Simple Tools and Steps = Woodworking Fun Slöjd (also spelled sloid or sloyd)—a Swedish word meaning handiwork or crafts—is also the...
Category : Agriculture
Barns! Barns! Barns!
Richmond History JOY LEWIS – Tarzan was not as tough as he claimed to be. With a flying tackle to the knees I brought him down, sat...
Penn Yan Farmers’ Market Opens June 12th
Yates County’s local-only market, the Yates County Cooperative Farm and Craft Market, better known as the Penn Yan market, expects...
ONTARIO COUNTY MASTER GARDENER’S PLANT SALE RETURNING IN 2021
Rain or shine, the Master Gardeners of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County will hold their annual plant sale on Saturday, May...
The Homestead Gardener
The Fireplace in the Library (A Shoulder-Season Reverie) DERRICK GENTRY – In the south-facing room where I now sit typing these...
Supporting Black Farmers in the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier
ESSAY from REBEKAH WILLIAMS This year during Black History Month, the New York State Agriculture Commissioner announced that up to...
SPRING RURAL ROADS SAFETY
On rural roads, does less traffic mean less hazards? According to Yates County NY Sheriff Ron Spike, special rural hazards do exist,...
USDA Announces ‘Pandemic Assistance for Producers’ to Distribute Resources More Equitably After Identifying Gaps in Previous Aid
USDA recently announced Pandemic Assistance for Producers to distribute resources more equitably after identifying gaps in...
GOVERNOR CUOMO AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO LEGALIZE ADULT-USE CANNABIS
GOVERNOR CUOMO AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO LEGALIZE ADULT-USE CANNABIS Legislation (S.854-A/A.1248-A) Would Establish...
Bee Lines: Spring Surprises and Queen Conundrums
SAM HALL – As I’m starting to write this note, the temperature is 25 degrees with an icy wind blowing at about 15 mph from the...