Letter from Chip Northrup Carefree Gardens + Origins = Paradise As the days grow shorter and the nights grow colder, we begin to think of heading back to Texas. But we never leave before the closing event of the season: the plant auction at Carefree Gardens on October 10, Columbus Day. One of our great pleasures at Cooperstown is our time spent at Carefree and at Origins Café, where, if I’m lucky, I get to shoot the breeze with my…
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To Beat Covid Blahs, Victory Gardens Return By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special To AllOTSEGO.com MOUNT VISION – ‘V’ for vegetables – or victory. “A lot of the companies we buy from say the ‘Victory Garden’ is making a comeback,” said Ed Wilms, Mount Vision Garden Center, who opened his family’s 26 greenhouses Friday, May 1. “People are worried they won’t have enough vegetables, so they’re planting their own. Sales are up across the board.” “We’re starting a new garden,” said Sarah…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 Spot The American Woodcocks BIRD WATCH & HIKE – 7 – 8 p.m. Search for American Woodcocks performing their spring “sky dance” with local birder Bob Donnelly. Parslow Road Conservation Area, 127 Parslow Rd., Town of Otsego. RSVP, 607-547-2366 or visit otsegolandtrust.org/the-news/programs-a-events/409-woodcock-walk-april-4th THEATER – 8 p.m. Presenting “Hand to God” following the story of a troubled teen boy and his relationships with his pastor, his neighbor, the school bully, and his mother. Admission, $10. Slade Theater,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, APRIL 11 Get The Jump On Growing Season FIND HOLY WEEK SERVICES HERE! SEED STARTING WORKSHOP – 6 p.m. Learn which seeds to start ahead of growing season and which to plant directly, when to plant/transplant, and general care of your plants. Bring your own seed or get some from Carefree Gardens. All ages and abilities welcome. Refreshments provided. Origins Cafe and Carefree Gardens, 558 Beaver Meadow Roads, Cooperstown. Info, www.facebook.com/GrowingCommunityCooperstown/ or email growingcommunity@yahoo.com TAKE BACK THE NIGHT…