Susan Brackney
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Freelance Writer at Hobby Farms
Freelance writer, author, on-again-off-again beekeeper, naturalist,🦉and avid up-cycler. https://t.co/LRHMGBsDMm…
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1 month ago |
bsquarebulletin.com | Susan Brackney
Take in Constellation Stage & Screen's upcoming production of “Maple and Vine” and you can see firsthand that returning to a “simpler” time isn't necessarily as simple as it seems. Constellation's Artistic Director Chad Rabinovitz and Associate Artistic Director Daniella Wheelock selected the work by playwright Jordan Harrison for the 2024-2025 season. Rabinovitz saw “Maple and Vine” produced several years ago and it stuck with him.
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May 13, 2024 |
myiu.org | Susan Brackney
For professional artists Rafael Caro, BFA’20, and Erica Parker, BFA’16, a single “canvas” typically covers several hundred square feet. It also may require a couple hundred cans of spray paint to complete their artwork! Together, Caro and Parker have created scores of graffiti-style murals throughout their Indianapolis home base and around the Midwest. They’ve also collaborated on community art events and immersive art installations. Among their favorite joint projects?
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Nov 16, 2023 |
hobbyfarms.com | Susan Brackney
All it takes is one good storm—or just one very windy day—to send tree branches earthward. Those fallen sticks and large limbs can really add up. That goes for any woody shrub trimmings you happen to generate while pruning as well. Before long, you can be left with a truly massive brush pile. Although lots of people choose to burn their brush, you can extract a lot of value from that old pile of sticks. Here are six ways to put your brush pile to better use.
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Nov 2, 2023 |
hobbyfarms.com | Susan Brackney
Insecticides have historically been among the first tools we’ve reached for to save crops from insect damage. But integrated pest management experts stress that these should be considered only as a last line of defense. Fortunately, now more effective ways exist to wrangle insect pests and minimize the damage they can do. To see how these big-picture pest management practices all fit together, it helps to first understand why it’s time to step away from the spray.
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Sep 14, 2023 |
hobbyfarms.com | Susan Brackney
Between more extreme weather than usual and an onslaught of head-clipping weevils, my butterfly garden took a beating this season. Usually I don’t have to do much to keep my milkweed, black-eyed Susans and other native perennials looking their best. But within a particularly dense planting of purple coneflowers, things went off the rails when aster yellows disease moved in. The large, purple flower heads I expected to see were replaced with blooms right out of a Dr. Seuss book.
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