by Ben Haravitch – The idea of traditional music means different things to different people. Some musicians feel it is their...
Category : History
The Homestead Gardener: Defining Homestead Gardening
by Derrick Gentry – What Do You Think You’re Doing? A reader recently asked me what I meant exactly by a homestead garden. I...
Richmond History: Richmond’s remarkable recluse: Bradly Adams (February 21, 1852-February 9, 1934)
by Joy Lewis – He was a trapper, an expert marksman, a collector of Indian artifacts, an entrepreneur, a loner. From the age of...
My Woodstock Experience
by Ken Hutton – In the summer of 1969, at the age of 17, I heard from a girl in Lake Placid of a music festival in southern New...
Tree Time
by D.E. Bentley – I had previously noticed the tree, a Bur Oak, casting its great shadow across the walkway in front of the...
The Light Lens: Time travels
by T. Touris – My New Year’s resolution is to build my time traveling skills. Last month I grabbed my old 1920’s vintage...
Dragonfly Tales: Liberty Hyde Bailey
by Steve Melcher – The Father of Modern Horticulture – Liberty Hyde Bailey is one of my greatest influences and someone who I...
Richmond History: Hemlock Hardware Store of Lewis Frederick Hoppough
by Joy Lewis – It’s here somewhere, if I can find it: Hemlock Hardware Store of… Lewis Frederick Hoppough (December 12,...
Mistaken Identities: Patchwork House
by Tawn Feeney – This is a true story about a house, not a person, which was mistaken for what it was not for many years. Yes, it...
The Village Gardener: Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
By Georgeanne Vyverberg – Here it is, the middle of the last month of the year. Holiday season is in full swing and the first seed...