Garden report: The tulips and forsythia have bloomed. The columbine are several inches high, while the hosta are just starting to pop out. I planted radish and snow pea seeds.

Indoors the marigold, Shasta daisies, sunflower , forget-me-not and larkspur seeds have sprouted. It’s s a great time for plants and to be outdoors with the dirt.

Winter is over. I removed the snow scraper from the car and washed the mittens.

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Saturday could be a marathon day if you go to all the events scheduled that day.

The Farmers Market starts it season Saturday at 7:30 a.m. and shares the Common with the Sustainability Festival that begins at 10 a.m. Full disclosure: I help my friends at the Sunset Farm booth at the Farmers Market.

You can drop off unused prescription drugs at the Wildwood Elementary School parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., pick up free magazines at the Jones Library, and attend the Bach Festival Concert at UMass at 7:30 p.m., tickets at the door.

In addition, William Matthew will speak Saturday on “The Easter Uprising” at 2 p.m. at the Unitarian Meeting House. The event is sponsored by the Amherst Irish Association.

Sunday also has some Bach Festival concerts. Check the UMass website for details.

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Muslims will celebrate the start of Eid Al-Fitr on Saturday, the breaking of the fast, to note the end of the monthlong commemoration of Ramadan.

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Laura MacLeod of Amherst sent me a email about the “million pieces of plastic” campaign sponsored by the Sierra Club. You take a photo of a piece of plastic, submit it to the club website and find your submission on millionpiecesofplastic.org.

For details how to submit your photo visit www.sierra Club.org/massachusetts.

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Since Earth Day is Saturday, April 22, consider picking up a piece of plastic and recycling it or picking up trash in your neighborhood, or planting a tree or vegetables that can be shared with those who need food. Then again, every day is Earth Day.

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