Yearly Archives: 2023
How to tell morel mushrooms and false morels apart
Learn how to tell the difference between morel mushrooms and several types of mushrooms with wrinkled caps that may appear in the woods during the spring.
The bigger picture and patience in growing a farm’s pastures
Each spring, Tarma Shena watches to see how an area responds to winter’s rest before moving stock around. It's a process that has grown and evolved.
Rescuing food for Aliquippa
Brenda Jean Dudek struggles to make ends meet as a home health care specialist. Every day, she stops at the House of Prayer (HOP) Lutheran Church in Aliquippa to pick up pantry staples. The church is part of a bigger food distribution network called 412 Food Rescue, which is based in Pittsburgh.
134 acres of Ohio farmland added to Farmland Preservation Program
Todd Fackler in Huron County becomes the 4th Ohio farmer to join the Farmland Preservation Program this year.
After a long winter, spring has sprung
Eliza Blue doesn't remember ever appreciating the splendor of a seasonal change more than she is right now.
Winter of 1931
Bryce Angell takes readers back to a story Grandma Angell told him many years ago about the winter of 1931.
Take precautions with early spring grazing
Early spring grazing can be risky. Take precautions and transition your herd to pasture slowly.
Time to try a roller crimper on cover crops
This spring would be a great time to look into the advantages of using a roller crimper to terminate cover crops for even more benefits.
Dust bunnies
Kym Seabolt assumed as she entered the “empty nest” phase of life, her home would stay much neater. That turned out to be a bit of a myth.
Roundup of gardening new for April 13, 2023
Catch up on local gardening news and events in Ashland, Geauga, Harrison, Mahoning, Richmond and Summit counties in Ohio.

















