Tag: garden gloves

This year marks Womanswork's 25th year in business. We thought, what better time than now to say thanks to our garden glove fans with a little give away contest?  The Womanswork Story. But first some background on us. Womanswork was started in Maine in 1985 because there were no good work gloves designed to fit women's hands. A little black and white (and sepia) catalog was sent to a growing list of women who needed…

We spent the last 6 days in New York at the Jacob Javits Center, along with thousands of other people (perhaps tens of thousands). We stayed at the W Hotel on Lexington Ave and 50th Street. How appropriate. Eve was with me as we met with owners and representatives of retail stores across the country. They were all looking for new items and many of them seemed pleased…

When my husband Tom asked me why I wanted a greenhouse I said that I wanted to be able to can and pickle and preserve vegetables and fruits. He replied that those are not exactly things you do in a greenhouse. He has a point. I realized at that moment that I had constructed in my mind an elaborate fantasy that involved growing things from seed to transplant to harvest to preserving.  I pictured a factory production line in my…

We have decided to give away 3 pairs of garden gloves this week because we liked so many of your comments and gardening resolutions. We are sending a pair to Taylor who is 14, because we were inspired that someone so young dreams about gardening; we are sending a pair to LaManda Joy because we like her idea of teaching 5 people to garden and asking them to teach 5 others; and finally we are also sending a pair of…