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Happiness and health are just a hill away
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

Artichoke and Asparagus Month
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

Nectar from the trees: Maple water
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

Garden Clippings tips of the month
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

Sharing your land with skiers
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

Loading day contemplation
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

Trying to plan for weather
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

Gone viral?
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”

Creatively yours: Finding the perfect hobby
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

Your package of plants has been delivered
In what I find to be a hilarious case of “what goes around, comes around,” during the holiday season I have noticed online retailers sending
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