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Toy Storey clears leaves away from a patch of squills in her front yard while wearing a hand-drawn “Go Harvard” sweatshirt, which she made in support of the school’s response to demands from the Trump administration, at her home in Norwich on Tuesday. Storey, who is in her 90s, has traveled around the world and stays active through gardening, biking and volunteering. “I don’t even have a bucket list,” she said, noting that she lives a very full life without one.

Carol Sears, of Randolph, cleans brush and weeds out of garden at the Bethel Athletic Fields on Friday. Sears, who cares for the gardens at the nearby Bethel Elementary where she is a pre-kindergarten para-educator, was helping the maintenance staff prepare the garden for spring on the school’s in-service day.

UNH Cooperative Extension

From sweet and tart to delicate and floral, there’s nothing quite like a juicy peach during the dog days of summer.Although the scale of production for peaches in New Hampshire is far less than that of apples, it’s increasing every year. Extension is...

Sandy Gourley, 76, walks her Lebanon yard, looking at the trees, rocks and sprouting spring flowers. Gourley said she looks forward to working on her landscaping projects, but some recent health problems have slowed her down. “This is what I like to...

By NICOLA SMITH

In the Filipino language Tagalog, the word “kuya,” or “brother,” is a sign of respect, a mark of amiable connection that precedes a person’s name. Kuya is also the name of a recently opened Filipino-American restaurant in Randolph that is bringing the...

By ERIC SUTPHIN

It’s a simple formula for a restaurant: Offer a limited menu that consists of a few, well-crafted and expertly executed choices. Matt Walker, owner of Broken Hearts Burger in Fairlee, has made this ethos the cornerstone of his business. The...

By BETSY VERECKEY

RANDOLPH — Until this spring, Nisachon “Rung” Morgan had never heard of James Beard.She grew up on a farm in Isaan, in northern Thailand, with eight brothers and sisters and had never cooked professionally. Before she and her husband, Steve Morgan,...

By ROSE TERAMI

WINDSOR — Messay Hall has always loved cooking, and she knew after experimenting in her kitchen with egg roll recipes several years ago that she wanted to turn the idea into something more, she just didn’t know when. While living in Arizona several...

By ALEX HANSON

The shortage of restaurant workers in the Upper Valley has been well-documented, but one factor has gone unexamined.There are a lot of restaurants, food trucks, caterers, sandwich shops, roadside stands, diners, food markets, farmers markets, dining...

By SARAH EARLE

Part of the back-to-the-land migration of the late ’60s, Tom Curren took up residence on Potato Road in Canaan, where he tried his hand at farming while working in the nonprofit sector. It was cold. Not just ordinary New Hampshire cold, but...

By EmmaJean Holley

After three years at the helm of the seasonal, family-run Middlebrook Restaurant, so named for its location on a winding stretch of road in West Fairlee, owner Chris Aquino has decided to move on to other, more justice-oriented pursuits. The...

By Liz Krieg

Years ago, I first noticed a plant growing along the side of the road in New Mexico. In large drifts, Geum trifolum is a major contender for inspiring awe. They were in the later seasonal growth stage called “smoke” and the whole patch was all a mist...