Village Life Section :: Page 177

• Yellow Springs history in spotlight

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 27, 2012

  

  Robin Heise, a graduate student in public history at Wright State, will give a talk this Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Senior Center on her research on local historical buildings.

• Cultivating global green thumbs

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 26, 2012

  

  For many, yard work can be a chore. For Nadia Malarkey, the care and cultivation of her backyard labyrinth of trees, vines and plants is perennially a joy. At their best, gardens can be places of respite, connection and, above all, environmental stewardship.

• Local kale for the K–12 crowd? Lessons in fresh food service

  By Megan Bachman

  Three years into the Columbus-area school’s local food initiative, its cafeteria regularly serves up healthy meals prepared on-site using raw, organic ingredients, about 40 percent of which are sourced from within 125 miles of the school.

• Lucky local wins Senior Center raffle

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 24, 2012

  

  Local resident Alicia Erfe won the 2004 Toyota Siena mini-van in the Yellow Springs Senior Center raffle last week.

• At winter market, greens in the gray

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 19, 2012

  

  The Yellow Springs Winter Farmers Marketlaunched its third season last Saturday, Jan. 7, in the basement of the First Methodist Church.

• New Liberty raises local food IQ

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Seven-year-old Sampson is one lucky goat, according to his caretaker, Abby Dant of Xenia. Sampson was the demonstration goat at a workshop last weekend at the United Methodist Church, the first of six winter food and farming events organized by New Liberty Farms.

• A therapy dog in need of some help

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  Recently, Diane Davis discovered that her dog has a congenital malformation on her left knee, which causes pain and lameness. Consequently, Raskel can’t walk on slippery hospital floors like other service dogs.

• Get your greens at the winter market

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 14, 2012

  

  The Yellow Springs Winter Farmers Market, located in the basement of the United Methodist Church, is now open each Saturday from 9–noon. Villagers who go can purchase fresh greens, root vegetables and a variety of other local foods.

• Connect through yoga to goals for the new year

  By Lauren HeatonJanuary 13, 2012

  

  Jen Ater will lead a yoga workshop at the library this Saturday to welcome in the new year.

• Oil company drilling OK’d

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 12, 2012

  Oil drilling may soon begin just outside Yellow Springs as a Miami Township couple recently gave an out-of-state oil and gas company permission to drill on their 61-acre property on West Yellow Springs-Fairfield Road.