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News and Updates
2019 in the vineyard
It was a year of challenges in the vineyard. The grapes had a hard time ripening due to the cold spring, and the lack of heat and sunlight made for...
The Understory on Butternuts
Did you know that butternut trees were once one of the most common trees growing in the understory of the forests on Washington Island? The wood is...
Raised Beds at the Island School
This spring, Gathering Ground will be working with Jessica Dennis at the Island School to get some early season vegetables sprouting up in the...
Vineyard: Update 2019
–Our goal is to grow grapes using low environmental impact management. Success with organic management starts with variety selection, and so, in...
How about them apples?
Apples are high on the list for backyard gardeners. Gathering Ground is working to identify delicious apples that grow relatively free of disease...
Looking to Grow: RuralYear
In the next 3-5 years, we aspire to expand our current summer internship program into RuralYear, a 9-month program on the Island that educates young...
Why are we planting chestnuts?
Chestnuts are called the Bread Tree as the nuts are similar to grain nutritionally. They can be eaten fresh or milled into a flour. Chestnuts were...
Dinner in the Vineyard; Featured Chef
Matt Poole of Hotel Washington will be preparing the entree this year for Dinner in the Vineyard, Thursday, August 29, on Washington Island. "I...
Gathering Ground looking at solutions to destructive beetles
This article first appeared in the Washington Island Observer. By Sheridan Ash, Gathering Ground intern 2019 marks the second year that Gathering...