gardening
By Time and the Valleys Museum on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018 - 8:44 am
Herbs have been with us forever - from their mention in Genesis, through the centuries to today, where they are distilled and sold on the internet daily. The reason is clear, they are good for our health and tasty too! Spend a winter afternoon with Diana... Read more
By bushel on Wednesday, May. 17, 2017 - 9:22 am
It’s nearly time to get our main-season plants in the ground. If you’ve started seedlings and have too many of one variety, pot them on and bring your extras to Bushel to swap them out for something new and different. Together, we can bring a rich variety... Read more
By Time and the Valleys Museum on Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2017 - 8:31 am
A presentation on propagating heirloom and deer resistant perennials by John Story, who received his B.S. from Cornell University and has extensive experience and knowledge in many areas of horticulture. Refreshments are included.
By bushel on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 - 12:09 pm
Gather up your open-pollinated, non-GMO seeds and join your neighbors for an old-fashioned seed swap. Share your extra seeds and take home something new to plant in your garden this spring. No seeds to trade? No worries--there will be plenty to go around... Read more
By Transition Catskills on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015 - 11:26 am
How to Control Japanese Beetles
Every Saturday, visitors to the Pakatakan Farmers' Market stop by to check on the progress of the Pizza Garden, which is overflowing with all the ingredients needed to make a tasty tomato sauce. The one question that gets... Read more
By root2shoot on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015 - 12:09 pm
Clematis in the Catskills region are perhaps not the most often recognized garden plant, but Catskills gardeners know that they can be spectacular additions to our gardens here. Some varieties can be a bit fussy about their planting location, but once... Read more
By Transition Catskills on Friday, Jun. 19, 2015 - 7:10 pm
Transition Catskills is planting a Pizza Garden on the grounds of the historic Round Barn on Saturday, June 20th, from 9 am to 2 pm. The installation will last throughout the summer.
What is a Pizza Garden? It’s where you grow the vegetable... Read more
By Transition Catskills on Friday, May. 29, 2015 - 8:53 am
Gardening provides an excellent opportunity to bond with your children away from electronic devices, to experience fresh air, sunshine and exercise outdoors, to discover the natural world, and to teach a useful skill. When you turn gardening into a... Read more
By Transition Catskills on Thursday, May. 7, 2015 - 9:06 pm
How do you celebrate spring?
With foot-stomping music, seeds for your garden, a petting zoo with baby goats and calves, and a rhubarb-baking contest! All of this and more will be happening at the Spring on Main street fair in Margaretville this Saturday... Read more
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