A Troy-Bilt rototiller from the 1980s is on loan from the Hudson Mohawk Industrial Gateway for display at the atrium at Capital Roots in the Urban Grow Center in Troy. Ever think of a question that ...

From the moment this mower was out of the box, it did not run. I tried taking it back to Menards the day after I bought it for an exchange, but because I had put gas and oil in the machine, they would ...

Editor’s Note: With manufacturing jobs continuing to decline, two local companies are flourishing amid low-cost and heavily subsidized competitors from Russia to China. This two-part series examines ...

Capital Roots was founded in 1975 as a community service project of Garden Way, the former manufacturer of Troy-Bilt Rototillers. Dean Leith, then president and CEO of Garden Way, established the ...

TROY, N.Y. >> The community is mourning the death of one of the founders of Capital District Community Gardens, now known as Capital Roots. Dean Leith, 84, passed away on Thursday with his family at ...

If you want to grow a thriving garden, you should probably till your soil before you plant. You can break up the earth with a shovel and a cultivator, which is a lot of work, or you can spare your ...

For the good of all mankind, I intend to scan the Owners Manual for an old Troy Bilt rototiller that I just bought. The original owner kept the manual in great condition, and my search of the ...

Sometime between March and April each year, most of us have to gear up to tackle the sometimes daunting task of lawn maintenance. Rarely seen as a fun or enjoyable task, cutting the grass is a fact of ...

Dean Leith, founder of the community garden network that became Capital Roots and a man known to many as "Uncle Dean," died Thursday after decades of practicing, promoting and supporting urban ...

WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. -- It came down to two cents, a gamble if you will, that sent a young apprentice from Troy, N.Y., to the sands of Iwo Jima some 66 years ago. George Jacques, now 87, is ...

Witman Auctioneers Inc., of Manheim, conducted an auction Feb. 8 of the Dave Jenkins collection. Several items and prices included: Hancock & Moore leather sofa, $1,375; 1927 and 1960 World Series ...

For better or worse, we live in a society that discards broken items. The day of replacing a burned-out motor in a blender is past. Very few household items are designed to be fixed by the owner or ...