Author Archives: Mark

by Janet Kern It was a beautiful fall morning on the Saturday of Columbus Day weekend. By 9:00,  the only clue that it was no longer summer was the lack of summer harvest vegetables for the food pantry. No more … Continue reading →

Pumpkins and Pilgrims,  some might find that to be an unusual combination,  but not at the interfaith garden. We had the pleasure of having a few members of the Pilgrim Congregational high school youth group arrive at 8 AM to … Continue reading →

‘It will bring people together,’  he said. And he was right. DRIVING HOME from Boston on the afternoon of May 5,  Ron and Cindy didn’t talk much. There wasn’t much to say. A team of doctors had just told them … Continue reading →

We’ve delivered 790 pounds of produce to the food pantry so far this year and 80 pounds today! We had a bumper crop of Pumpkins,  Butternut Squash,  Kale,  Lettuce,  Swiss Chard,  Cucumbers,  Yellow Squash,  Eggplant,  Tomatoes and Cherry Tomatoes. Carla … Continue reading →

by Amy Swanson Did you know that garlic buds and their cloves are actually the seed of the plant? So if you want to plant garlic,  take that bud off your counter,  split it into the individual cloves and plant. … Continue reading →