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Great Mountain Forest to host Nature Writing Retreat at Historic Yale Camp in Falls Village, Conn., Aug. 7 to 9

“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.

The Self-Taught Gardener: Courtly behavior

Our Self-Taught Gardener Lee Buttala can't help but wonder why the U.S. Congress can't learn from the garden, where diversity gets along just fine.

The Self-Taught Gardener: The right fruit for the right place

Lee Buttala, our Self-Taught Gardener, learns lessons in biodiversity through a celebration of apples.

Mary L. Fratalone, 87, of Egremont, trainer of harness horses

She was a den mother for the Egremont Cub Scouts, was an Egremont Historian, and was a caregiver for the elderly in the Egremont area.

The Self-Taught Gardener: The morning after

The spring season abounds in plant sales and, for many gardeners, they are the equivalent of a night out on the town.
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