Join us on Friday June 27 for our annual Farm and Field Bike Tour Learn what’s happening in agriculture and enjoy the vistas as you bike Washington Island to visit four farms — Sweet Mountain Farm, Fragrant Isle, and Island Orchard Cider and...
Chestnuts are called the Bread Tree as the nuts are similar to grain nutritionally. They can be eaten fresh or milled into flour. Chestnuts were once a staple throughout much of the eastern United States, both for humans and wildlife, and today, they are a staple in...
Thanks to a grant from John C. Bock Foundation and a group volunteers, we were able to build deer exclosures along our forest trail on our farm. We have a severe overpopulation of deer on Washington Island which is harming the regeneration of the understory of trees....
We are hiring a Ground School Associate Director for 2025. This position will work with the farm manager and education director to co-lead our 10-week summer internship for college age students. The position part-time (20 / hours per week) with the option to add an...
Washington Island, WI – Gathering Ground, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting agriculture and conservation through its 38-acre working and teaching farm, is excited to announce its new status as an environmental partner of 1% for the Planet. 1% for the...
