For several weeks, your maroon-colored cap and gown has hung in the spare bedroom. I brush by it every day when retrieving a book, checking on the plants or hunting for a certain color necktie. There’s nothing like a cap and gown to get you thinking about the future. For me, seeing it has me ...

Enjoy your garden throughout the growing season and beyond. Preserve its beauty, fragranc and flavor in artwork, craft, and food. Cell phones with cameras make it easy to capture the seasonal changes in our gardens and environment. Use a favorite photo as the wallpaper on your computer or ...

Lack of reliable child care in Minot has left countless single parents, like Amee Mitchell, and others in a desolate situation. As a result, Mitchell proposes a Community Seed Library to be accessible to everyone. “I realized, well, I’ve been a gardener for 10 years. I could probably feed ...

res across much of the country took a toll on gardens and landscapes. Once again, above-normal summer temperatures are in the forecast for many regions of the country. Adjusting how you manage your gardens and landscape can help plants thrive as temperatures rise. Water plants thoroughly to ...

GLENBURN – Forrest and Desiree Carlson bought four chickens after moving in 2020 onto the family farm near Glenburn that Forrest’s father, Donald, had operated until retiring. The four chickens have multiplied to become about 140 chickens, with 100 more coming yet this spring as the ...

When Benjamin James of rural Kenmare decided to add a rooftop solar system to his farm operation in 2022, a federal grant helped make that installation more affordable. The grant saved him $8,148 on a system that has saved him 75% on energy bills in its first nine months. James has been ...