Garden & Farm

Banana peels are good for gardens

Paul Barbano
2 days ago
The pandemic and isolation are causing many people to “go bananas,” because the phrase “going...

Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village to open June 3

4 days ago
Carolyn Claypoole, executive director of the Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village in Dover,...

Scholarship applications due to Mountaire Farms June 15

4 days ago
Mountaire Farms, the country’s sixth-largest chicken processor, has dozens of $2,500 scholarships...

Garden & Farm Briefs Spring 2020

4 days ago
Lasagna gardening Zoom session set June 5 The Sussex County Health Coalition will present Master...

CHEER seeks volunteers to deliver food boxes June 6

5 days ago
CHEER Inc. team members are proud it is the nonprofit agency in Delaware to partner with the USDA...

Green zebra tomatoes look great on the plate

1 week ago
Zebras have stripes not to camouflage against hyenas or lions, which can only make out the stripes...

Mountaire Farms partners with Beebe on testing

1 week ago
Mountaire Farms has partnered with Beebe Healthcare in recent weeks to help fight coronavirus on...

Farm Service Agency expands set-aside loan provisions

1 week ago
USDA’s Farm Service Agency will broaden the use of the disaster set-aside loan provision, normally...

Mill Pond Garden recommends best roses for Cape Region

1 week ago
Roses can be tough to grow, especially in the Cape Region with its hot, humid summers. Most...

U-Pick farms to open with restrictions

2 weeks ago
The Delaware Department of Agriculture issued guidance to help local U-pick farms safely open to...

Boom time for small local farms

Deny Howeth
2 weeks ago
Almost immediately after Gov. John Carney ordered everyone to shelter in place, local farmers who...

American Agri-Women commend agriculture resiliency...

2 weeks ago
American Agri-Women President Karolyn Zurn applauds farmers and ranchers, especially AAW members...

Local garden wins Lewes In Bloom Beauty Spot Award

2 weeks ago
Lewes in Bloom awarded its first Beauty Spot Award of the season to Eileen Beatty and Joe Staszkiw...

Cheyenne Spirit is ideal for growing along driveways

2 weeks ago
What goes around comes around. In the spring of 2015, two brothers in Wyoming found a fully...

Sussex Master Gardeners workshops continue May 19

2 weeks ago
Sussex Master Gardeners recently announced several upcoming workshops. Due to the COVID-19 crisis,...

‘Beneath the Canopy’ details journey of forestry in...

3 weeks ago
“Beneath the Canopy: A Historical View of Forestry in Delaware,” is a newly published book by Bob...

Apply by June 5 for assistance to expand...

3 weeks ago
Delaware farmers and landowners are encouraged to sign up by Friday, June 5, for financial and...

Plant your dahlia tubers where they will get full sun

Paul Barbano
3 weeks ago
My Italian grandmother called her friend's dahlia tubers “dahlia potatoes” and she was actually...

Mill Pond Garden advises bird-feeding through June 1

3 weeks ago
Many residents of the Cape Region, including the folks at Mill Pond Garden on Red Mill Pond, enjoy...

Simple strategies for a larger tomato harvest

Melinda Myers
4 weeks ago
Nothing is more frustrating than investing time, money and energy in planting and growing tomatoes...

Native plant sale online May 6-11 through Delaware...

4 weeks ago
Delaware Nature Society’s Annual Native Plant Sale tradition continues online this year. Customers...

Mill Pond Garden in Lewes shares virtual tours and...

1 month ago
Like most public venues, Mill Pond Garden honors the governor’s mandates for closure. Until...

Delaware Agricultural Museum launches fundraising...

1 month ago
The staff of the Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village has been spared from contracting the...

New Dawn rose has a sweet, fruity fragrance

Paul Barbano
1 month ago
Shiny leather shoes that withstand rain are available thanks to Englishman Edmund Prior, who filed...

Delaware Botanic Gardens holding virtual tours

1 month ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens Executive Director Sheryl Swed recently announced that virtual video tours...

Earth Day not the only time to help the environment

1 month ago
Earth Day, April 22, celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. While people celebrating our planet...

Delmarva Power offers free trees to help save energy

1 month ago
Delmarva Power is giving away more than 1,000 free trees to its residential customers through the...

Botanic Gardens set to stabilize Pepper Creek shoreline

Chris Flood
1 month ago
Looking to preserve its 12.5 acres of forested wetlands, Dagsboro-based Delaware Botanic Gardens...

A taste of Jamaica in your living room

1 month ago
The Blue Mountains of Jamaica are famous for growing mild, non-bitter coffee that is one of the...

