Halloween is enjoyed by people of all ages, but few get a bigger kick out of the holiday than children. There are costumes to be worn, time spent with friends and the opportunity to collect free candy and other treats. Although Halloween can be a fun time, the Children’s Safety Network warns that it...

SUNY Morrisville horticulture students joined thousands across the globe participating in the Society of American Florists (SAF) annual goodwill initiative, Petal it Forward. They handed out flowers and bouquets to unsuspecting community members and passersby, encouraging recipients to keep one and ...

When the weather starts to turn cold, four common insect invaders may show up uninvited in your home. None of them breed in the house or cause any damage to humans, pets, food items or structures. These nuisance pests are looking for a warm, protected place to overwinter and hibernate. The western c...

When the air becomes cooler, and leaves begin to turn colors, it’s time to gear up for fall garden maintenance. Or is it? If you’re interested in doing more sustainable fall garden maintenance, then autumn might be less busy for you than usual. The first big thing that you can do is to consider not ...

Your first bicycle is usually a straightforward machine – pedal forward to move, backpedal to brake. When you’re ready for bigger adventures, you may upgrade to a mountain bike, with three, five or 10 different gears to assist you in those hill climbs. For longer treks, you get something lightweight...

Everyone deserves a good scare come Halloween. Some people sit down to horror movie marathons, while others page through thrilling books from famed horror writers such as Stephen King and Dean Koontz. However, hands-on scares can be just as effective, which probably accounts for the popularity of ha...

Our barn is not a behemoth like some of the barns I’ve seen, but its smaller size fits its humble beginnings. When my mama and daddy moved to what is now our Poverty Ridge Farm, they were two poor kids, Daddy just back from the war and Mama the daughter of a sharecropper. The year was 1947. Those fi...

We’ve probably all run out to the garden on an autumn evening as the temperature drops and a frost warning is issued. We throw a sheet over our fruit-covered tomato plants to eke just a little more growing time from the rapidly evaporating season. Ghostly visions of sheet-covered tomato plants aside...

Those who want to make the most of Halloween can include travel plans in their schedules. North America boasts plenty of locations that have scary-sounding monikers, are supposedly haunted or have attractions that will appeal to those looking for a few extra chills and thrills. Salem, Massachusetts ...