Last year's flooding caused major problems in the Champlain valley. Rivers overflowed, and Lake Champlain rose to record heights causing a lot of damage to the shore and many shore-line properties. I remember seeing the Essex-Charlotte ferry dock covered in water all the way up … [Read more...] about 2011 Flood of Lake Champlain Basin
Barn Owl Box: Natural Rodent Control
Barn Owls live in barns and similar buildings, often around farms. Unfortunately because of their close proximity to the use of pesticides on farms, they often face the danger of secondary poisoning. As farmers use these chemicals to kill rodents the owls (and other animals) … [Read more...] about Barn Owl Box: Natural Rodent Control
Grange Community Kitchen: Dehydrating and Drying
Monday, November 19, 6-9pm Dehydrating and Drying: Making Dried Fruit, Fruit Leathers & Jerky Hands-on workshop with Barbara Kunzie This is yet another great program run by the Whallonsburg Grange Community Kitchen that will teach you more ways of preserving food! Don't … [Read more...] about Grange Community Kitchen: Dehydrating and Drying
Lakeside School: Children Interact across Ages
Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm offers birth – 1st grade Waldorf Education on a working farm in Essex, NY. Each week our Office Manager, Kathleen Morse, writes on the Lakeside school and community and Waldorf Education through her perspective from the office window. View … [Read more...] about Lakeside School: Children Interact across Ages
Getting to Know Birds of Prey
Recently I attended a special event at the Whallonsburg Grange presented by the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge and Rehabilitation Center in which I got a close look at several local fascinating birds of prey! Wendy Hall and her assistants from the wildlife refuge brought several … [Read more...] about Getting to Know Birds of Prey