Christmas
Holiday sparkles throughout retail nursery center
COCKEYSVILLE, Md. — This time of year, if you’re heading north on York Road towards the Hunt Valley area in Baltimore County, it’s hard to miss the holiday cheer emanating from Valley View Farms’ parking lot and outside nursery areas. Even in...
Powers happy with second round of raising turkeys
TOWNSEND, Del. — “If you want to ruin the holidays, bring home some turkey poults,” advises William “Bill” Powers Jr., owner with his wife, Joan, of Powers Farm. The family-operated farm raises sheep, hogs, steers and laying hens.Back in the late...
Local author announces publication of memoir
WHITEFORD, Md. — Applewood Farm co-owner Pat Higgins Adelhardt announced the publication of Far From the Tree: A Memoir.Far From the Tree is a tale of intrigue, secrets, memories, fear, love and fortitude that propelled the author along a journey...
Authentic local greenery still popular for Christmas tour
LEWES, Del. — Holiday greenery from Southern Delaware farms has been transformed into décor for buildings moved from different parts of Sussex County to central Lewes to form a village reflective of different centuries. The buildings include a...
Joe’s Trees encourages Christmas traditions
NEWPORT, Va. — Joe’s Trees is a farm where Christmas trees are planted and traditions are cultivated by generations of a family devoted to bringing happiness to its customers. The tree farm has recently undergone a change of ownership from a second...
A Snowball’s Chance Tree Farm a ‘labor of love’
GRANITE, Md. — A Snowball’s Chance Tree Farm embodies the best of the holiday season, friends, family and, of course, a fresh cut Christmas tree. Run by the Condon family, Kyle, Jamie, Kelsey and Jake, with a helping hand from neighbors, friends and...
White House Christmas tree was grown in Pa.
WASHINGTON — The official beginning of Christmas arrived at the White House last month in the form of a large, 16-year-old Douglas fir from Pennsylvania. The tree was delivered Nov. 25 to the First Family via horse-drawn wagon from a Maryland farm....
Delight growing on Virginia Christmas tree farms
FLOYD, Va. — Delight is a major product of Virginia’s 500 plus Christmas tree farms. Rifton Farms here near Pilot was a prime example on Dec. 2 as this emotion shone on the face of a very busy farmer, Robert O’Keefe and his customers who...
Whispers of Eden offers unique holiday items
POWHATAN, Va. — Whispers of Eden is a family owned and operated farm in a relatively small community in central Virginia, yet customers come from as far away as California for organic plants, hand harvested seeds, Alpaca wool, natural pest...
Events drawing crowds for Maryland’s wine trails
Maryland’s newest wine trail, the Legacy Wine Trail, launched last December with its inaugural event, ‘Sip and Stuff.’ This year, the holiday-themed event on Dec. 15 will take ticket holders on a progressive tour of the participating...
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