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Magazine Author: Christine Green

From the editor

Welcome to our annual directory and almanac. This year we decided to highlight birds of the month. I didn’t even realize that, just like gems

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Hello (585) families

I write quite a few of these editor’s letters every year. In 2025 I wrote sixteen different letters for our three different publications (Upstate Gardeners’

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Christine Green, Lisa Potteiger, Paul Moyer, and Canyon Hart at Mount Albion Cemetery, in Albion, NY. Photo by Canyon Hart

From the editor

One of my favorite family activities this time of year is to wander local cemeteries. Some people find that a bit odd, but cemeteries are

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From the editor

I recently visited my sister and her family in Portland, Oregon. One of the highlights of my visit was spending time with my sweet niece

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From the editor

The fall garden is a precious thing. Veggies, fruits, herbs, and flowers are in abundance, the weather starts to cool, and the mosquitoes disappear. Yes,

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First two strawberries from the garden

From the editor

If you’re like me, you are knee-deep in weeds. It seems like one day we’re anxiously watching little sprouts emerge in May and June then

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