by oncapemagazine | Jan 8, 2024 | August 2018
By ROBERTA CANNON Trees can take a real beating during the winter months. Their majestic appearance can give a false sense of security, making us think they can endure almost anything including the wind, salt air, and snow. For them to survive the elements and remain...
by oncapemagazine | Jan 8, 2024 | August 2019
By DEBORAH G. SCANLON The environmental merits of composting food waste are significant: send less garbage to the dump; generate less of the potent greenhouse gas methane; and use less water and fertilizer in your garden. Add to that how much your garden crops will...
by oncapemagazine | Jan 5, 2024 | August 2019
By GAIL BLAKELY Pickles, relishes, and chutneys… oh my! Just like lions, tigers and bears in the Wizard of Oz, jars of fermented vegetables and fruit now are available in many large markets, and small farm stands as well. But you don’t have to leave your house in...
by oncapemagazine | Jan 5, 2024 | August 2019
By J. MARSHALL CRAIG None of this ever happened…but it could. We join the Hack family of Falmouth on July 4. Dad Jerome is out back with some Impossible burgers and dogs on the grill. Mom Kate is used to daughter Jill always forgetting to bring the mayo and...
by oncapemagazine | Jan 5, 2024 | August 2011
By BRUCE L. WILSON Many Cape Codders live in houses built in the 1970s and early ’80s, when small and medium-size houses were generally fitted with single-pane, double-hung windows with aluminum storm windows affixed to the outside. Since the new energy codes, more...
