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...
Small is prosperous: Growing Chestnuts
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Sustainability
How to Support Gathering Ground
How to Support Gathering Ground Did you know monthly donors are a sustaining life force behind the programs of Gathering Ground? If one of your...
Ecocriticism Pt. 2: Trans-corporeality and the Farm
by Emma Knickelbine, Gathering Ground Intern 2021 As an ecocritic, it's important to me to communicate ecocritical and scientific ideas in language...
Ecocriticism and Entangled Humanism
By Emma Knickelbine, 2021 Summer Intern As a student currently studying to earn a Master's in Literature and Cultural Theory, I've frequently been...
Sheep at Gathering Ground
by Russell Rolffs, farm manager This year, Gathering Ground grazed six White Dorper sheep, rotating them through the vineyard June to August...
Update from the Vines: Rose Chafers
by Izzy and Alex Krantz, Gathering Ground InternsAs we reflect on the past five weeks of the Gathering Ground internship, the smell of dead Rose...
Baa Baa Baa — Sheep at Gathering Ground!
In April, 2020, we will be welcoming six White Dorper hair sheep to Gathering Ground. We couldn't be more excited. A big part of our motivation is...
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...
Planning Ahead for the Rose Chafer
First published in the Washington Island Observer By Russell Rolffs, Gathering Ground executive director Recently I saw a sign at the...
Dinner in the Vineyard! Sept 1!
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...