Right Up Our Valley

This year has been a climate horror for Western Mass farmers. Luckily, there is a deep respect and love for our farms here.

Maybe you -- like me -- have found yourself in the grocery store staring perplexed into a display of items considering back and forth:...

In honor of Earth Day, it’s time for another installment of Earth-friendly household item reviews. As you know, we’re seriously doing...

It all started as a Covid-19 shutdown project. We wanted to tackle one big project for the house while we were cooped up in it.

Sue has so many ideas, I sort of sit back, hear them out and wait until the dust settles on the best one.

Since we’re all spending more time at home, it’s a perfect opportunity to catch up on our search for environmentally responsible products.

This time of year is a real opportunity to reduce waste and eliminate some plastic with reusable wraps, and by creatively sourcing paper.

When it comes to replacing plastic wrap and shampoo and conditioner, we’re stumped.

I’ve turned grocery shopping into an artform, working to make sure we buy local and environmentally friendly as often as possible.

Not only are the leaves essential to the health of the soil, they are a nursery for moths and butterflies.

Rub a banana peel over the rash and don’t rinse it off. Allow it to dry naturally. This will help get relief from the itch.