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Why are we planting chestnuts?
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...
Dinner in the Vineyard; Featured Chef
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...
Gathering Ground looking at solutions to destructive beetles
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....
Door and Kewaunee geology a factor in groundwater contamination
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...
Island School at Gathering Ground
This article first appeared in the Washington Island Observer By Jessica Dennis On Wednesday, May 29, students in grades 3-12 had the opportunity to give back to our community through a service...
Planning Ahead for the Rose Chafer
First published in the Washington Island Observer By Russell Rolffs, Gathering Ground executive director Recently I saw a sign at the entrance of a garden that read: "If nothing is eating...