Holistic Moms of southern Westchester has been reaching out to the community with lectures on interesting, provocative topics.

There’s a monologue at the start of an old “Seinfeld” episode that struck me when I heard it, and which I still like:
“To me, going to the health club, you see all these people and they're working out,

Sustainable Playland’s plan to reinvent the park took another hit this week, when County Legislator Catherine Parker withdrew her support for the plan, after the meeting of the Board of Legislators Labor/Parks/Planning/Housing Committee, with SPI’s attorney and representatives of the County Executive’s Office May 13.

If you are a lover of flora, the next time you make a trip to New England plan to visit one or more of three remarkable botanical gardens — two are in Massachusetts and one in Maine.

Are heirloom seeds and organic seeds the same thing? How about genetically engineered and GMO?

Growing up, Karen Thomas was surrounded by passionate gardeners. Gardening was in her genes, with grandparents, on both sides, sharing a love of plants, and her mother, an active member of Rye Garden Club, imparting her enthusiasm.