Young Trees Can Still Produce Some Fruit

I am on assignment in northern Afghanistan now, but my readers will still be able to follow the answers to my gardening questions here in the newspaper as well as on my blog. So keep the questions coming! Q: I don't know how old my peach tree is. I assume

On the job: Michael J. Meehan, orchard and farm manager, Sholan Farms, Leominster

"I love being outside 365 days a year, but you have to deal with nature on nature's terms. Mother Nature doesn't give a hoot about your priorities, demands and schedule, and there's not a bloody thing you can do about it."

Gleaning for the common good: Community Harvest Project seeks trees' bounty for area food banks

The rising tide of hunger is meeting its match in a community coalition sparked by the determination of one 16-year-old Orinda boy and brought to fruition by the brains and brawn of The Urban Farmers, Saint Mary's College and a bold body of local volunteers.