With brink of fall, it’s a good time for gathering seeds
Have you noticed the light is changing and the sun has moved a good way to the south?
Have you noticed the light is changing and the sun has moved a good way to the south?
Rather than leaving a field or patch of soil open over the winter, consider cover crops. A cover crop is basically a temporary seeding of an area that would otherwise have exposed soil. The crop is a placeholder for future crops that will be grown there.
While Charlotte has made great strides to conserve farmland through land trusts, our town has a lot of work left to do to protect vital forest land.
The good news is that this year’s apple harvest is abundant and delicious.
Jonathan Silverman’s passion for art is contagious. He started teaching 45 years ago and recently retired after 25 years at St. Michael’s College.
Over the last two weekends, Champlain Valley Union High has hung onto the No. 1 ranking in Division 1 football by keeping its win streak alive, going up 5-0 in the eight-game regular season.
On Tuesday, Sept. 24, Charlotte Central School held the annual open house. Educators were waiting throughout the building to greet students and parents and answer any questions.
Voting might feel like a daunting endeavor, especially for the first time. However, it is a relatively straightforward process.
Sam Swanson understands people can feel hopeless in preventing climate change. “You can feel the despair,” he said. “No one needs to be doing the things that need to be done.”
Shelburne Farms has been awarded a Save America’s Treasures grant of $500,000 to help protect and preserve the historic Farm Barn, including restoring its beautiful stone courtyard walls.
Clemmons Family Farm is one of 112 organizations nationwide selected to receive an ArtsHERE grant of $130,000 as part of a new program from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Charlotte may have moved closer to getting a crosswalk from the senior center to the post office, but it’s not quite there yet.
The Champlain Valley Redhawks have started their season in a way that is the stuff football dreams are made of, at least for those on their side of the field. The Redhawks have scored on their first plays in three straight games.
In early September, Charlotte Trails Committee members Jack Pilla and Chris Boffa finished building a new bridge on the mowed path along Ferry Road to replace one that had been damaged repeatedly by flooding — most recently in July.
Kelly Devine took a trip to eastern Europe this summer that she feels has fundamentally changed her.
Mark Bittman once noted, “You can add almost anything edible to greens and call it a salad.”
The fall programming is starting back up with the return of Spanish conversation, a new tai chi for arthritis class, an afternoon Bone Builders and the new Death Café.
If you don’t have a library card, stop by to sign up. With a library card, you have access to everything from museum passes to pickleball paddles as well as a wealth of print and digital resources.
The unusual temperatures of September have prolonged the haying season as well as allowing gardens to flush a third round of lettuce, radishes and cilantro just in time for the last ripe tomatoes and a flourish of salsa-based meals.
If you have driven north on I-89 in recent years, you have probably noticed an ever-growing mountain of white slag on the west side of the road between Bethel and Randolph.