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Mark Lansburgh describes his offerings to Winnie Kaley, of East Thetford, right, who stopped by Talk Well Farm in Post Mills, Vt., to buy flowers Saturday, April 11, 2020. Lansburgh has been a flower wholesaler for over 30 years, but since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic has lost half his business. He is now in planning to launch a retail website and a regular delivery circuit, and is selling from the farm. “This is going to be a fascinating experience,” said Lansburgh about the effects the pandemic will have on society. “I see virus breaks in my lilies all the time,” he said. “Nature’s trying this stuff out. You can’t fool mother nature, you have to work with mother nature.” (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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‘Work with mother nature’

by Staff Report April 12, 2020

Sprouts grow quickly and require minimal tending. After about 36 hours, this Ancient Eastern Sprouting Mix is beginning to sprout.

Grow your own sprouts for spring in a jar

by Sarah Earle Valley News Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2020

Eli Hersh, of Norwich, Vt., talks with Jake Guest, of Thetford, Vt., about a propane heater in one of the farm's greenhouses on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, in Norwich, Vt. Hersh and his wife have purchased what was Killdeer Farm from Guest and his wife and renamed the farm Honey Field Farm. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Norwich farm moves to new owners

by Sarah Earle Valley News Staff WriterDecember 10, 2019

Concord General Services tree supervisor Ryan Rambeau is lowered from a crane to cut down the 35-foot balsam fir that was at the River Road Plantation in Penacook on Thursday, November 21, 2019. The tree was cut and brought down to the State House to put in at the City Plaza.

35-foot balsam tree treks to NH capital

by David Brooks Concord MonitorNovember 21, 2019

Jinny Hardy Cleland transplants pansy plants in her greenhouse at her home in Royalton, Vt., on Feb. 2, 2017. Her cat Stellar looks on. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Royalton farmer and baker ends 40 years as fixture at Norwich market

by Sarah Earle Valley News Staff WriterOctober 29, 2019

Rhonda Laundry looks up to at the sound of a honking horn from a passing friend while cutting down the hostas in front of her Hartland, Vt., home Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. She hopes to have the garden put to bed by the arrival of November. "It seems like fall all of a sudden came," said Laundry. Her dog King is at left. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Bed time

by Staff Report October 6, 2019

(Adelaide Tyrol illustration)

Why your fire spits at you

by Dave Mance III The Outside StoryOctober 6, 2019

"I try to get everything to bloom as long as possible," said Angela Gow, 57, while tending the flowers in front of the apartment building where she lives with her cat, Topaz, in Enfield, N.H., Wednesday, August 28, 2019. She moved to the building three years ago and her simple container garden has grown to encompass the parking lot at the corner of Main Street and Shaker Hill Road. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Lifelong gardener transforms a corner of Enfield Village

by Alex Hanson Valley News Staff WriterSeptember 6, 2019

Karen Gritzke, right, studies Joshua Jordan, 12, when sketching a portrait of him at the Plainfield plant sale on Saturday, May 25, 2019 in Plainfield, N.H. Sophia Jordan, Joshua's sister looks on during the process. The plant sale, is a fundraiser for the Plainfield Community Church. The children's father is the pastor of the church. All three live in Plainfield. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Plant sales attract growers and buyers

by Sarah Earle Valley News Staff WriterMay 25, 2019

While visiting outside the home she shares with her son Mathew Rice, middle, in North Hartland, Vt., Sharon Rice, 77, right, reacts to the news from her next-door neighbor Gina Adams, 68, that students in her Mid-Vermont Christian School first grade class sighted an indigo bunting earlier in the day, Thursday, May 16, 2019. "I love this place," said Sharon Rice, who bonds over gardening with Adams. "The neighbors are so good to us." (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Bird is the word

by Staff Report May 17, 2019