From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Pressing Apples for Cider – a Blast from the Past

by Anne on September 27, 2009

A small crowd gathered around the cider press back of the local food co-op.  Batch by batch, volunteers took turns loading plump red and gold apples into the hopper and grinding the fruit into an aromatic pulp, called mast.  Under the intent gaze of watching children, they loaded the mast into a lined wooden tub [...]

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A Simple Homemade Wasp Trap for Yellow Jackets

by Andy Greene on September 18, 2009

Forget ants. Yellow jackets are much more likely to ruin your picnic, especially in late summer when they’re most hungry for sugary food. Here’s a simple wasp trap you can make yourself that will take the sting out of the little buggers’ visits.
1. Get yourself a 2-liter plastic soda bottle. [...]

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Green Ways to Discourage Yellow Jackets

by Andy Greene on September 7, 2009

Ah, September. Basking in the sun. Bringing in summer’s bounty. And…swatting yellow jackets.
These ubiquitous little wasps come out of hiding in late summer and fall as their colonies mature. Adult yellow jackets feed mostly on sugars – flower nectar and fruit (and soda pop when they can get it.) The [...]

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