After a sweltering summer, fall is finally here! Autumn weather and holidays give the opportunity for lots of memory making with family and friends, but if you’re short on ideas for things to do, this fall bucket list is sure to inspire! Indoor Fall Activities: ›› Carve pumpkins ›› Make
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The Book Nook
Finn’s Fun Trucks: Farm Fleet By: Finn Coyle Finn loves trucks! In this book, Finn features some of his favorite farm machines, like a tractor and a harvester, and with the help of Sandy the farmer explains the important job each one has on the farm. Driving My Tractor By: Jan
Tips for Planting a Fall Garden
Fall is a great time to busy yourself in the garden and yard. Planting a fall vegetable garden, spring blooming bulbs, cool season annual flower seeds, biannual flower seeds, herbs, perennials, trees and shrubs, and mulching, composting and fertilizing are just several things you can take advantage
Henderson Locals Take on Tokyo!
Going from Henderson, Kentucky with a city population just shy of 28,000 to Tokyo, Japan, the biggest metropolitan area in the world housing 39.1 million people is sure to be a culture shock. This past summer of 2023, thirty-two lucky Hendersonians got to experience the bright lights, big city
Meet Local Agriculture Entrepreneurs:
The Boucherie Grandchildren Photo by Mandy Sue Glaser The grandchildren of the Boucherie family at Boucherie Winery started learning about what it takes to start, manage and work a business from the help of their grandfather when he helped them create E.M.C.O. Epic Growers. Emma, Memphis,
More Than a Profession:
Photo by Darrin Phegley The Stories of Four Local Farming Families The Adairs: The Adair family, comprising Jay and Amber Adair and their children, Raecy and Mackenzie, transformed their farming passion into a vibrant lifestyle. In 2019, they began livestock farming on their family property,
Dream It. Do It. Declare It.
Photo by Whit Phelps Photography “You are doing great, and I am proud of you!” said Jennifer Heistand, to her daughters on their business accomplishments. Madison (17) and Mollie (11) Heistand are two sisters from Henderson who know a thing or two about farm life - caring for and tending to
Pumpkin Picassos
Photo by Jamie Plain Create a fun and colorful pumpkin craft with pipe cleaners and pony beads. This activity is perfect for kids and can be a great addition to your fall or Halloween decorations. Here's how to make it: Materials You'll Need: ›› orange, green and brown pipe cleaners ›› orange
Graveyard Dirt Cups
Photo by Jamie Plain This Halloween, give your kids a treat that’s both spooky and delicious with these graveyard pudding cups! Made with chocolate pudding, crushed Oreos, and gummy worms, these cups are sure to be a hit. To make them even more festive, decorate them with tombstones made from
Parent Profile: Wes Overton
Tell us a little about yourself (family, kids, pets, etc) My name is Wes Overton. I am the middle child of three. My brother is two years older, and my sister is four years younger. I grew up on my father’s first-generation farm in Zion where my brother and I raised vegetables to sell with my
Calling all Hendersonians!