Blithewold Mansion has a small but impeccably-maintained greenhouse on its property. When I was there a few weeks ago for the Daffodil Days event, I had to peek in. The variety of plants and colors in that one little area is astonishing. The fact that they have some well established citrus trees gives me hope that […]
Rhode Island
Hooked on Sustainability: Rhode Island Seafood Marketing Collaborative
SeafoodRI.com At this year’s Rhode Island Agriculture Day (held on April 25th), the Department of Agriculture launched a new website with the goal of increasing awareness and sales of local seafood. The website is the newest initiative undertaken by the RI Seafood Marketing Collaborative, which was established in 2011 by the RI General Assembly. […]
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, Providence, RI
Even though we all know Summer is on its way, there are some weeks in April that can tease us New Englanders. We may get one beautiful day in the 60’s followed by a week in the 40’s. It was one of those weeks that I decided I just needed a little bit more warmth […]