Residents in Erie and Niagara counties can buy rain barrels, composters and accessories at prices lower than they were in 2022 during the Erie/Niagara County 2023 Rain Barrel & Compost Bin Sale, held by Erie County in partnership with the Western New York Stormwater Coalition. The items are significantly discounted this year because several grants were obtained to subsidize sales, plus the organizers expect to have high volume, which reduced unit pricing. Residents will be saving 50-60 percent off the 2022 pricing. In…...

The Market at Graycliff will be back again this year. Visit local vendors from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursdays starting July 20 at Graycliff, 6472 Old Lake Shore Rd, Derby. Admission to the market is free. Each night there will be music and at 6 p.m. family yoga by Yoga Parkside. Stroll the grounds and see the gardens in bloom. For a $10 admission, take a self-guided tour of the main house. The producer-only Market at Graycliff supports local vendors…...

by Connie Oswald Stofko Abra Lee, author of the forthcoming book Conquer The Soil: Black America and the Untold Stories of Our Country’s Gardeners, Farmers, and Growers, had just finished giving a talk in South Carolina. Elders in the audience came up to her and told her about someone from their community that Lee had never heard of–Annie Vann Reid. Reid, a Black woman who was a teacher, grew flowers in her garden. She often gave them away for free,…...