The building was first used as a farmers market beginning in 1892. We are acknowledging the importance of our roots a farmers market, after all, is a place for local agriculture to sell its wares. The hope is that these visitors will flock not only to the farmers market but to other downtown venues, new and established, to add to the growth and excitement of the area. Thanks to the efforts of the city of Lebanon, Bill Kolovani and a host of local business, political and community leaders,...

Lawns always green up nicely in Vermont during the summer so I don't spend a lot of time or money to achieve the "perfect" lawn. I purchased my first mower from a local dealer and did the same with this one. For bare spots and dead grass areas I rough up the surface with a rake, sow a good quality grass seed and cover the entire area with a thin layer of compost. I was shocked when I recently went into one of my favorite garden centers (I have quite a few) to see bags of expensive lawn...

Initially, the villagers had dubbed the project as a failure till the homemade products found a market at the shrine. But the women kept their faith and with that they are trying to script a sweet success story of self-employment. Reproduction of news articles, photos, videos or any other content in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of IBNLive.com is prohibited. Jammu women taste 'sweet' success. And it's led by a group of 11 village women handing...

On any given afternoon, many men sit, drive or walk the streets with a tennis ball-sized wad of qat in one cheek, looking at first glance like they desperately need a dentist. Yemen relies on wells for fresh water, but farmers and authorities who once dug barely 50 metres to strike water say aquifers are so depleted they must now dig hundreds of metres. Demand for qat is so high and Yemenis are so inclined to spend a large chunk of their paltry incomes on it that farmers are uprooting...

Take advantage of all the wonderful fresh berries available at farmers markets and put them to good use. One way is to mash fresh strawberries, blueberries or raspberries with lowfat cream cheese. You'll learn ways to enhance and redesign many of your felting projects by combining them with other fiber arts, such as embroidery and shibori. The book is an excellent source of information for all forms of felt making, from knit-and-shrink to traditional wet felting, needle felting, and...

Wheat is at a critical stage now and needs adequate water while the grain is forming. STERLING The color of green has spread across eastern Colorado this spring, painting the winter wheat and alfalfa fields in rich and glowing tones. With plenty of water in the river and area reservoirs, some growers used center pivots to irrigate fields after the corn was planted. While no one knows at this time what yields or prices will be at harvest, wheat prices are holding up relatively well so far,...