Garden & Farm

Bear breeches can stand low temperatures

9 years ago
The Corinthian column of Greece dates back 2,400 years and features acanthus leaves. The leaves...

Farming way of life preserved in Milford

Chris Flood
9 years ago
Horse-drawn plows, hand-fed corn shellers, dozens of toy tractors and hand tools from two centuries...

Agricultural safety is conference focus

9 years ago
Following up on last fall’s launch of a Rural Road Safety campaign, the Delaware Farm Bureau put on...

Sposato landscape crew recognized by Sea Colony...

9 years ago
Sposato Landscape crew members were recently recognized by the Sea Colony community for their...

Community garden grants awarded by Ag Department

9 years ago
Delaware urban agriculture and community garden projects are receiving support through a second...

$1 million available for on-farm freezer collection...

9 years ago
Sussex County poultry growers who qualify for a new mortality management grant can get on-farm...

Delaware Botanic Gardens master plan presentation...

9 years ago
A master plan presenting a detailed vision for the Delaware Botanic Gardens in Sussex County has...

Plant Orienpet bulbs in spring, have fragrant...

Paul Barbano
9 years ago
Tales of Aladdin and the magic lamp, Sinbad the sailor, genies and even magic carpets come to us...

Sposato installers recognized for quality work

9 years ago
Sposato landscapers Gilberto Cruz and Henry Hernandez were recently recognized for their quality...

Farm bureau women's committee stocks Ronald McDonald...

9 years ago
By the third week in February, most Americans have earned enough money to pay for all the groceries...

Delmarva Power to provide 1,150 free trees to customers

9 years ago
Delmarva Power is providing 1,150 free trees to its residential customers through the Energy-Saving...

Delaware Agricultural Museum sets auction and flea...

9 years ago
The Delaware Agricultural Museum's Annual Benefit Auction, Flea Market, and Bake and Book Sale is...

Sussex County 4-H installs bluebird houses

Steven Billups
9 years ago
The Sussex County 4-H partnered with the Nature Conservancy Feb. 25 to install 10 bluebird houses...
Sussex County 4H

Felton farmers saddle up in Milton

Maddy Lauria
9 years ago
The friendly farm animals have been packed up and moved away, but the farmers market at the corner...

Sussex Conservation District sets workgroup meeting...

9 years ago
The Sussex Conservation District announced a local workgroup meeting set for 9 a.m., Thursday,...

A pretty nifty native plant is the Arkansas Blue Star

Paul Barbano
9 years ago
Winter is for pondering. Did you ever wonder why we pronounce Arkansas as “Ark an saw” and Kansas...

Federal funding available to restore Black Duck...

9 years ago
USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service is now accepting applications from Delaware farmers...

Delaware artists invited to apply for rain barrel...

9 years ago
DNREC's Division of Watershed Stewardship is now accepting applications from Delaware artists for...

Farm bureau scholarship applications due April 13

9 years ago
The Delaware Farm Bureau Women's Committee is accepting applications for four scholarships for the...

Native plant workshop at St. Jones Reserve set March...

9 years ago
The annual Delaware Native Plant Society spring workshop will be held Saturday, March 11, at the St...

Gardening with Native Plants to Sustain Wildlife...

9 years ago
The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will host a three-week discussion series on...

Plant Double Red Sweet Corn and surprise everyone

Paul Barbano
9 years ago
We all have a double, or as the Germans say “Doppelgänger.” You might double check that your double...

Delaware Forestry Association to meet March 23

9 years ago
Celebrating its 35th anniversary, the Delaware Forestry Association will present the 2017 Tree...

Food safety certification for on-farm food...

9 years ago
Agricultural entrepreneurs who want to produce certain foods in their on-farm kitchens can receive...

FFA emblem fundraiser to kick off at Southern States...

9 years ago
Farm supply retailer Southern States Cooperative will kick off its Future Farmers of America...

Soy catches more value through aquaculture

9 years ago
Casting a wider net to increase soybean meal demand is paying off. The soy checkoff, along with the...

Produce safety workshop set March 16, 17

9 years ago
The Delaware Department of Agriculture will host a workshop from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday and...

The charming chaste tree is good for pollinators

Paul Barbano
9 years ago
Old-fashioned values wander even into the garden, it seems. An interesting tree for the garden has...

Carney praises 4-H leaders

9 years ago
Gov. John Carney visited Delaware volunteers at the annual 4-H Leader Forum, held Feb. 4 at...

Produce safety training for small growers set March 11

9 years ago
The University of Delaware Cooperative Extension will hold a produce food safety training for...

