Even the most casual observer notices that the military is characterized by a sense of order. Each branch is highly organized and every individual has a mission. After service, veterans often relate to this type of environment. Similarly, bees live in meticulously structured habitats. A local veteran developed a way for these two groups—veterans and…
Pioneering grape carries an appropriate name. Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette was two weeks shy of his 36th birthday while his exploration partner Louis Joliet was a 27-year-old philosophy student turned fur trader when they left St. Ignace, at the head of Lake Michigan, on May 17, 1673. In two canoes paddled by five voyageurs, they…
Composting at home reduces what you send to the landfill and fortifies your garden. It’s also easier than a lot of people think. In the end, it’s a simple formula: Composting = Carbon + Nitrogen + Oxygen + Water + Time +Carbon The carbon part of that equation comes from what composters tend to call…
Fighting invasive species in Southeastern Massachusetts One of the most intriguing aspects of life along the shoreline is the feeling of perpetual mystery, the suspicion that for every perceptible phenomenon along the wrackline or among the tidepools, a multitude of unknown events transpires. Even a dry-shod lubber poking about in that border zone between land…
