have seen these grounds before. I once heard the shrill cries of the sandhill cranes overhead, I once smelled the sweetness of the earth at my feet.
There was a time when I yielded a shovel here. A time when my back ached and my arms burned as I dug meticulous rows of pot-sized pits.
Every year, we are blown away by the thoughtful presentations our Ground School students share with our community on the final day of the...
Ground School was awareded a grant from SARE, a departement of the USDA, that focuses on Sustainable Agriculture and Research Education. The grant...
Ground School, Gathering Ground’s summer program focused on sustainability and agriculture, opens up applications for local students For...
This first appeared in the Washington Island Observer. This summer Gathering Ground hosted seven students for its summer internship program, Ground...
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by Sophia Hagen Having grown up on Washington Island, I'm always seeking opportunities to go home during the summer, so I was excited to learn about...
By Emma Knickelbine, Gathering Ground Intern 2021 In my last two blog posts, I have set before you some ecocritical theories that have had a huge...
by Emma Knickelbine, Gathering Ground Intern 2021 As an ecocritic, it's important to me to communicate ecocritical and scientific ideas in language...
Our 2021 Summer Intern Isabella shared about the biodiversity at Gathering Ground through music. She takes us on a journey to understand the...