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…-volunteer is honored with the Meg Smith Community Service Award, named for a former employee. It’s meant to recognize someone who gives back to the community with enthusiasm and dedication. As recipient of the award in 2011, I had the honor of presenting the award to this year’s winner, Mary-Nell Bockman. Mary-Nell Bockman, performing in the newly restored Whallonsburg Grange Hall. Mary-Nell lives across the lake in New York State,…
…traveled to Waterbury, VT, a town of about 5,000 that was innundated when the Winooski River overflowed its banks, filling homes and businesses with water and mud. Mary-Nell Bockman, our production manager, led the team of 36 volunteers. “It would be easy to feel overwhelmed by the extent of the flood damage to the town and people in Waterbury,” she said. “There are some 200 homes in this village that had water 4 feet high o…
…pated the weekly weigh-in as keenly as any major-league sporting event. At the end of the month, the winning team was treated to a gourmet breakfast cooked by ESOP committee members. The total weight of the donations from the 15 teams was 9,200 pounds, or nearly 1 ton of food per week! This summer, the committee invited employees to plant extra vegetables, an initiative patterned after the Plant a Row for the Hungry program promoted by the Garden…
They make a big difference,” Pat pointed out. When she retired last month, Pat didn’t leave with a gold watch or a big party. She didn’t want that. Pat retired with another load for the food shelf. More than 300 pounds were donated by fellow employees to honor Pat during her last week at Gardener’s Supply. “That was the greatest retirement gift that people could have given me,” Pat said. “I couldn’t…
New residents fill contact center with excitement. One of the immature mantids. It was a frosty January morning when I arrived at my desk in the Gardener’s Supply call center to find a small box and a note. The box contained about 15 praying mantid egg cases; the note read: “These came in unsolicited; we thought of you. —Your friends in the Merchandising Department.” Thank goodness I had a net enclosure to put the cases…
…ening to improve the world. It’s a commitment we’ve adhered to since our first day of business back in 1983. One of our first big projects was founding the Intervale Center in 1985. What was once a landfill is now 350 acres of organic farms and national model for sustainability. To make good on our promise this year — among other things — we’re lending a hand to Pete’s Greens, an organic farm in Craftsbury, VT. An early mo…
We’ve learned to grow more food in less space by using ecological solutions, such as healthy soil, compost and drip irrigation. That’s one reason why Gardener’s Supply has focused on innovations for home composting and water-efficient container gardening. Watch a short video of Will in the Mi Tierra Tropical Fruit Salad Garden. More Information A Cold-Climate Gardener Adapts to the Tropics: Learn how gardeners in Costa Rica deal w…
…ed or munched by the cows, horses, pigs, goats and chickens that roam free. The garden would also be within sight of the clinic, so it might get some ongoing attention. We removed the weeds from the planter and topped it with 3-4″ of compost from the pile Burke created on her visit a year ago. Rudi and the clinic’s cook, Vilma, looked over the seeds we’d brought down, and decided what they would like to plant. They chose plants they…
ge antiques, they’re made from cast iron that’s been carefully handpainted to evoke Old World charm. Approx. 11″ to 12″ tall, they’re heavy enough to use as doorstops. Coming in spring: Pick-a-Dilly Flowers (item 39-477). Psychedelic Snail Stake Have you ever wondered what the decorations in your garden do while you’re busy elsewhere? The new Disney movie, Gnomeo and Juliet, imagines a world of star-crossed love among the statuary,…