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Get Growing: Seeing emerging beauty with fresh eyes

by Mickey Rathbun For the RecorderMay 8, 2023

A time-honored work ethic combined with modern technology at Boxco Studio in Greenfield enables a small crew to meet the kitchen remodeling needs and other requests from homeowners throughout the region. Left to right: cabinet maker Morgan Thomson, office manager Kat O’Brien, cabinet maker Claire Jenison, marketing manager Bel Muller, co-owner Gallagher Hannan and co-owner David Erickson.

Boxco Studio carries on manufacturing tradition in Greenfield

by Eveline Macdougall For the RecorderMay 3, 2023

A lack of high-quality sleep can undermine people’s health and well-being.

Serious about sleep: Body’s restorative process crucial to health

by Lenore Shepard For the RecorderApril 18, 2023

Born and raised in Guyana within an Indian immigrant community, Orange resident Nalini Goordial has many creative skills related to culinary and visual arts. Through her new business, Kitchen Wizardry, Goordial offers resources and encouragement to those cooking at home. This is a self-portrait.

Inspiring culinary adventures: Orange resident helps make home cooking more delicious

by Eveline Macdougall For the Recorder April 18, 2023

Books for young readers, including “The Curious Garden” by Peter Brown, are stacked on a metal shelf of plants at the Smith College Botanic Gardens.

Earth Matters: Picture books can enrich kids’ outdoor experiences

by Allie Martineau For the RecorderApril 10, 2023

Nationally renowned flower expert John LaSalle operates LaSalle Florists in Whately, the business started in 1929 by his grandfather, James LaSalle Sr., and continued by his father, James LaSalle Jr.

A lifetime with flowers: Third-generation florist John LaSalle offers blooms and kindness

by Eveline Macdougall For the RecorderApril 3, 2023

Spilanthes growing at Song Sparrow Farm in Florence.

Valley Bounty: Farm educator makes big leap into small-scale agriculture in Florence

by Jacob Nelson For the RecorderMarch 27, 2023

Sandy Graves of Williamsburg and fellow members of the Western Massachusetts Master Gardener Association spread compost throughout the gardens of the Sojourner Truth Memorial Park in Florence on June 10, 2020. The association’s annual symposiums have not been held since 2019.

Get Growing: Symposiums back to stir gardening anticipation

by Mickey Rathbun For the GazetteMarch 24, 2023

A Japanese child wearing a dandelion crown.

Earth Matters: Five ways to enjoy dandelions this spring

by Katie Koerten For the RecorderMarch 24, 2023

Bryant Stewart creates art in many styles — including drawings, printmaking, and paintings, as well as murals — but is perhaps best known for his renderings of antique vehicles. He and his wife, Jeanie Schermesser, transformed a former church building into their home and studio in Erving.

Making a home while making art: Erving couple brings creativity to every project

by Eveline Macdougall For the RecorderMarch 20, 2023