Mount Holly Newsflash 6/17/2024

 

Mount Holly Newsflash

Today's Forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 7 to 12 mph.

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Vermont Home Gardener

Heat Alert

Is your garden prepared for this June heat wave? Forecasts of a serious heat wave without much chance of rain until Friday means gardeners need to be prepared. If you haven't yet fully mulched your plants (veggies & flowers), best to get busy! I have been laying down 3-4 inches of dried lawn clippings produced by not mowing in May. Many others are using hay, straw, wood chips, or pine needles, all good ground covers to keep the soil cooler, conserve moisture, and suppress weeds. Young annuals will especially appreciate this and you will reduce the amount of daily watering (and weeding) for this heat wave and the rest of the summer.

If you were lucky enough to start garlic last fall it's time to begin picking the scapes before they curl around too far and get fibrous. Young garlic scapes are a treat for garlic pesto or simply chopped and stir fried like scallions into eggs, beef, shrimp, or mixed vegetables. All delicious and fresh from your garden!

Got Compost? Compost adds valuable organic matter to your soil that will also help conserve moisture and provide nutrients. The Mount Holly Conservation Commission has a great deal on Soil Saver compost bins (I have three bins!) that you can buy now to get started. Contact mounthollycc@gmail.com for details.

https://vermonthomegardener.com/

Okemo Valley Welcomes Queen of the South to Vermont!

Chester, VT: The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce celebrated the Queen of the South Food Truck at the Old Town Farm Inn located at 665 Vermont Route 10 in Chester, Vermont.

Owners Ronica and Thomas Humphrey cut the ribbon in front of their delicious food truck, situated on their picturesque 11 acres in front of the Old Town Farm Inn. Chamber Executive Director Carol Lighthall holding the ribbon on the right and Assistant Chamber Director Leah Krieble on the left.

If you're looking for incredible and authentic Texas BBQ in an oasis of greenery, you'll want to swing by Queen of the South. Both from Fort Worth, Texas, Ronica and Thomas have made Vermont their new home.

Ronica's passion, culinary expertise, and love for cooking shines through everything on their menu. Drop by to enjoy their brisket tacos, pulled pork sandwiches, mac and cheese, corn nuggets, fried okra, and more.

You can find their daily specials and their traveling location on Facebook!

For more information, visit our website www.yourplaceinvermont.com.

The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit, member-driven association and the voice of 300+ businesses and the communities of 12 Towns & Villages in South Central Vermont from the VT Scenic Route 100 Byway to Interstate Route 91, and surrounded by Okemo, Ascutney & Magic Mountains. OVRCC provides advocacy, support, and unified regional marketing to promote and enhance businesses in the region as well as the four-season economy.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Carol Lighthall, Executive Director, Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce

clighthall@yourplaceinvermont.com 802-228-5830

Desperately Seeking Doilies!

Hello neighbors, do you have a box of doilies somewhere in the attic and just don't know what to do with them?

Please consider donating them to a good cause - my daughter's wedding!

We are planning to use doilies in the decorating scheme, and we need lots!

If we can help with your Doily Dilemma by giving them a good home, give me a call

at 259-4137.

Thanks so much! Leah knoll