by oncapemagazine | Nov 28, 2023 | December 2015
By CHRISTOPHER KAZARIAN Those dreaded holiday pounds usually start arriving on people’s bodies during Thanksgiving week. And they often stay there through the new year when those same people make resolutions to shed that added, unwanted weight. “On average people gain...
by oncapemagazine | Nov 20, 2023 | August 2019
By BRANDEN PACHECO Standing at my potting bench with soiled hands I notice the dirt under my fingernails, mud running down my wrists in thick rivers. I gaze at the dozens of terrestrial and epiphytic plants, dulled shears, and roots spilt like guts on a butcher’s...
by oncapemagazine | Nov 3, 2023 | August 2011
By LORRI FINTON When I was a kid my family would make the annual eight-hour drive to coastal Maine for a two-week holiday. Once there, I would inevitably spend time at my grandparents’ house painting anything and everything my grandfather would let me. It was usually...
by oncapemagazine | Oct 26, 2023 | August 2016
By LAURA GROSS-HIGGINS Attracting birds to your backyard has many elements. One of them is figuring out what type of birds you want, what they need for habitat in the way of food and shelter and also whether you want to provide a birdhouse, or nest box, they can use...
by oncapemagazine | Oct 13, 2023 | August 2016
By SUNG BIN PARK One of the more common materials used in driveways today is gravel. An old standby, its appeal is a natural and simple look. Some people choose gravel because of its price point compared to options like asphalt pavement. If you are thinking about...
