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Q: Is the tomato blight still a problem for upstate gardeners? This issue’s guest expert is Steve Reiners,  an associate professor with the department of horticulture at the NYS Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva. A: Unfortunately, tomato (and potato) late blight will always be a potential problem for gardeners in New York as well as …

Cathy and I went over to Bristol’s this morning to take some shots for this issue’s cover. What do you think? Cover shoot w/ Cathy, a set on Flickr.

I was in Buffalo two evenings last week for an actual party and then a book talk that was better than most parties to celebrate Amy Stewart’s “The Drunken Botanist.” The book is just great, and Amy is a wonderful speaker, and did I mention there were cocktails? Yeah, good ones. If you are interested …

Story and photography by Michelle Sutton Diary: May, 2010 — New Paltz, New York  Dale and I got married in March without knowing if he’d move to Rochester or if I’d move to New Paltz. But now we’ve decided that I will move here in July. I’ve had my business for nearly ten years; it …