Dale Newton
Fruitlands B&B and Berry Farm Is Also Home Sweet Home
October 6, 2022 8:45 p.m. 1,800' atop Thistle Hill at Fruitlands. Home sweet home. "These Green Hills" sung by Vermont school children.
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Dale Newton
Sep 17, 20221 min
Pie Pumpkins and Autumn Beauty at Fruitlands
These photos were all taken this morning at 9:30, September 17, 2022. The leaves may not be turning colors yet, but there are a lot of...
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Dale Newton
Sep 10, 20221 min
Autumn Beauty Sunflowers Bringing in Autumn at Fruitlands
Right now at our farm and B&B there are thousands upon thousands of sunflower blossoms. The bees, butterflies and birds (goldfinches in...
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Dale Newton
Sep 9, 20221 min
Feeding Your EV
If you arrive at Fruitlands in your EV, we have a Level II 40 amp charger. Please let us know when you make your reservation that you...
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Dale Newton
Sep 5, 20221 min
Window to Our World - From the Breakfast Table
This photo was taken at 7 p.m. on September 4. Hollyhocks and sunflowers grace the view. What better way to start your day when you stay...
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Dale Newton
Aug 7, 20221 min
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, 20221 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, 20221 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, 20221 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, 20222 min
Vermont Plants Sunflowers for Ukraine
Vermont Plants Sunflowers for Ukraine
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Dale Newton
Feb 14, 20221 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, 20223 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, 20211 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, 20211 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, 20211 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, 20212 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, 20211 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, 20211 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, 20211 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, 20212 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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