In a community garden on Arthur Street in the Hill, Dillan, a junior at High School in the Community, kneels on the ground and feeds grass into a smoker to “cool” the fire inside. (more…)
Bee Pluses
Last Saturday, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station at 123 Huntington Avenue was abuzz. Over 100 enthusiasts swarmed its auditorium, searching for knowledge about their passion: Apis mellifera. (more…)
Hive Mind
This article about a busy bee, updated for 2014, was originally published on May 2, 2012. Enjoy! Ben Gardner’s day might sound oddly bucolic for a small business owner in New Haven. Sunrise often finds him in his backyard, collecting chicken eggs and tending to his homemade coop. He might spend the remainder of the […]
A Hive Mind
Ben Gardner’s day might sound oddly bucolic for an area resident and business owner. On a recent Thursday, sunrise found him in his backyard, collecting chicken eggs and tending to his homemade coop. He spent the remainder of the morning planting a garden landscape in Fairhaven, and then headed out to check on a half […]