Local news: Get a garden grant or get in the ag. district

You could get $200 from the government to build your rainwater garden. How? Sign up for this workshop.

More details on the plan to create a produce storage and and prep. facility near Kingston.

Got ag. land? Ulster County is accepting applications for inclusion in their agricultural district until the end of the month.

Horticulture Hotline is now open for the season. Experts at the Master Gardener office located at 10 Westbrook Lane in Kingston will be available to answer home horticulture questions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00am to 12:00noon through October. The phone number is 845-340-DIRT (3478). Other services offered are pH soil testing and Insect/Disease Identification. The cost is $5 for plant and insect identification and $3 for soil testing.