Below is one of my rants that got published as a letter-to-the-editor in the News-Herald. So far it’s getting rave reviews from the check-out ladies at our local IGA.
Minimum Wage Debate
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown is championing a substantial
Last night Kris and I did our first dynamic duo Powerpoint Presentation! Our audience, Gardeners of Greater Cleveland, a long-standing and prestigious group, seemed to like it! They served us dinner at the Bratenahl Towers and then took us upstairs
This was a very productive year for Ohio Invasive Plants Council with the development of an Assessment Protocol and Assessment Policies for Ohio. We were able to do this in conjunction with Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association, which formally endorsed
Many of our greenhouses have white poly on them and we’re preparing to do our ‘hardwood cuttings’ of things like Juniper, Boxwood and Arborvitae. We’ll stick these cuttings by Christmas and they’ll stay in the sand-flats
This was the last week for most of our student workers and we’re going to miss them! We’ve had good crews and not-so-good crews over the years…several hundred local students have stood in line in front of the Gilson time
We entertained the Mayfield Garden Club this week with a Powerpoint presentation about local nursery history, juice/coffee/donuts/fruit, a hay-wagon tour of the nursery, and a shopping spree in our garden center. Eighteen great ladies! We almost lost one on the
I’ve had the good fortune over the past few years to meet some people with our 16-county Northeastern Ohio Fund for our Economic Future (FFEF). These folks are moving on a number of different fronts and they recently asked supporters
Last year a Latino father in Ashtabula was deported because of false documentation. Not an unusual occurrence in Northeastern Ohio. He left behind a wife and three children. The wife soon grew despondent and could no longer work. As she
This essay was submitted to a Sustainable Cleveland contest sponsored by EcoWatch Journal. It Won! Kris and I got to attend the EcoWatch Annual Dinner at Landerhaven and meet lots of great people, including Robert F. Kennedy, Jr! In June,