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Summer Flavors Preserved in Dried Garden Herbs
by Andrea Knepper, Extension Master Gardener, University of Vermont BOLTON – Drying herbs from your garden is a satisfying, fun way to enjoy the bright flavors of summer throughout the year. You can preserve your herbs by drying them with tools you already have at home. There are three go-to[Read More…]
Solomon’s Seal Provides Elegant Shade
by Nadie VanZandt, Extension Master Gardener, University of Vermont PANTON – If you want to add a touch of architectural interest to your shade garden, look no further than the graceful silhouette of Solomon’s seal. Solomon’s seal is a hardy herbaceous perennial for shade that spreads through rhizomes to form[Read More…]
Reconsider the Fate of Hardwick Lake
To the editor: In the light of the latest flood and the likelihood that we will see even more severe storms in our future, is it time to reconsider the fate of Hardwick Lake and Jackson Dam? I know that years ago we voted to keep those local icons since I[Read More…]
For the Record
HARDWICK – The unapproved minutes of the Hardwick Select Board, which formed the basis of the front-page story in the August 16 edition of the Hardwick Gazette (Library Expansion Facing Groundwater Challenge, fourth paragraph) were approved to read, “While working with residents and FEMA, there have been six potential properties identified[Read More…]
Sing, Soup Potluck Sept. 16
CRAFTSBURY – A sing and soup potluck for all ages will be held Saturday, Sept. 6, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the J.W. Simpson Memorial Library in East Craftsbury, with Heidi Wilson. Wilson will lead the group in simple songs. The event will be held outdoors if weather[Read More…]
Forest Stories Walk on Aug. 29
Forest Stories, an East Craftsbury walk with Jared Nunery will be held Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 6 p.m. Meet at the J.W. Simpson Library for an early evening walk down Whetstone Brook Road in East Craftsbury, with Nunery, Orleans County Forester. The group will explore ideas from Tom Wessel’s book “Reading the[Read More…]
Housing Partnership Meeting Sept. 18
MORRISVILLE – The Lamoille Housing Partnership’s (LHP) annual meeting will be held Monday, Sept. 18, at River Arts, 74 Pleasant St., from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Executive Director Monique Martin will discuss LHP’s mission-driven work and current strategic plan, where the organization is heading in 2023 and 2024, and[Read More…]
Local 4-Hers Among Competitors at State Dairy Show
LYNDONVILLE – Months of practicing with their dairy animals to show in competitions paid off for several Vermont 4-H’ers who won championships at the 2023 State 4-H Dairy Show, August 14. The show, which attracted 52 exhibitors, ages 11 to 18, was held at the Caledonia County Fairgrounds in Lyndonville.[Read More…]
Califano Honored for Essay
ADDISON – The Vermont State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) honored Matthew Califano as the first place state winner for the Patriots of the American Revolution Essay Contest. At their annual Pilgrimage event, held on August 12, at the General John Strong Mansion in Addison, Califano,[Read More…]
Big Plants and Tall Plants
by Henry Homeyer CORNISH FLAT, N.H. – If Jack, of Beanstalk fame, were to visit my garden, I think he would be impressed. I’m not sure how tall his beanstalk grew, but I got out my 10-ft. tripod Hasegawa pruning ladder and took a picture of a flower blossom while[Read More…]
