Lifestyle
Posted on September 13, 2025
Though we’re likely a few weeks from the imperative need to turn on the heat, we all know that time is coming. The afternoons may still be peaking on the heat index, but those cool mornings are quite the tease. Heating your home is always an in-depth conversation – primarily for homeowners, though i...
Gardening Farming, Lifestyle
Posted on September 9, 2025
September is both National Chicken Month and National Food Safety Education Month. As part of National Chicken Month, the National Chicken Council (NCC) invites you to keep watch for in-store promotions and online contests, recipes, fun facts and more. The average American will consume about 83 lbs....
Gardening Farming, Lifestyle
Posted on September 8, 2025
Once the grass gets its final cut and the leaves are handled, it’s time to swap out the mower, blower and trimmer for the snow thrower, generator and chainsaw. The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) says a little prep now means less stress – and fewer repair bills – later. “Your end-of-season ...
Gardening Farming
Posted on September 8, 2025
Do you have a passion for gardening and a desire to give back to your community? Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Herkimer is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2025 Master Gardener Volunteer Program. This comprehensive training and volunteer program equips local residents...
Gardening Farming
Posted on September 4, 2025
American Dairy Association North East is celebrating a decade-long partnership with Noblehurst Farms of Pavillion, NY, to recycle the butter sculpture from the Great New York State Fair. Along with Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners, ADA North East dismantled the sculpture that was creat...
Lifestyle
Posted on September 3, 2025
Things aren’t slowing down anytime soon. Summer’s busy – a different kind of busy – but busy nonetheless. But things are shifting into high gear with back to school shopping, the beginning of sports practices, extracurriculars and eventually the first day of classes as the upstate jumps into a new s...
Lifestyle
Posted on September 3, 2025
Home improvement projects run the gamut from complex undertakings like room additions to simpler renovations like a new front door. Some home renovations excite homeowners more than others, but all improvements are a way to make a home safer, more comfortable and/or more functional. A gutter replace...
Events
Posted on September 3, 2025
As New York State marks the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal’s opening in 1825, the City of Little Falls is preparing to host a historic milestone with the arrival of the replica Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief on Oct. 11 . This full-scale reproduction built by the Buffalo Maritime Center will dock ...
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Thinking 6 Thinking 8 
Posted on August 31, 2025
by Andy Haman Another school year will be here before we know it. If you’re thinking about homeschooling your kids – especially for the first time – there are some choices to be made when it comes to curriculum and teaching style. You might not have known this, especially if you’re not coming from a...
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Grayhouse Farms is the recipient of the 2025 Carolinas Leopold Conservation Award®. The award honors farmers and forestland owners who go above and be...