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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Sons of Italy in Franklin start bocce league
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To celebrate its new bocce court installed earlier this month, the local Sons of Italy will be starting a bocce league for both members of the club and the public.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Harvesting already
Produce is already being harvested from the Community Garden. These strawberries are ready:
Having planted the peas during the "Give Peas a Chance" session earlier this year, these are growing nicely:
This bed is full of peas!
Having planted the peas during the "Give Peas a Chance" session earlier this year, these are growing nicely:
This bed is full of peas!
Attorney general puts Open Meeting Law rulings online
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Attorney General Martha Coakley has posted all Open Meeting Law rulings by the Division of Open Government on an interactive online database.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
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"produces an optimal growing condition"
Indeed, the 30-acre farm, owners Diane, Chuck, and son C.J. Koshivas say, has entered the next generation of farming, cutting labor costs and boosting produce yields, thanks to the hydro-stackers, used in a type of growing called hydroponics.
“We were losing money,” said C.J. Koshivas in describing the state of the farm before hydroponics. “We were only going to survive another couple of years.”
Hydroponics is growing plants with mineral nutrients in water instead of soil. The Koshivas first heard about the hydro-stackers two years ago from inventor Chester Bullock, who owns a farm in Tampa, Fla
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x345282570/High-tech-harvest-in-Franklin#ixzz1yERxIvEd
Visit the Fairmount Fruit Farm online http://www.fairmountfruit.com/ or at the Farmers Market on the Town Common each Friday from noon to 6:00 PM
Monday, June 18, 2012
Franklin Community Garden: Diatomaceous earth
The word for the day is "Diatomaceous earth". This was one of the discussion points Saturday morning at the Community Garden as Chris Clay and Amy Acevedo shared their insights on healthy alternatives to pesticides.
What is causing these holes in the leaves?
Ah, this is the little culprit!
You can lift the leaves, pick off these guys one at a time, and crush them with some soil in your hand, or just pinch them hard with your fingers. To help control the number that get to the plants is where the diatomaceous earth comes in.
You can by it by the bag at Agway (for example). The bag should last for multiple seasons. Put some in an empty paramsen cheese container and shake it on the roots, along the bottom of the plant, and along the leaves. The particles will cut the bugs as they crawl up the plant.
It won't prevent every bug from getting to the plant but it should keep the overall population of bugs down to avoid too much damage to the plant that it would affect the produce.
What is causing these holes in the leaves?
Ah, this is the little culprit!
You can lift the leaves, pick off these guys one at a time, and crush them with some soil in your hand, or just pinch them hard with your fingers. To help control the number that get to the plants is where the diatomaceous earth comes in.
You can by it by the bag at Agway (for example). The bag should last for multiple seasons. Put some in an empty paramsen cheese container and shake it on the roots, along the bottom of the plant, and along the leaves. The particles will cut the bugs as they crawl up the plant.
It won't prevent every bug from getting to the plant but it should keep the overall population of bugs down to avoid too much damage to the plant that it would affect the produce.
"People don’t even realize it’s there"
Cusack remembers not long ago looking out at the 11-acre pond behind the club’s Florence Street headquarters and seeing it packed with children kayaking, fishing or swimming during annual public events.
“The pond would be filled with boats, just packed with people,” he said.
Now, he said, he’s more likely to see still water and an empty beach.
“It is the lack of interest in the outdoors,” Cusack said. “It’s about getting out there and seeing what there is. You can look down, see the pond, and see how beautiful it is. Get out there and get interested. Turn your phone off, sit there, relax, and listen to the birds.”
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1222856789/Franklin-club-president-Kids-losing-touch-with-nature#ixzz1y8Y9IX9f
The Franklin Rod and Gun Club website is http://franklinrodandgun.org/
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