Planting for the Future
Mark your calendars! Dinner in the Vineyard 2019 will be held Thursday, August 29. So save the date and start making your plans to join us on Washington Island for a night of amazing food, amazing people, all in the amazing green abundance of our Vineyard. We will keep you posted for when tickets become … Continue reading Save the Date • Dinner in the Vineyard
It’s been an exciting year at Gathering Ground. The community spirit in the vineyard and orchard has been inspiring. We hosted Island students as well as volunteers and guests from around Wisconsin to help us plant, prune, and celebrate sustainable agriculture. Read our End of Year Report to learn more! We are also thankful to … Continue reading End of Year Giving
Gathering Ground and the Art and Nature Center hosted a potluck and talk in the vineyard on Friday, Aug. 17. The topic was “Invasives in Door County,” with the following presenters: Krista Lutzke, Door County Soil and Water conservationist; Kari Hagenow, Door County Invasive Species team coordinator and The Nature Conservancy Door Peninsula land steward; … Continue reading An Outdoor Classroom
Join us for Dinner in the Vineyard, Saturday Sept 1! We are exciting to be hosting some of the top local chefs. The evening will include a cocktail hour with passed appetizers and libations from local breweries and wineries. A vineyard tour will be followed by a big table, family-style meal featuring fresh, local ingredients prepared … Continue reading Dinner in the Vineyard! Sept 1!
The Farmers Market at Gathering Ground is growing! We are happy to have new vendors joining us, including Pat Nikolai with crafts and baked goods, D. Marie with Jewelry, Folk Tree Farm with mushrooms and goat milk soap, Island Edibles with delectable desserts and microgreens, Sweet Mountain Farm with Honey, and Island Harvest and Hoot Blossom … Continue reading The Farmers Market is Growing
This article comes to us from Eliza Greenman's blog "Unconventional Stories from an Apple Farmer". Located in Virginia, Eliza is doing revolutionary work for apple farmers. Here is a blog that she wrote in 2016, that inspired further conversation and articles everywhere from NPR to Food and Wine Magazine. We are honored to have her … Continue reading There’s More to Eating Ugly
I’m Lucille Theodora Little, sophomore UW-Milwaukee student in Environmental Science and Geography. I am an avid fan of nature, data science, and cheese. There are many things I’m looking to learn in the future--language, cheesemaking, beekeeping, gardening, programming, painting, mapmaking, biology, ecology, cultural geography, and more. Certainly, this is quite a few things, and … Continue reading Meet our Intern Lucy!
