Most people are aware that certain vegetables, such as celery, onion, and lettuce, can be regrown from kitchen scraps, but did you know that ornamental plants can be grown from kitchen waste as well? Most kitchen-scrap plants begin sprouting within weeks, and the source material is literally at your fingertips. Why not dig out your […]
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Bald Eagles | Back Among US
After near-annihilation and a decades-long absence, bald eagles are back among us. Spotting one of these majestic birds can stay with you for a lifetime.
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Maple Sugaring | Boom or Bust
Maple sugaring has been part of the New England farming landscape for generations. Today, however, technology and big money may alter that forever.
In Caribou, Maine, where some of the coldest temperatures in North America have been recorded and where subzero temperatures often linger for days, people have learned, “If you can’t embrace it, you’re never gonna like it.”
A collection of images celebrating the New England eagle population from featured amateur photographer Bill Dean.
The Blizzard of 1888 dumped the greatest amount of snow ever to have fallen in the United States in one storm. And author Judd Caplovich discovered more about it than anyone who lived through it.
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Town Greens | New England Icons
Town greens established in the 18th century, or village greens as they’re more commonly known today, were thought to have been used for militia training, the grazing of livestock, and, at times, public punishment. Cast your vote for the prettiest town green in New England in the comment section below! And if you have a […]
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Return to Silver Fields
The stories and essays of a forgotten Vermont farmer and writer deserve a new generation of readers.
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Life in the Kingdom | A Hard Winter
A homesteading family creates a world unto itself in northern Vermont. First in a year-long series.
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2014 Fall Photo Contest Finalists
Yankee Magazine‘s fall photo contest is the most popular one we host, and each year our readers submit hundreds of stunning photos. After careful consideration, we’ve narrowed it down to five images that stand out from the rest. Here are the five photos that made it into the finals. Congratulations to the finalists and a […]
Five hours south of Moffatt’s Christmas Tree Farm, Seth Johnson steers his flatbed truck into the Stamford, Connecticut, rest area. Earlier this morning, while Seth was loading on these Frasers and balsams in Northern Vermont, the loudest sound was a jake brake muttering on a milk truck coming off nearby Denton Hill. Now, as he […]
Presently, hundreds of Christmas trees are flying sideways down the interstates of the east coast, zooming away from northcountry hayfields where they were raised, and barreling ever closer to your neighborhood. Case in point: Seth Johnson’s backed his trailer into the landing at Steve Moffatt’s Christmas Tree Farm in Craftsbury, VT. “Can you tell the […]