 "Approximately 25 people gathered together at the Washburn High School's Castle Garden ribbon cutting on Friday for a 'celebration of community.' Although sections of the garden have been operational for over two years, this ribbon cutting ceremony was held to honor garden contributors and celebrate the garden's new sign. Washburn High School's Castle Garden was originally a parking lot and now includes a high tunnel, pollinator garden, rain garden, and monarch oasis. The Castle Garden is open to the public, however caretakers suggest using caution around pollinators, such as bees. Students from Washburn High School will be selling produce from the district gardens at the Washburn Farmers Market on Wednesdays through the second week of October."
Picture taken by Amber Mullen, as featured in the Bayfield County Journal.
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 "After 12 inches of rain fell in just five hours on July 11 the Marengo River broke its banks. Three feet of water converged from three different directions roaring through River Road Farm submerging everything in its path. Owners Todd and Kelsey Rothe, though terrified, were more concerned about their nine pigs and 16 chickens. Despite the danger, Todd risked his life to save them and discovered along the way that pigs really can swim.
"Nestled on the banks of the Marengo River, River Road Farm is a mixed-vegetable farm specializing in four season production under high tunnels." Written by Hope McLeod for the Bayfield County Journal. Read the full article here.  "One way to solve discord on an island is to start a community garden.
"'The original purpose of this garden was to bring people together,' said Glen Carlson, a founding member and president of the Madeline Island Community Garden & Project, now in its seventh year. "A one acre plot close to downtown La Pointe provides produce for 20 members this year, which includes individuals, families, and a few businesses. Carlson, also the co-owner of Madeline Island Candles, shared the garden's humble beginnings last week while also giving a tour of it." Written by Hope McLeod for the Bayfield County Journal. Read the full article here.  "Clare Hintz of Elsewhere Farm is a systems-thinker. She sees the world as a set of interlocking pieces that create the system as a whole. And this is clearly how she views and treats the land she lives and works on. We sat down with Clare during our first week of running to talk about paying attention to the land and what happens when you do so. As we broke from the heat of the day, our conversation opened up into more than just farming-talk. What follows is our edited conversation from that day.
"How does this farm fit into the broader western Lake Superior watershed? Because the only resilience that this farm is gonna have is if the whole region is resilient. So where is my energy coming from? Where are my foods going? And what’s coming back to the farm... So the work that I’m doing is not just about growing food. But also what are the economic structures? What are the financial structures? What are the community celebrations? How do those things become more vibrant? Because that’s just gonna help us weather the shocks better that are in process already." Written by Our Shores: Ultrarun for the Love of the Lake. Read the full article here.  "Landis and Steven Spickerman own and operate Hermit Creek Farm in Highbridge, Wisconsin and have been providing local vegetables to the northwoods for almost a quarter of a century. Their farm, a collage of hoop houses and open field surrounded by national forest, has become a rich and fertile plot after decades of careful stewardship. A few weeks ago, Landis baked us rhubarb pie and answered our questions about washing carrots and putting down roots. What follows is our edited conversation from that day.
"I kind of married into northern Wisconsin. I grew up near the Gulf Coast and wanted a big piece of water to live nearby, and for a lot of reasons you can’t live by an ocean and farm. But Lake Superior, you could. I was fascinated by it. We set out to homestead, and live a simple life and grow all our own food, but one thing led to another and really, we joke it always comes down to a garden gone wild – we just couldn’t help ourselves. We didn’t set out to farm; we set out to live simply. We homeschooled, we chopped firewood, we built our house, we wanted to grow our food and that’s what we set out to do and it just seemed really natural. Our passion turned into an occupation." Written by Our Shores: Ultrarun for the Lake. Read the full article here.  "I feel really humbled to be able to grow food for people. That’s kind of a sacred thing.
"I feel all the people that live here, we’re all stewards of this land and by default, the water. I feel that farmers especially we’re directly, we’re like managing some land with our hands, intentionally. As farmers, there’s even more weight to do a good job. "I feel like as an organic farmer, it’s one more level of stewardship, of fitting into the bigger puzzle. I’m pretty pumped. We’re at the top of two watersheds, it feels good to be taking care of a piece of land that’s, you know, kind of got impacts to some other places. It’s just one piece of land, it’s one piece in the quilt." Written by Our Shores: Ultrarun for the Love of the Lake. Read the full article here. |
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