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Community Composting: Why and How
Let's say you live here on the Island, or regularly visit, and don't have your own compost pile. You now have a way to compost your organic matter...
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...
There’s More to Eating Ugly
This article comes to us from Eliza Greenman's blog, Unconventional Stories from an Apple Farmer. Eliza Greenman's blog "Unconventional Stories from...
Celebrate Earth Day in May
Washington Island, Wisconsin "Celebrate Earth Day in May" May 4-6 Gathering Ground, a nonprofit based on Washington Island with a mission to educate...
What is Sustainability?
There are a lot of buzz words in agriculture today. GMO, non-GMO, organic? Natural? Sustainability? All of these words are worth learning more...