Aitkin Flower Shop News
Valentine flowers – wonderful! - Aitkin Independent Age
Tuesday, January 31, 2017No matter which flowers you choose for Valentine’s Day, it is good to know how to prolong their beauty.Happy Valentine’s Day!Janice Hasselius, originally from Aitkin, has been a University of Minnesota Master Gardener since 2000. She regularly volunteers for writing, teaching classes, and demonstrations on gardening subjects through the University of Minnesota Extension Service. http://www.messagemedia.co/aitkin/outdoors/home_garden/valentine-flowers-wonderful/article_d6f2f2d8-e272-11e6-adc9-df3f6178b074.html
St. Paul woman offers fresh bouquets from Little Free Florist stand - Star Tribune
Tuesday, October 22, 2019Little Free Library movement and the unmanned produce stands you sometimes see in rural Minnesota. Except Hankerson wasn’t selling anything. She just wanted to do something neighborly for her Hamline-Midway community. In June, she installed a small, roofed box in front of her home and stocked it with mini bouquets of twine-tied cuttings from her garden. An arrangement of zinnias might be spiced up with elderberries, bluestem grass, Thai basil, potato flowers, even chard or kale leaves. “I put a lot of different things in these bouquets,” she said. ... http://www.startribune.com/seen-the-little-free-libraries-how-about-the-little-free-florist/559369902/
Hilltop Florist Partners with Jonathan Zierdt Cancer Fund - KTOE News
Tuesday, October 22, 2019We would love to live in a world free of cancer,” said Deb Newman, owner of Hilltop Florist.As cancer continues to be a leading cause of death in Minnesota and across the country, the JZCF is committed to community cancer awareness and support. In January, 2018, JZCF launched their signature program, the JZ Caring Box – and has now suppled over 1,000 care packages to area cancer patients. The JZ Caring Box is specially designed for community members diagnosed with cancer and contains items to provide support and comfort, as well as access to important information and resources for these patients, their families and care givers. Each box includes a warm, comfortable blanket, an award-winning cookbook to reduce adverse disease and treatment side-effects, and provide essential patient nutrition, a journal, inspirational messages and a gift envelope that contains helpful information, a list of important resources and a gift card.The JZ Cancer Fund also partners and collaborates with multiple organizations that provide important information, resources, and services to area cancer patients to help increase community cancer awareness and education.“The Jonathan Zierdt Cancer Fund is proud and honored to have been selected by Hilltop Florist as their Hope in Bloom partner during October. This is a very generous and wonderful program initiated by Hilltop Florist to support the Greater Mankato non-profit community. We truly appreciate the financial support that Hope and Bloom will contribute and the increased public awareness this program will provide the Jonathan Zierdt Cancer Fund, our important work and our vision to help change the cancer journey,” said Tami Paulsen, Director of the Jonathan Zierdt Cancer Fund.For more information regarding Hope in Bloom, visit https://www.hilltopflorist.com/about/Hope%20in%20Bloom. ... https://ktoe.com/2019/10/01/hilltop-florist-partners-with-jonathan-zierdt-cancer-fund/
NATURE'S TURN: Peak summer flowers, fruits and foes | - theberkshireedge.com
Tuesday, September 10, 2019June and July. For a thorough exposition of the topic, go to the University of Minnesota Extension website.*Dreaded squash vine borers in stem of zucchini plant. Aug. 7, 2019. Photo: Judy IsacoffIn my July 15 column, I reviewed the impending appearance of the imported cabbageworm. Soon after, I found telltale holes, disappeared leaf margins and the camouflaged velvety green worms on most of my kale and romanesca broccoli plants. They were easy to pick off and kill. There was a hiatus. Last week, the cabbage white butterflies re-appeared. I am vigilant, checking the plants often for worms.Please refer to that July 15 column** to be reminded of and ready for the possible arrival of very challenging cross-striped cabbage worms.ResourcesIndian Line Farm sunflower seedlings purchased at the Great Barrington Farmers MarketTurtle Tree Seeds organic-biodynamic Delicious 51 PMR Melonhttps://ctl.cornell.edu/news/product/melon-pmr-delicious-51/*https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden-insects/squash-vine-borers**https://theberkshireedge.com/natures-turn-unwelcome-cabbage-white-butterflies-and-dreaded-cross-striped-cabbage-moths/Opportunities to participateGarden Conservancy Open Dayshttps://www.gardenconservancy.org/open-days/open-days-schedule?utf8=%E2%9C%93&location=New+York&category=&date=https://www.gardenconservancy.org/open-days/specialprograms [contact-form-7 id="77075" title="Post Email"] ... https://theberkshireedge.com/natures-turn-peak-summer-flowers-fruits-and-foes/
St. Paul honors boxing club, German-style brewery, fourth-generation florist and bread deliverers - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Thursday, May 02, 2019After a historic building restoration that took five years, Tom Schroeder opened the brewery and restaurant in a former German lager saloon that dates back to 1857 — six months before Minnesota became a state.Schroeder thanked city staff and former City Council Member Dave Thune, who helped him navigate 14 public hearings and rewrite city code to allow a commercial use within a historic building on a residential street. “Dave, without your support, we would not have opened,” Schroeder said.Brake Bread at 1174 West Seventh St. won the “Good Neighbor” award, which honors a business that shows a dedication to improving the community. The bakery and cafe, which opened in 2014, uses local ingredients and delivers baked bread to subscribers by bicycle. Owners Nate Houge and Micah Taylor frequently participate in charitable fundraisers and offer a “Share the Loaf” program where subscribers can buy bread for others.Information on how to nominate a business for recognition is online at stpaul.gov/bizawards. https://www.twincities.com/2019/04/14/st-paul-honors-boxing-club-german-style-brewery-fourth-generation-florist-and-bread-deliverers/
