Weatherproofing now can save heat bills later
Vermont readers are advised on home weatherproofing from UVM Extension expert Milo Moore. The advice covers sealing cracks, caulking, adding insulation to windows and doors with plastic sheeting, using weather stripping, and sealing off unused rooms. Tips include venting moisture, using natural sunlight, and efficient heating system upkeep. A craft day in Arlington sponsored by the Bennington County Extension Homemakers Council runs Oct. 6 with a lecture on sewing techniques by Kay Strassburg.
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Dianne Hall Lamb
UVM
Vermont
Milo Moore
Bennington County Extension Homemakers Council
St. Margaret Mary Parish Center
Arlington
Kay Strassburg
Early spring bulbs brighten winter borders
Boston gardeners are urged to plant lesser bulbs now to herald spring. A guide lists species such as chiondoxa, Eranthis, crocuses, muscari, scilla, and Galanthus with planting depths and ideal settings. Noting varied colors and forms, it details care and naturalizing tips for borders, rock gardens, and under trees.
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Boston
4-H Expands Youth Horizons National Week Theme Room to Grow
National 4-H week runs October 3 to 9 with the theme Room to Grow. The 4-H emblem is the four leaf clover and youth grow mentally physically and spiritually as they take on new goals and opportunities. In Bennington County last year 528 youths joined 42 clubs in 10 towns with 30 male and 47 female volunteers. Activities included drama dogs dairy veterinary science knitting horses gardening cooking sewing crafts woodworking citizenship, and 4-H special interest programs involving 2,643 youths across the county including Camp Ondawa Sunderland in school programs Manchester crafts and garden courses conservation day tractor safety and babysitting courses.
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Bennington County
Ondawa
Sunderland
Manchester
Bennington
Dorset orchard adopts pick your own apples plan
Dorset's Mad Tom Orchard reports limited public picking this year with seven acres open for visitors while the rest goes to commercial picking. Manager Fred Doane notes early closure likely in October due to public access limits and rising costs, with Jamaican pickers deemed not worthwhile for a small operation. Crates go to Allen Brothers Farm Market in Vermont. Van Smith owns the orchard and Doane handles seasonal management.
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Fred Doane
Londonderry
Doane
Allen Brothers
Vermont
Route 5
Westminster
van Smith
Virginia
Smith
Mad Tom
Manchester-Dorset
Dorset
East Dorset
Bischoff
Vermont apple grower champions sprayed fruit and cider plans
A Vermont grower discusses organic methods and the need for spraying to produce visually appealing apples. He notes frost myths and highlights local Mad Tom orchard’s emphasis on sprayed, marketable fruit and forthcoming cider drops for season ends.
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Christian Science Publishing Society
Dorset Orchard
Washington
Bureau of the Census
Washington, D.C
Tom
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H. Greenberg
Main Street
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