Wildfire readiness grant applications due May 1

9 years ago
The Delaware Forest Service is offering up to $4,500 in grants to help fire companies in the First...

Delaware student cashes in on cabbage

9 years ago
Students across America are growing, and some are earning, a lot of green by participating in the...

Ag Safety Conference set March 7 in Harrington,...

9 years ago
An inaugural Delaware Ag Safety Conference will be held 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 7, in...

Grafting can lead to interesting garden

Paul Barbano
9 years ago
During a political corruption trial, the witness was asked "Did you take $25,000 to compromise this...

Sometimes bigger is better

Maddy Lauria
9 years ago
On Route 30 between Milton and Milford, where Isaacs Road meets Cedar Creek Road, a 185-foot-tall...

Sussex Gardeners to screen ‘Hometown Habitat’ March 16

9 years ago
Sussex Gardeners will present the film “Hometown Habitat - Stories of Bringing Nature Home” for its...

Pea-growing contest for kids to start Feb. 20

9 years ago
Plant peas, please! American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture invites youth organizations and...

Green Cardamom fits in nicely with baked goods

Paul Barbano
9 years ago
Plants follow humans around the globe and end up having a huge impact as local cuisines adopt...

Arbor Day School Poster Contest seeks entries by...

9 years ago
The Delaware Forest Service is seeking entries for its annual Arbor Day School Poster Contest, open...

Delaware 4-H members attend presidential inauguration

9 years ago
As Washington, D.C., began its transformation for Inauguration Day 2017, the patriotic colors of...

Milton Garden Club seeks scholarship applications by...

9 years ago
The Milton Garden Club is known for beautiful wreaths, downtown planters and gardens, and the...

The Joy Perfume Tree grows quite tall in its homeland

Paul Barbano
9 years ago
At the beginning of the Great Depression as the world seemed to be coming to an end for many of the...

Dogfish Head pledges support for Delaware Botanic...

9 years ago
When the Delaware Botanic Gardens opens, one of its most important features will be a living...

Short, Bounds appointed deputy secretaries of...

9 years ago
After his confirmation by the state Senate as head of the Delaware Department of Agriculture,...

Black Women Telling Their Story quilt exhibit to run...

9 years ago
The Delaware Agricultural Museum in Dover is hosting the Stitch-in-Time Quilt Guild exhibit through...

John Comegys of Hartly wins Delaware soybean yield...

9 years ago
John Comegys of Hartly in Kent County had the state's top 2016 soybean yield with 80.74 bushels per...

Food service company agrees to adopt new policies...

9 years ago
Sodexo, one of the leading food service providers in the world, has committed to adopt policies to...

Orchid seminar set at East Coast Garden Center Jan. 31

9 years ago
An orchid seminar by Beth Davis of Waldor Orchids is set for 1 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 31, at East...

Sussex Master Gardeners workshops continue Feb. 7

9 years ago
It is time to start thinking of the coming gardening season, and Sussex Master Gardeners workshops...

Farmers Richard and Keith Carlisle honored for...

9 years ago
Brothers Keith and Richard Carlisle, who have been farming near Greenwood since the 1960s, were...

Tronchuda or Portuguese kale has distinctive blue...

Paul Barbano
9 years ago
When jojoba oil was the health food rage, a store clerk openly complained “They want jojoba soap...

Delaware farmer attends Soybean Leadership College

9 years ago
Delaware farmer Rick Dickerson of Laurel attended the 2017 Soybean Leadership College Jan. 10-12 in...

Lewes Farmers Market announces scholarship recipients

9 years ago
For 10 years, the Historic Lewes Farmers Market has awarded scholarships to small-scale Delmarva...

Milford farmers receive Environmental Stewardship...

9 years ago
Poultry farmers Ted Layton and Scott Willey have been recognized with the 2016 Delaware...

USDA regional conservation matching grant pre...

9 years ago
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack invited potential conservation partners, including private...

Farmers may apply for conservation stewardship...

9 years ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service in Delaware is accepting...

Beat the winter blues with a spicy little pepper

9 years ago
It’s nice to get a surprise, especially if that surprise is from Calabria, the toe of the boot-...

Markell recognizes leadership, service of Delaware...

9 years ago
Gov. Jack A. Markell has recognized and thanked many of Delaware's farming and agricultural leaders...

Biological management workshop set Feb. 5, 6;...

9 years ago
The Historic Lewes Farmers Market and Future Harvest Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable...

Urban and community forestry grants now available;...

9 years ago
The Delaware Forest Service is now accepting applications for up to $40,000 in urban forestry...