Giant Caterpillar Attacks Garden; Teaches Children

In a combination of ethnobotany, craftsmanship and madness, this Saturday marked the first annual Halloween celebration at the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden.  Nearly one hundred students and a dozen adults combined recycled objects and plant parts into costumes.  A band of elephants, with grasses for tusks, paraded proudly alongside a chic band of flower fairies.  Local New York state apples were sampled, really bad knock-knock jokes were shared, and a resoundingly good time was had by all.