by Ida Wye | May 6, 2026 | Arts & Culture, Community News, Salisbury
(Note, column was originally written to run two months ago… forgive the snow!) Winter Brings Tulip Mania To Salisbury This is not a column paying tribute to the speculative bubble of 1634: it is a respite from this especially harsh winter for us, but not...
by Ida Wye | Jan 14, 2026 | Amesbury, Arts & Culture, Boxford, Business, Byfield, Community News, Essex, Featured, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton-Wenham, Hampton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Merrimac, New Hampshire, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, Seabrook, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury
What we covered in 2025 and what is ahead in 2026. We discovered some great plant people in 2025 Carol Decker of West Newbury Wild and Native (WN2) described how WN2 encourages people to cultivate ecological landscapes. https://www.wnwildnative.org Dianne Plantamura...
by Ida Wye | Jan 7, 2026 | Community News, Featured
Let us just burn Burning Bush. I’ve been concerned about “introduced” ornamental plants from countries outside the USA since I worked for the U.S.D.A. (U. S. Department of Agriculture) in the Port of New York. I have been working in the green industry over the...
by Ida Wye | Sep 17, 2025 | Amesbury, Boxford, Business, Byfield, Community News, Essex, Featured, Georgetown, Groveland, Hampton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Merrimac, New Hampshire, Newburyport, NORTH-HAMPTON, Rowley, Salisbury, Seabrook, Topsfield, West Newbury
I had the opportunity to pay a visit to Anything Grows organic farm and nursery in Salisbury and meet with Rijk Gupta and Maura Desfosses. Rijk and I studied Plant and Soil Sciences at UMass-Amherst and were inspired by professor Allen Barker to advocate for and...
by Ida Wye | Jul 22, 2025 | Amesbury, Arts & Culture, Beverly, Boxford, Business, Byfield, Community News, Danvers, Essex, Featured, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton-Wenham, Hampton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Merrimac, New Hampshire, Newbury, Newburyport, NORTH-HAMPTON, Portsmouth, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Seabrook, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury
The lawn is the largest single crop in America, is the most irrigated crop, and is a complete and utter biodiversity desert. “Lawns significantly degrade the ecological health of land and water and contribute to global warming.” – Owen Wormser Here are some...
