By Jessica Dennis This article first appeared in the Washington Island Observer The fifth grade students have been learning extensively about plants lately! We have been learning about the different classifications, ways plants reproduce, and why photosynthesis and...
Since 1889, the the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been publishing farmers’ bulletins to disseminate the latest in agricultural science and research. I was recently reading through the first bulletin and was surprised by its poetic language. In making a case...
We are excited to share our first Annual Report! A Few Highlights: From Russell Rolffs, Board President: In 2018, we will also begin pioneering a low-impact vineyard management program for Northern Hybrid vineyards in the Midwest. With the help of experts from around...
by Margaret Foss, Board Member A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise. – Aldo Leopold Wisconsin’s own esteemed conservationist, Aldo Leopold, most...
by Laurel Hauser, Board Member It’s been an honor to have been a part, even in a very humble way, of Gathering Ground’s first year and to watch it – like one watches a child – take its first steps, make its presence known, and, also like a child,...
