Business of Agriculture: Winter Greens
We’re experimenting with growing greens like kale and spinach on our farm this winter, and right about now, I’m thinking I should have my head examined. If the door to the greenhouse isn’t frozen solid on a typical morning, I know my fingers soon will be. Despite an occasional frozen thumb, the experiment is showing signs of life, not just on our farm but on farms across the valley and the country. Primarily this is thanks to the...
The Big Event: At The Taste of Woodstock festival, a feast for all the senses
L ocal cheese, sweets and spirits are among the flavors featured at The Taste of Woodstock. But with music, dancing and art also on the menu, the free festival on Aug. 8 was a feast for the other senses, too. Beth Finlayson started the event several years ago. “The idea was to close down the street, have a street dance and give people a reason to come and taste all the good things Woodstock is known for,” said Finlayson, director of...
Brothers Preserve American Icon
Nestled on a back road of Hobart, Ind., the Broken Wagon Bison farm isn’t exactly what you would expect to find in Hobart. Hobart is home to Southlake Mall, and what can be considered the commercial center of northwest Indiana. But despite that, the Koeppen brothers decided it would be the perfect place to raise a herd of buffalo. The idea came to them in 2003, when they visited Bud Koeppen’s wedding photographer’s farm in Rockville,...
Summer Camps Have Cyber Mission
Montpelier — At Vermont’s Norwich University, 20 high school students will build computers they’ll be able to take home. At Dakota State University in South Dakota, about 200 students will learn about programming. In Southern California, 250 middle school Girl Scouts will be given tiny computers, the chance to fly drones and earn special patches. And none of the children or their parents will have to pay a cent. The camps are part of...
Analysts: Gas Prices to Drop to Lowest in 6 Years This Summer
Los Angeles — An ongoing glut of crude oil will give U.S. drivers this summer the lowest seasonal gasoline prices in six years, the government predicts. Even in California — where prices recently surged a dollar above the national average, sparking accusations of collusion by oil refineries — analysts expect gasoline to be the cheapest it’s been in years. Barring a natural disaster or other major supply disruptions, prices in the...
