New Gadget

I just added a neat new gadget that I found (bottom of page). See what foods are in season in your state. Just hit the blue arrows to bring up the state and month, and see what pops up!

Back.....

Yes, I have been negelecting the blog the last 2 months. It has been so busy, time just got away. Between cleaning out gardens, planting for next year (garlic), canning and preserving, closing up summer camp.....it was a busy time.

For a bit of bad news, "Greta" passed less than 2 weeks ago, just a couple months short of her 12th birthday. No long illness or suffering....just age. I got her when she was about 6 months old, so she was with me for a long time. It does seem funny without her out there every morning.

I am hoping to have another goat or two join the family, but not untill next year, after winter is over and done.

I do promise that there will be posts weekly. Not quite daily, but close enough. Also, watch for photo tutorials, something new I will be offering.

Today's Show

Today's guest on Local Seasons will be Jerry McGeorge from Organic Valley. It was a very interesting conversation that I think you will find informative and enjy.

I'm Back......!

I had pretty much ignored the blog for a few weeks. I got so busy that I got behind. Also trying to help get a house cleaned out to sell.

The show is going well, but could still use some more advertisers. As with all radio, if you guys want the show to stay on, we need the advertisers.

I am also working on a magazine to go with Local Seasons. It will most likely be online at first, and then if we get print demand, we'll go that route as well.

Anyone from NY who still wants their farms, markets, or locally made products listed in the NY Local Seasons books, you still have time to get your requst in.

Today's Show

I hope you had the opportunity to listen to the "Local Seasons" show this afternoon. If not, it will be archived for 3 months. I'm having a wonderful time doing them, and I hope the shows will meet or exceed expctations. I'm already getting some good feedback.

I'm always on the lookout for show ideas! Please feel free to email me with any you might have.

Also, if your company is interested in advertising with the show, I only take 5 advertisers per month, so contact me ASAP to reserve your spot for August!

Egyptian Walking Onions

These are the coolest! I know I mentioned them before, but here is a picture of them. Their "walk" is when the top gets to the point where they bend all the way down to the ground. Like they're taking a step, I guess. You can see that a few have already started on their "walk".

I don't know how long they have been in this garden, but I'm definitly going to have to move some into a new spot.

Also visible are chives, peonies and some misc. ground cover.

For Your Entertainment

Franklin Stage Company is thrilled to present on
Saturday June 20 at 8pm and Sunday June 21 at 5pm
straight from its dazzling premiere at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA
The Actors Rehearse the Story of Charlotte Salomon

The Franklin Stage Company hosts a unique theatrical event, a stunning one-woman play featuring award-winning actress Penny Kreitzer in a tour-de-force performance. The play is written by Kreitzer, FSC co-Artistic Director David Bridel, and Jonathan Rest, and directed by Jonathan Rest.

Charlotte Salomon was a German Jewish artist who initially escaped the Nazis by fleeing to France. When she was deported to Auschwitz , Charlotte left with a friend in France a suitcase containing her masterwork Leben? Oder Theater? - Life? Or Theater? - a collection of 784 autobiographical watercolors. She died in the concentration camp, age 26. “Keep this safe,” she had told her trusted friend Dr. Moridis when she left the suitcase. “It is my whole life.”

Inspired by Salomon's paintings, and based on a compelling convergence of actual events, The Actors Rehearse... is a tale that stretches from the trenches of the First World War to a bomb shelter in Jerusalem where, in 1984, actress Kreitzer and her troupe were preparing a new play based on the all too brief life of Salomon. The troupe invited Holocaust survivor Paula Salomon-Lindberg, Charlotte's stepmother, to visit their rehearsals, and the subsequent confrontation with Salomon-Lindberg provides the departure point for this riveting tale in which Kreitzer, playing multiple and extraordinarily diverse roles, "is her own best stage partner, shifting seamlessly between and among characters" (Berkshire Eagle, June 8, 2009, review of performance at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA). As Kreitzer transforms, and the many strands of the story come together, vital questions, not only about the nature and purpose of theatre but the relationship between real life and art, are exposed and explored.

The Actors Rehearse... is presented by Special Arrangement with the Charlotte Salomon Foundation and the Jewish Historical Museum of Amsterdam. FSC was founded on the principle that great theatre should be available to all, and remains Admission Free, with donations gratefully accepted at the door.

Admission to The Actors Rehearse the Story of Charlotte Salomon is free, but reservations are recommended. Call 607 829 3700 or email reserve@franklinstagecompany.org