By Bonnie Kirn Donahue, UVM Extension master gardener It’s spring and that means it’s time to get back into your flower and vegetable gardens. Once the soil has dried out in your flower gardens, remove any sticks, dried leaf debris and old […]
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Garden planning with plant hardiness zones
By Judith Tremblay, Ext. master gardener intern Now that the warmer days of spring are here, it is not uncommon for cabin fever to be replaced with gardening fever. However, it is important to take a step back and consider what […]
Surprise Mom with a special dessert in her honor
Mothers selflessly devote themselves to their children from infancy into adulthood. A mother’s love never wanes, and she’s always ready and willing to step in and put her children first. Mother’s Day is a great chance for men, women and […]
Time to get out and clean the garden tools
By Suzanne Freitas, UVM Extension master gardener Warm days may tempt you to work in the garden and remove winter mulch, but wait a bit longer. We still could have more snow and some very cold nights. Plants still need […]
Brown creepers: denizens of the bark
By Lee Emmons On certain afternoons, if I time it just right, I may spot a brown creeper (Certhia americana) on the trunk of a tree in my front yard. Moving stealthily, almost imperceptibly up the tree, the brown creeper […]
Time is money
By Kevin Theissen We’ve all heard the phrase, “time is money.” But what does that really mean? And why does it matter? Time is the most precious of all resources. Once spent, it can never be reclaimed. Money is certainly […]
Funology: the origin is thought
By Sandra Dee Owens A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single … thought. Before taking a single step, I first have to think about taking a single step. Consciously or otherwise, everything begins … with a thought. […]
All about writing, a note to brighten your day
By Mary Ellen Shaw For most of us writing began when we learned to print our names. Occasionally, letters of the alphabet got printed backwards in the process but eventually we got it right. School classrooms had alphabet charts on […]
Paddling canoes, memories of flat water and family
By Merisa Sherman We pulled into the boat launch just before sunrise, the darkness just lifting enough so that we could see to undo the tie down straps without any help from our headlamps. You could hear the scraping of fabric […]
MyFutureVT offers resource for Covid-19 workforce recovery
New tool for job and education seekers Advance Vermont has launched MyFutureVT.org, the state’s first free online hub to provide Vermonters with the information they need to make informed and empowered decisions about their career and education pathways. With 30,000 fewer […]