A man's body was found inside a burning dumpster near a Queens strip mall on Monday morning, authorities said. The FDNY responded to a report of the fire next to the strip mall at 219-03 North Conduit Ave. in Springfield Gardens just before 7 a.m., officials said. Firefighters quickly put out the blaze and discovered a man dead inside. Sources said that the man may have been homeless and attempting to set a fire to keep himself warm, though the investigation is ongoing. Police are working to ide

Earlier this week we planted our big dahlia breeding field. Today I thought it would be fun to show you each step of the process (thank you Francisco!) and how we get organized before planting time. If you’re interested, here are all of the supplies we use for dahlia prep and planting: Our favorite fertilizer is Walt's Organic Rainy Pacific NW Blend 7-4-9. We till the rows with our BCS tiller (Model 749) with the ridger attachment. We use 10 ft metal EMT conduit pipes (cut in half) to mark the r