Gardening Farming
Posted on September 21, 2023
Trees are critically important to life on Earth. They help clean the air, transform carbon dioxide into oxygen, provide shade, cool temperatures, retain storm water, raise property values, provide food and habitat for wildlife and improve mental health. Since trees are so good at taking care of us, ...
Gardening Farming
Posted on July 26, 2023
Trees provide us with many gifts: shade, wind breaks, erosion control, beautiful foliage, an invitation to birds and other wildlife and, in the case of fruit or nut trees, something tasty to harvest. Like other perennial plants, when selecting a tree, first consider the location. The amount of sunli...
Gardening Farming, Lifestyle
Becky Mauk 
Posted on April 25, 2022
Spring is for the birds! This is the time of year when migratory birds who have been vacationing in their tropical homes fly north to their annual breeding grounds. They are busy building nests, finding mates, and populating our bird feeders. It is prime bird-watching season. There are many ways to ...
Lifestyle
Courtney Llewellyn 
May 27, 2026
After the lake ice recedes and springtime brings warmer temperatures, you may forget how cold and dangerous the water still is. Water does not warm as...
Lifestyle
by Sam Mazotta 
May 24, 2026
Dear Paw's Corner: On long hikes in the woods behind my house, I let my dog run off leash. Yesterday, a neighbor ran up yelling that I need to put Ski...
Gardening Farming
Courtney Llewellyn 
May 22, 2026
We do not need huge tracts of land in order to keep livestock. Industry professionals like to use general guidelines of one acre per animal, but this ...
Lifestyle
Andy Haman 
May 20, 2026
One shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. However, that often is hard to do, particularly when it comes to homes. Curb appeal bears significant influen...