Hello Washington Island! My name is Katherine (Wren) Thelen. I feel extremely fortunate to be one of Gathering Grounds 10 week interns. I live here...
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Ground School: Meet Christina
Hello, I am Christina Eisenman, one of the six-month student interns at Gathering Ground this growing season. I have lived most of my life in...
Ground School: Meet Ava
Gathering Ground is getting in the swing of its first full season at the Aznoe Farm. In mid-April, the hybrid education nonprofit and market garden...
Ground School 2025 Review
Ground School internship had an amazing team this year. The four interns and assistant director made an incredible impact here on Washington...
Ground School, A Reflection
Please enjoy reading the reflections from our 2023 Ground School Interns who we celebrated this August. Every year, we are blown away by the...
Awarded SARE Grant for Youth Educators
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 Application Is Open
Ground School, Gathering Ground’s summer program focused on sustainability and agriculture, opens up applications for local students For...
Ground School 2022 complete!
This first appeared in the Washington Island Observer. This summer Gathering Ground hosted seven students for its summer internship program, Ground...
Applications are open for Summer 2022
*UPDATE: The Summer 2022 application window has closed. Sign up for our newsletter in the footer to be the first to know when we're accepting new...
Review of the Summer Internship
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...