm in Hawley, started seeding plants in mid-February. Her farm’s main product is plant starts, [continue reading]
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