Tom Goodrich

Lessen Barberry for Less Ticks

“The greater amount of Japanese barberry growing on a property, the greater amount of Lyme disease-carrying ticks you are likely to have.” – https://www.trincoll.edu/news/lyme-disease-toting-ticks-abundant-on-common-invasive-plant-new-study-finds/ Here are gift links to two articles in The Times on the subject: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/well/ticks-safety-lyme-disease.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tE8.TsZy.h71mxjO8s-LX&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/science/ticks-invasive-species-connecticut.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tE8.MQsu.lNIVm-m2sW0Y&smid=url-share    

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(The wonderful) Glynwood Farm market

The property and its views are spectacular, the vegetables, fruit (and meats) are excellent–and it’s just a few miles down 301 along the way to Cold Spring, nestled inside Fahnestock State Park. Summer, 2024: open Tuesday and Friday, 2 –> 6; Saturday and Sunday, 10 –> 2. https://www.glynwood.org/our-farm/store.html Melissa Glass with pick-your-own cherry tomatoes:  

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