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By Karen Cifala While in Baltimore in 2003 I was privileged to be invited to an introduction of StoryCorps, which is a public service and an opportunity for people to record and preserve the stories of their lives. I had no idea what to expect but what I found out was an amazing reminder of […]
Last year when Pope Francis met before Christmas with Vatican employees, mostly lay people with families, he asked them to do 10 things. The list sounded like suggestions for New Year’s resolutions. It’s that time of year again, when many of us resolve to do the things we’ve been promising ourselves to do. If you […]
By Claire Stuart Consciousness is growing about all aspects of green living, be it recycling, using renewable energy or simply eating locally grown food. Taking this to its logical conclusion, it is no surprise that more people are interested in green burial. It wasn’t that long ago that all burials were “green” and “dust to […]
By Wendy Gooditis Here comes the time of year when we really count up our blessings, and hopefully find we have a cornucopia of gifts for which to feel thankful. For many of us, our homes are a meaningful part of that bounty—places in which we rest and feel safe, and which we make into […]
By JiJi Russell Have you ever experienced a magical moment around the holidays? A special visitation? Exposure to live music or dance that moved you? Maybe there was a time when you brought the gift of company, food, fellowship, or song to someone else during this time of year. This is the stuff that forms […]
By Doug Pifer I was flattening out used cardboard moving boxes and throwing them into the bed of our truck to recycle. A commotion of crows made me look up. About sixty of them circled our upper field and then flew towards the sycamore trees beyond it. Among them I noticed one crow had distinctive […]
By Doug Pifer This month the story continues about how we are protecting the stream that adjoins and crosses our pasture and flows into Rockymarsh Run. In September I described how we protected the stream bank by fencing back our livestock with a thirty-five foot buffer along the stream bank. When Herb Peddicord, Regional West […]
By Kelly Kunkel Just a mile or so from the sound of bustling traffic, down a rural road on Route 7 sits a little parcel of Christmas tree heaven. As Chilly Hollow Road hits a steep downhill section, you can see your first glimpse of the neat rows of trees. Chilly Hollow Christmas Tree Farm […]
Baby Stuffed Winter Squash From Oak Hart Farm Ingredients 6 small Winter Squash (Acorn, Buttercup, or Butternut) (Oak Hart Farm) 3 Tablespoons Apple Cider 3 tablespoons olive oil 3 tablespoons Wildwood Hickory Syrup (Falling Bark Farm) Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 small onion, chopped 1 medium apple peeled and diced 1 cup […]