With the reduced level of sunlight these days, the onset of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a real thing for many people. This time of year, many of us are trying to increase our vitamin D levels, and to fight all the flus, absorbing what sun exists with fresh, unabated air, through our lungs. ...

Hardy green vegetables are exactly what we need when it’s still gray and dark out there. Fortunately, January is Artichoke and Asparagus Month! According to National Today , the following is the history of the two veggies: “Also known as globe artichoke, green artichoke or French artichoke, an artic...

Snow throughout winter seems to be becoming more rare these days, so those who love outdoor recreation in the white stuff need to get out there while the getting is good. Many snowmobilers enjoy the pastime of riding ready-made trails, but there are other who like to explore – the cross-country skie...

Maple syrup is usually the product people think of when there’s talk of tapping maple trees. But there is an emerging market for something else – something simpler – that sugarmakers may want to tap into. In “Maple Foods Beyond Syrup: Maple Sap Water, An Emerging Functional Beverage,” hosted by Univ...

January is a month to: Assess your yard for areas that need winter interest . Plants with evergreen foliage, berries or interesting bark are great ways to add to the winter landscape. Exfoliating bark such as that of paperbark maple and river birch provides rich tones in the landscape. Witchhazel pr...

Another grazing season has passed, and today the grass-finishing steers go back home to a full plate of excellent stored forage and eventually to feeding families in the Northeast market. Such is life for a custom grazier who specializes in directly grazing pasture and being a link in the local chai...

At the 2022 Commodity Classic, a well-respected meteorologist presented an almost hour-long session on what farmers across the country might expect, weather-wise, for the rest of the year. This was in early March, and the trained scientist was working off years of previous data, general trends from ...

On Jan. 5, 2023, an Instagram Reel (a short-form video on the Instagram social media platform) I made surpassed 2 million plays. Essentially “going viral” for the ol’ grass-whispering farmer . My farmer friends asked “How much is that worth?” Zilch. Doing it for fun releases the pressure for money a...

There’s a great article by Tara Parker-Pope that ran in the New York Times on the science behind hobbies and choosing a hobby. The long and the short of it: it’s enriching for your mental and emotional and physical health. And January is National Hobby Month! An article from the Mental Health Extens...