by The Town Common | May 9, 2023 | Community News, Food, Health
Don’t you just love seeing daffodils and flowering trees this time of year? We wait so long in New England for the chance to get into our gardens and make them beautiful. The West Newbury Garden Club will be holding its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 20 from...
by Gracie Carrigan | Aug 2, 2021 | Featured, Food, Rowley
Kristen Herrick has always been the farmer’s daughter. She and her brothers grew up on their family farm, Herrick Farm, located in Rowley. For generations the Herrick family has owned and operated the roughly 80 acre dairy farm, and selling the family business...
by Stewart Lytle | Jul 26, 2021 | Food, Secondary
NEWBURY – Sounds of an oboe playing a Handel concerto wafted across racks of boxed pasta, can goods and cereals Friday afternoon as Boston Orchestra principal oboist Andrew Price entertained a dozen volunteers at the First Parish Newbury Food Pantry. For the last...
by Town Common Media | Jun 21, 2021 | Community News, Food
Homegrown fresh vegetables not only taste better; they are more nutritious. Plus, you can control what products are applied to the plants to control insect pests and diseases. The first steps to growing a productive vegetable garden and protecting your harvest begin...