By Nora Boxer, UWM graduate student in creative writing This January, I was given the opportunity to participate as a student in Write On, Door...
News and Updates
The Internship 2020
By Alex Krantz, Gathering Ground intern 2020 Before becoming an intern with my sister Izzy at Gathering Ground, I was an Island regular. Every...
Island Garden Tour
Saturday August 1, from 10 am - 2 pmGathering Ground is happy to present our first garden tour. We've asked 8 Island gardeners to open up their...
Winter is for planning and reflecting on the land
By Russell Rolffs. This article first appeared in the The Washington Island Observer. Winter evenings are best spent sitting near the stove and...
Who is Gathering Ground? (Island mailer)
Hello Neighbors! We are Gathering Ground – the nonprofit that now manages the former Lyons vineyard on Lake View and Airport. We want to say hello...
Building a Pavilion
Gathering Ground is excited about building a pavilion that will serve as a site for our educational programs and as an outdoor classroom to augment...
Baa Baa Baa — Sheep at Gathering Ground!
In April, 2020, we will be welcoming six White Dorper hair sheep to Gathering Ground. We couldn't be more excited. A big part of our motivation is...
The Chestnut Orchard
2019 was an exciting year for the chestnut orchard. We planted 70 additional chestnut trees, bringing the total to 100 trees. It was very promising...
Community Compost
We will begin to accept compost materials at a new three-bin collection site located at Gathering Ground. Stay tuned for more information in the...
2019 in the vineyard
It was a year of challenges in the vineyard. The grapes had a hard time ripening due to the cold spring, and the lack of heat and sunlight made for...