Poinsettias: Varieties, care and what to look for when buying
Some great information about this iconic holiday plant from Adrian Higgins, gardening columnist for the Washington Post. (Shown here, the Marbella variety of poinsettia. Photo by Matt McClain/The...
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Found this interesting article in the Town of Hillsdale's spring newsletter.
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It’s Spring at Sol Flower Farm!
Click above to visit Sol Flower’s website for more information about The Farm Stand….the Farm….the Flowers and how to sign up for your CSA this year. It’s all there on their fabulous new website!
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Acclaimed Author and Gardener Margaret Roach Announces Open Garden Days 2015
Gardeners, authors, naturalists and bird experts join Margaret Roach for Open Garden Days in Copake Falls (NY), beginning May 9th with “Know Your Trees” by Michael Wojtech. Acclaimed Author and...
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Japanese Barberry & Lyme-Bearing Ticks
As many of you know, the dreaded lyme-bearing Deer Ticks are already back! We thought we’d share this information after reading in the Copake Connection Newsletter about the relationship between...
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The Trade Secrets Effect: A Visit to Your Favorite Garden Shop!
Every time I go to Trade Secrets I’m so inspired by everything I see there. It always makes me want to visit my favorite Garden Shops and Nurseries to look for new things for my own home. Here are...
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Give the Monarchs a break…don’t cut that Milkweed!
The iconic and beleaguered monarch butterfly likes to sup on the nectar of the milkweed plant, but its young depend on it. (Washington Post) Even if you don’t have the common wild milkweed growing on...
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Sol Flower Farm Stand at Silamar Farm Shout out
It’s so exciting to see Sol Flower Farm Stand at Silamar Farm. What a wonderful example of passing the torch of fine local farming from one generation to the next. Julie Schroeder Julie Schroeder...
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A Day with Frida Kahlo at the Botanical Garden
Frida Kahlo Art, Garden, Life A wonderful exhibit at the Bronx Botanical Gardens Frida Kahlo is being celebrated the next few months at the Botanical Gardens for her art, her iconic “self” and as a...
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Autumn’s Beautiful Bounty — Keeping it Local
Pumpkins, Squash & Indian Corn at Millerhurst Gardens Emily Miller at Millerhurst Farms on Route 82 just north of Ancramdale center is already known for her fabulous sweet corn but seasons change...
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Help Me Help Our Neighbors–Rock Steady Farm & Flowers is Working to Feed our...
YOU DID IT…THANK YOU!! The wonder women of Rock Steady Farm & Flowers need your help to help others! (Angela, Maggie and D.) I am sharing with you a fundraiser that is very dear to my heart....
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Farms & Farmer’s Markets in Dutchess County
This is by no means a complete list but it’s certainly thorough. FARMERS MARKETS NOT INCLUDED: FULL CIRCUS FARM 27 Mils Path Pine Plains, NY https://fullcircusfarm.wordpress.com/
View ArticleFarms and Farmer’s Markets in Columbia County
Farms Agriculture is a mainstay in Columbia County. Farms – either family run for generations or a farmer new to the area Columbia County farms offer a diversity in fresh, local and organic options...
View ArticleRock Steady Farm & Flowers – Time to Sign Up for Your CSA!
Rock Steady Farm & Flowers just outside of Millerton has CSAs for not only Veggies and Flowers but also fresh Herondale Farm Eggs and North River Roasters Fair Trade Coffee. Sign up now!
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Veggie of the Week! GREEN BEANS
You know we LOVE food at Hammertown. We include a recipe every week in our Newsletter and our website and this time of year we especially like to feature recipes that use fresh, healthy, seasonal...
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Veggie (Fruit) of the Week: Tomatoes /To-mah-toes!
Make our delicious Tomato Pie recipe (click here) in a white ceramic pie dish (available at Hammertown). So is the cute chicken linen towel! The tomato is classified as a fruit (berry), but we all...
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Veggie (fruit…yep it is) of the Week: CUCUMBERS!
Gardens are heaving with all varieties and shapes of cucumbers right now. Whether you grow your own or buy them at your local farmer’s markets or grocery stores, they are really versatile and so...
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Sweet Corn…Peak Season is Now!
Who doesn’t love fresh, sweet corn on the cob?! Boiled, grilled, microwaved (in the husk) or even just fresh off the cob…there is simply nothing that tastes more like summer (maybe with the exception...
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All About Zucchini!
No, this summer squash isn’t the most beautiful or even most flavorful veggie in the garden but it sure is versatile and healthy! And if you grow your own, you know how prolific they can be! Check...
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Exterior Paint Color…check! Now the landscaping…
Christine Krause, of Christine Krause Design Studio Inc., had been hired by the owners of the house that Dana consulted with about what color to paint the exterior of the house. The house after Dana’s...
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