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courtesy of Daniel Paduano toggle caption courtesy of Daniel Paduano Daniel Paduano's Pekin ducks search the grass for slugs, snails and insects, which make up a big part of their diet. courtesy of Daniel Paduano When we did our egg taste test back in April, comparing chicken, quail, duck and goose, I confessed to how partial I've become to duck eggs. Ever since I tasted them at Abounding Harvest Mountain Farm in Los Gatos, Calif., in March, I've been extolling their custardy texture and flavor to anyone who will listen. I've also discovered that while ...

A ‘One Health’ approach that targets people, animals Updated: Updated: May 03, 2021 23:33 IST The battle against COVID-19 should also be used as an opportunity to meet India’s ‘One Health’ targets Share Article AAA The battle against COVID-19 should also be used as an opportunity to meet India’s ‘One Health’ targets The father of modern pathology, Rudolf Virchow, emphasised in 1856 that there are essentially no dividing lines between animal and human medicine. This concept is ever more salient as the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Discussions that took...

Thursday, February 4, 2021 - 6:07 am BY ADAM ATKINSON North Country This Week POTSDAM – The public will again have an opportunity to consider and comment on if village residents should be allowed to keep chickens and chicken coops inside village limits. A public hearing on the matter will be held Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 5:45 p.m. In July 2020, the village board of trustees voted down a change to local code which would have allowed chickens to be kept at village residences. At that time, the board felt the proposed change, which set permission standards and setbacks for coop...

Wednesday, Jan. 6, Everything about Orchids. This online course from Longwood Gardens includes a look at the garden’s orchid collection and how to grow your own orchids. Free. Registration closes Jan. 6. The course ends Jan. 19. Register online at bit.ly/LGOrchids. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 6:30 p.m. Master Watershed Steward Open House. This virtual program from Penn State Ag Extension explains this volunteer program. Free. Register online at bit.ly/MWStewardLanc. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 7 p.m. Winter Wonderland with Alice’s Table. Learn how to make a winter white floral arrangement in this vir...

Sara Fern Fitzsimmons, TACF Director of Restoration and Northern Appalachian Regional Science Coordinator The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) was once found throughout the forests of the Appalachian Mountains and was a primary component of Pennsylvania’s forests. In the 1800s, plant importation brought with it a devastating fungal disease that all but eliminated the American chestnut from its original range. Researchers at Penn State have been on the forefront to restore this species, exploring the many facets required for the reintroduction of disease-resistant populations. The Appala...