Localvore Garden Visit
The Upper Valley Localvore group visited our gardens on Sunday, August 30th. They sent along these pictures from their visit.
Farmers Almanac Predicts Cold Winter Ahead
This is from the Associated Press wire report: Households worried about the high cost of keeping warm this winter will draw little comfort from the Farmers’ Almanac, which predicts below-average temperatures for most of the U.S. “Numb’s the word,” says the 192-year-old publication, which claims an accuracy rate of 80 to 85 percent for its [...]
Canillas Community Garden
Good luck to the Canillas Community Garden at CCBA! These new gardens are at 1 Taylor Street in Lebanon, NH behind Eldridge Field. They are having their inauguration on August 31. Their Committee is made up of Polly Gould, Helen Brody, Rebecca Perkins, Pat McGovern and Patti Friedman (CCBA Liaison).
National Community Gardening Week
On August 6, 2009, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today encouraged Americans to connect with the land, the food it grows and their local communities by proclaiming August 23-29, National Community Gardening Week. More info
Localvore Garden Tour Coming
We have been asked by the Upper Valley Localvore group to open up our gardens for “self-guided tours” on Sunday, August 30 between 3 and 5 pm. Our garden will be one of several gardens in the Upper Valley Localvore Edible Gardens tour. The news item is shown below. Sunday August 30th 3:00 p.m. 45 [...]
Garden Spider and Beetles
Our friend Barbara sends the following news: For the past few weeks we’ve been in the asparagus patch daily, picking Japanese beetles off the plants. At first, there were hundreds, but of late just a few or none. At one point, this wonderful spider appeared with her web in the tops of the plants. She [...]
You Say Tomato, I Say Agricultural Disaster
Here is a good article from the New York Times about blight.
Late Blight in Garden
Our tomato plants have been attacked by blight. It is very bad news. William has removed all but three of his tomatoes (those remaining will be gone soon). He also cut back his potatoes to the ground. We only have a week to really deal with the issue. If you have any qualms about removing [...]