Mount Holly Newsflash- Saturday, July 31, 2021- morning edition

Mount Holly Newsflash - Saturday, July 31, 2021 - Morning edition The weather today in Mount Holly - Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Archived Newsflash emails can be read at: https://mthollynewsflash.blogspot.com dedicated to providing a local alternative to commercially produced factory food   Farm Fun Facts! Ever wonder what we do here at Plew Farm?  Thought we'd share a snippet of our farm life.  Welcome to Friday's farm fun facts (try saying that a few times fast). DID YOU KNOW:  We collect about 121 eggs every day. We partner with 25 amazing farmers/growers/producers to include their products in our farm stand! We raise 30 pigs a year. Our farm stand is open 7 days a week. Plew Farm was established in 2011. Our meat chickens & turkeys will consume about 40,000lbs of feed in a year!! We have 42 grass fed cattle. We have an online store where you can purchase our award winning wood fired maple syrup and maple products! You can follow us on Facebook AND Instagram! In the spring, we can be found in our sugar house producing the best tasting wood fired maple syrup! Our pasture raised chickens are housed in bottomless pens which are moved every day to allow for fresh grass! Haying season is weather dependent and can start as early as May and end as late as October.  Again, very weather dependent! We've had over 2,200 farm stand customers so far this year! Thanks for following along!   Don't forget we ship our award winning, wood fired pure Vermont maple syrup, maple almonds and maple cream!  No need to go without .  Visit our online store found on our website. www.plewfarm.com   WELCOME TO OUR FARM!   We raise cattle, chickens, pigs, turkeys, and also produce hay in the summer and maple syrup in the spring! We have a farm stand located in our beautiful town of Mount Holly, where we sell our meat, eggs, and maple along with many other goodies from our farm partners. Our farm stand is open every day from 12:00 - 6:00.  We look forward to seeing you!   Please note, our young farmers stepped away from the farm to enjoy a family vacation!  Pics will return next week!     Plew Farm 1966 Healdville Road     Mount Holly, Vermont  05758 www.plewfarm.com Farm stand open 7 days a week ... 12:00pm - 6:00pm   802.259.2250 plewfarm@gmail.com

Mount Holly Newsflash- Friday, July 30, 2021- morning edition

Mount Holly Newsflash - Friday, July 30, 2021 - Morning edition The weather today in Mount Holly - A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Archived Newsflash emails can be read at: https://mthollynewsflash.blogspot.com Vermont Home Gardener Late July Garden   We are in peak garden season and there's a lot happening out there.  While you enjoy some satisfying harvests and flowers stay alert to new pests showing up now so we can prevent serious damage. There are some great things that can be planted now too.  Garlic harvest is almost here so let's look at the best way to harvest, cure, and select next year's crop.  Weeds are growing too and it's important to prevent them from producing seed that will come back next year. This week we'll look at these topics plus a couple important jobs to make your garden even more productive.   Read the full article at Vermont Home Gardener.     Mammoth Update Presentation on August 3rd   The Mount Holly Community Historical Museum will hold their annual membership meeting on Tuesday, August 3rd. The evening begins with a potluck meal at 6 p.m. at the hall in Belmont, followed by a short business meeting and ends with Dr. Nathaniel Kitchel providing an update on the mammoth research at 7 p.m. His talk is free and open to the public. If attending the meal please bring a salad or dessert to share and your own place setting. Mount Holly is the home of the State of Vermont's "Terrestrial Fossil". For information call 802-259-2460.  Mount Holly Planning Commission Notice of Public Hearing August 18, 2021 The Mount Holly Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 6:15 PM on August 18, 2021 at the Mount Holly Town Office and via Zoom to consider an Application for a Minor Subdivision, #2021-02. Property Owner: John (Jeb) Porter Property Location: 194 Bowlsville Road S Application for: Minor Subdivision of an approximately 11 Acre lot into two lots (9.53+/- acres, 1.34+/- acres) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89833821716?pwd=aDBOWjJIcS9aQmorOXYwdENzZytBZz09 +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 898 3382 1716 Passcode: 150038 Link to the Zoom meeting will be on the web site: http://www.mounthollyvt.org/planning-commission/ Participation in this hearing is a pre-requisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal. If you wish to make a public comment but do not have the ability to comment remotely during the meeting, please email your comment(s) in advance of the hearing to Mount Holly Planning Commission at planningcomm@mounthollyvt.org or mail to Mount Holly Planning Commission at P.O. Box 248 Mount Holly, VT 05758.