GG is several years into answering the question: can you grow chestnuts in northern Wisconsin? When we started the project, I thought our biggest...
Chestnuts: Planning for 2023
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Orchard
Small is prosperous: Growing Chestnuts
On the grand scheme of things a few acres of chestnuts on Washington Island sounds small. And it is. But small is mighty. Here are 4 reasons why a...
How to Prune Apple Trees
On a quiet April day, Casey Dahl of Folk Tree Farm on Washington Island shared his pruning knowledge with a couple of neighbors in their old apple...
The Chestnut Orchard
2019 was an exciting year for the chestnut orchard. We planted 70 additional chestnut trees, bringing the total to 100 trees. It was very promising...
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...
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...
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...
Planting up a storm at Gathering Ground
This article was originally published in the Washington Island Observer By Jessica Dennis The beginning of May was a busy time for our fifth grade...