Category Archives: Home and garden

Recycle your running shoes into your garden

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Stephanie Reighart

What are you supposed to do with all those sneakers that have been outgrown or overused? You can donate them. But what if they’re not in a condition for someone else to use them? You can try making them into … Continue reading →

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Download Smart labels to get organized in the kitchen

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Kara Eberle

Click on the images below for printable labels to help you stay organized in the kitchen, as referenced on page 17 of the May/June 2012 issue.

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Making a picture-perfect pantry

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Jess Krout

Jackie Sprout had some unique homework in March. Bobbie Friedman, owner of Simplified by Bobbie, asked the East Manchester Township woman to empty her pantry — a project that covered three tables in her dining room and additional space in … Continue reading →

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Container Garden Chronicles: Sort of cheating

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Kara Eberle

I’m taking a more modest approach to the Container Garden Chronicles than my fellow gardeners (Jess Krout, Leigh Zaleski and Sarah Chain, I’m looking at you.) Between chasing my toddler, tending to my 6-year-old’s constant demands and (enter other excuses … Continue reading →

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Tips for a ‘green’ wallet in May

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Sarah Chain

I rarely wash my car. I was sitting in the driver’s seat just this week, making a phone call before I headed into work, and I stopped to notice all the dust on the dashboard. And on the gear shift. … Continue reading →

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Shop smart at Native Plant Fest

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Sarah Chain

In the March “Green Your Wallet” blog post, I mentioned one way to plan a more environmentally friendly garden (and save on fertilizer, water and energy) is to focus on native plants. After all, if a plant is accustomed to … Continue reading →

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Would you raise chickens in your backyard?

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Sarah Chain

A few weeks ago, I trekked up to Dillsburg for a presentation on raising backyard poultry. As part of National Library Week, 4-H educator Mary Jo Kraft detailed what breeds, feeds and housing structures someone would need to raise a … Continue reading →

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Container Garden Chronicles: Why I garden

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Sarah Chain

I planted two trays of seeds in mid-March. I also have a black thumb. And now, those seeds are dead. Some days I would wake up, or come home from work, and find a tiny baby plant peeking through. Twenty-four … Continue reading →

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How to recycle everything

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Sarah Chain

Everyone knows how to recycle certain items. Newspaper gets bundled and set by the curb. Glass bottles get tossed in the recycle bin. But what about your old stack of VHS tapes? Any way to recycle those? Check out a … Continue reading →

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Container Garden Chronicles: Save the swarms

Posted on April 24, 2012 by April Trotter

Honeybees are vital to our gardens. The York County Beekeepers’ Association says on its website that it takes 10,000 bees to gather one pound of honey. What’s more amazing is that, in order to make that one pound of honey, … Continue reading →

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