To find out more, why not get involved in our new survey called Homes for Wildlife? We're looking for volunteers to create suitable places for birds and other wildlife to live in our gardens, and to report the findings. Feeders and bird tables should be placed close enough to cover for birds to feel safe, but not so close that cats and other predators can hide in the bushes. However, if your seed mix contains a lot of wheat, it is not suitable for feeders and should be scattered on the...

Red, golden and green apples take center stage during the Peddler's Village celebration of the fruit. Enjoy music, entertainment, and apple delicacies of all types. Instant access to the philly.com website directly from your mobile phone! Celebrate apple season at Peddler's Village in Lahaska Saturday and next Sunday. Recently widowed Christine Millman receives a surprise visit from her late husband's best friend in the comedy Mixed Emotions, opening at Dutch Country Players. Friday and...

Fallen apples are a loss to growers who must either sell them to large producers, who make pasteurized cider, juice or canned apples or, worse, shred them into ready compost. Manchester An apple harvest that looked to be a bumper crop just six weeks ago has been reduced substantially as trees, stressed by weeks of warm, dry weather, shed fruit to protect themselves, New Hampshire growers say. Other growers told similar tales, noting that the McIntosh variety was particularly hard hit. John...

Democratic elections in 1993 ushered in a period of relative normalcy, and many refugees and internally displaced persons started returning home, and reclaiming their former land. The government has set out a goal of making Cambodia free from the impact of mines and UXO by 2012, but it is a painstaking process, compounded by the fact that many mined areas are still not marked or fenced. Current estimates indicate there are around 4 to 6 million landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO)...

Although she and husband Alton have scaled down their number of gardens from three to one, Laporte still looks forward to her fall projects. LaPorte said that there is one major difference in canning between the time she started and now: "I don't think that the process itself has changed, but the spices, the canning jars, the lids and the tops are more expensive now, as is everything else. Inside, candles burn, coffee brews and mom is busy canning yummy vegetables and fruit. But it is a...