Feds move to protect American farmers and flow of...

1 month ago
The Department of Homeland Security, with the support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has...

Farmer Relief Fund grant applications due April 23

1 month ago
American Farmland Trust’s Farmer Relief Fund received a much-needed infusion of cash over the last...

Helicopter flyover helps save Bennett's peaches

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
A break from Mother Nature and a helicopter worked in harmony to save Bennett Orchards’ peach crop...

Kohlrabi prefers mild or cool weather

Paul Barbano
1 month ago
To survive in the cold of the Himalayas, the native goats grow an exceptional fleece with fiber six...

Lewes In Bloom cancels annual tulip dig

1 month ago
One of Lewes’ traditional spring events will not take place this year. Due to Gov. Carney’s...

As coronavirus spreads, farmers still fighting other...

1 month ago
The coronavirus has impacted enormous numbers of people, but the disease is suspected to have...

Victory garden sites available at Dover scout...

1 month ago
In the 1940s, labor and transportation shortages due to World War II made it hard to move fruits...

Garden your way to better health

Melinda Myers
1 month ago
Break out the tools and garden your way to a healthier mind, body and spirit. Gardeners know and...

Let plants simply go to seed and grow wherever they...

1 month ago
There are salesmen, and then there are super salesmen. George C. Parker actually sold the Brooklyn...

Best dahlias for a backyard cutting garden

Melinda Myers
1 month ago
Dahlias are bold and beautiful flowers that are easy to grow in any sunny garden. They are also...

Flowers explode with color, battle gray skies

1 month ago
The Lewes Tulip Festival might have been canceled, but the tulips and other spring flowers continue...

USDA selects 3.4 million acres for conservation 

2 months ago
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has announced the acceptance of more than 3.4 million acres in...

Botanic gardens shares spring cheer at Milford rehab...

2 months ago
Spring has arrived in Delaware, but with the current medical emergency affecting society, few...

Milton Garden Club announces local scholarships...

2 months ago
The Milton Garden Club is known for its beautiful wreaths, downtown planters and gardens, and...

SOLA3 offering $3,000 matching grants in 2020

2 months ago
Need to get outside and get some exercise? Save Our Lakes Alliance 3 announced March 27 it will...

On-farm conservation and soil health test project...

2 months ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting proposals...

American Agri-Women celebrates National Ag Day 2020

2 months ago
American Agri-Women has had to switch gears for Ag Day this year because the annual celebration to...

Grow Indoor Gems while isolating at home

2 months ago
During the self-isolation, the nail salons and beauty shops are closed, so it’s about to get ugly...

Fund launched to help farmers affected by COVID-19...

2 months ago
American Farmland Trust, the organization behind the national No Farms No Food movement, announced...

Plants give back during times of crisis

2 months ago
People look for ways to find comfort during times of crisis. America in Bloom, a national nonprofit...

Lewes in Bloom seeks Beauty Spot nominations by...

2 months ago
Lewes in Bloom is seeking beautiful gardens to be nominated for its Beauty Spot Award. Nominations...

Farm Service Agency county services available by phone

2 months ago
USDA’s Farm Service Agency county offices are open in Delaware by phone appointment only until...

Delaware agriculture critical to supplying food...

2 months ago
The Delaware Department of Agriculture continues to provide services to the public and industry to...

USDA Rural Development now in remote operational status

2 months ago
U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Bette Brand announced that USDA Rural...

Ag secretary states importance of maintaining food...

2 months ago
Maintaining the supply of food and fiber for citizens, especially during times of an emergency, is...

King Tut gave us one of the most interesting peas to...

2 months ago
He was buried with a face mask made from over 20 pounds of pure gold. But poor King Tut had an...

American Farmland Trust echoes call to include...

2 months ago
American Farmland Trust Policy Director Tim Fink extends thanks to organizations such as the...

Lewes in Bloom tulips bring color to the area

2 months ago
Lewes in Bloom tulip beds are starting to burst out with color. Each fall, the group digs up old...

Spring lawn equipment: Keep safety in mind with...

2 months ago
Spring is on its way and homeowners are eager to get outside and spruce up their yards. The Outdoor...

Specialty crop funding applications due April 14

2 months ago
The Delaware Department of Agriculture is seeking applications for this year’s Specialty Crop Block...

Farmers look to the future with new technology,...

Sage Kelley
2 months ago
Over 200 agronomists filled the halls of Delaware Technical Community College in Georgetown Feb. 26...