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I’m marking my calendar for this upcoming tool sale at Matthew 25 in Cedar Rapids. If you have any tools you don’t need, taking up space in your garage, the non-profit is also looking for donations. Here are the details:
Which came first? When it comes to backyard chickens, oftentimes it’s not the egg, but chicks from the Murray McMurray Hatchery. Specialty breeds, such as Black Australorps; Silver Laced Wyandottes and Buff Orpingtons can be purchased from the hatchery – established in 1917 in Webster City, Iowa – with a minimum order of 15 to 25 […]
Our friends at EcoFest note that the Earth Day celebration is coming up this month, on Saturday, April 20, 2013, in and around the NewBo City Market, 1100 Third St. SE. Prairiewoods’ Emy Sautter said a few spots remain for ecologically minded
Even on a dreary Saturday, temperatures were tropical inside the Noelridge Greenhouse in Cedar Rapids for the annual Easter Showcase, happening March 30 and 31, 2013. Urban chicken owners also were busy picking up an order of chicks at the Indian Creek Nature Center, while others visited the center’s resident rabbit, Toby. The Easter Showcase […]
Two reminders came my way about upcoming events. You can find these on the calendar, above, as well as many others happening this weekend and in coming days, weeks and even months. First, the Noelridge Greenhouse will be open this weekend with one of my favorite events: the annual Easter Showcase on Saturday, March 30 […]
Many environmental organizations, individuals and businesses in Eastern Iowa offer invaluable service every day by educating our children and preserving and protecting the world around us. How about some well-deserved recognition for those behind-the-scenes accomplishments? The Governor’s Iowa Environmental Excellence Awards are the premier environmental honors in Iowa, recognizing leadership and innovation in the protection […]
Passing this along from Matthew 25: The garden build day at Harrison Elementary, scheduled for this Saturday, March 30, has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Read other news about Matthew 25.
I can’t imagine that too many Iowa gardeners will be planting potatoes in accordance with the Good Friday tradition this year. The ground currently is too cold and soggy to plant potatoes or much of anything else and Good Friday falls on March 29 this year – the earliest it’s been in five years.
We made our first foray into the Kirkwood vineyard during tonight’s viticulture course. Our instructor, Lucas McIntire, warned us of the muddy mess, but once we walked to the hillside, the ground was in better shape. March is prime pruning time for grapevines, especially with the frigid weather we’ve been experiencing this spring in Iowa. […]
You never know what you might learn when you run into a master gardener. Linn County Master Gardener, Debbie Main, said she will be replacing some of her perennials that didn’t survive last year’s drought with edible plants later this spring.
