Celebrate Earth Day in May

Celebrate Earth Day in May

Washington Island, Wisconsin “Celebrate Earth Day in May” May 4-6 Gathering Ground, a nonprofit based on Washington Island with a mission to educate youth and adults in sustainable agriculture, promote economic development, and strengthen the health of...
A Look at Farmers’ Bulletins (Part 2)

A Look at Farmers’ Bulletins (Part 2)

So I must admit that I’ve become enthralled by the Farmers’ Bulletins. I now know the best way to remove coffee stains from artificial silk – now commonly called rayon by the trade – from Bulletin 1474, entitled “Stain removal from fabrics: home...
Elevating our thoughts and hopes

Elevating our thoughts and hopes

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...