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 adults in sustainable agriculture through classroom education and apprenticeships at Gathering Ground as well as local...
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 once a staple throughout much of the eastern United states, both for humans and wildlife, and today, they are a staple in...
Matt Poole of Hotel Washington will be preparing the entree this year for Dinner in the Vineyard, Thursday, August 29, on Washington Island. “I don’t always get to be there with guests while they are enjoying their meal,” said Poole. “I’m...
This article first appeared in the Washington Island Observer. By Sheridan Ash, Gathering Ground intern 2019 marks the second year that Gathering Ground is tending the vineyard on the Island. Because the organization’s mission is to educate youth and adults in...
by Sheridan Ash, Gathering Ground intern Because the question of wastewater is a timely issue right now on the Island and throughout Door County, Gathering Ground asked its intern Sheridan Ash to attend the Door County Environmental Council talk with Dr. Mark...
