Dale Newton
August 7, 2022 Early-Morning Walkabout
Although most of the time at Fruitlands this month is tied up in dealing with U Pick blueberries and raspberries (12+ hours per day),...
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Dale Newton
- Jul 23
- 1 min
A Moment in Gardening Time - July 23, 2022
Since we are closed on Saturdays for U Pick, I have more time to browse the many faces at Fruitlands. This is just a small sampling...
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Dale Newton
- Jul 21
- 1 min
U Pick Raspberry and Blueberry Season Has Begun
We opened for picking on July 20. Our normal hours are Sunday - Friday 9 to 1. (Closed on Saturday.) There are some days where we stay...
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Dale Newton
- Jul 15
- 1 min
It is daylily season at Fruitlands.
The middle of July (July 15 today) means not only the start of our raspberry and blueberry season, but also the start of weeks and weeks...
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Dale Newton
- Mar 20
- 2 min
Vermont Plants Sunflowers for Ukraine
Vermont Plants Sunflowers for Ukraine
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Dale Newton
- Feb 14
- 1 min
Embrace winter and hug a snowman
What are your favorite memories from your childhood? When I was growing up in the 50s and 60s in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, winters were...
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Dale Newton
- Jan 15
- 3 min
Color My World "Slant"
On this the coldest day so far of winter 2022 (negative 18 this morning at 7 a.m.), I have reflected on the recent fiery displays of both...
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Dale Newton
- Dec 5, 2021
- 1 min
'Tis the Season at Fruitlands B&B
The tree is decorated, the stockings are hung, the hearth and hutch are festive and the old Tolman Sweet apple tree outside the kitchen...
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Dale Newton
- Oct 8, 2021
- 1 min
Color My World
This foliage season 2021 is proving to be epic. Somehow after all that we have been through in the last two years (nearly), it seems that...
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Dale Newton
- Sep 18, 2021
- 1 min
A New Kind of "Juice" at Fruitlands
Yesterday, 9/17/21, we took one more step to complete installing an EV charging station. The wiring is done, and we are waiting for the...
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Dale Newton
- Aug 7, 2021
- 2 min
The Vibrant Morsel
My long journey of recovery from a post-surgery knee infection, over a year n0w, has of late included a 10-mile bike on the Lamoille...
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Dale Newton
- Jul 25, 2021
- 1 min
I'll Have a Maple Creemee, Please!
No, that is not misspelled. If you are in the local know, that is "creemee," thank you very much. Even ask Vermont's Governor Scott....
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Dale Newton
- Jul 24, 2021
- 1 min
The Many Faces of Fruitlands
This day has been glorious, a perfect Vermont day with sun, a breeze, no humidity and temps in the high 70s. We always take Saturdays off...
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Dale Newton
- Jul 19, 2021
- 1 min
Toe -Tapping Thursdays at the Jaquith Public Library Gazebo
Aside from sharing the minutia of farming, gardening, owning a B&B and simply spending an entire lifetime in this part of Vermont, I will...
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Dale Newton
- Jul 18, 2021
- 2 min
What is the bling on those Japanese beetles?
Like most of you who garden, I have been plagued by Japanese beetles, Popillia japonica Newman, for the past 15 years or so. Up until...
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