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Recovering the Hoophouse Shows Our Growers Some Love
On Saturday 4/9, volunteers were on hand at dawn to help in replacing the worn plastic on the Hoophouse. Thanks to Javier and Sandy, Mark and Barb Gausman, Rita Fox, Margaret Cotter and her son, Jaimie, for turning out at 6:20 on a Saturday morning! The whole recovering process took 1.5 hours, thanks to no […]
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Restoring our Oak Savanna Serves Silverwood Park’s Goals
If you’ve hiked the trails through Silverwood Park’s wooded areas, you might have noticed the open nature of the understory in the south end. That’s because this area is slated for restoration to oak savanna. Once restoration is complete, this part of the park will will be more like what the first settlers might have […]
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Candlelight Hike 2022: All the Beauty Your Eyes Can Hold!
“Thank goodness for the snow that made our Candlelight Hike safe to do!” said organizer Rita Fox. The event was a successful fundraiser that has brought more than $500 to the Windows Replacement Project. But just as important, we think over two hundred people attended, many of them new to beautiful Silverwood Park. Enjoy these […]
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Why We Love and Protect Our Pollinators
Long ago, this part of Wisconsin was covered in tallgrass prairies and oak savannas. The Native Americans who lived here would have known every plant and how to use it. Over the centuries since European settlers arrived in Wisconsin, most of the land you see has been farmed, because the soil that nurtured those […]
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Grower Profile: Dan Cornelius, Yowela?talí^ Farms
Owner: Dan Cornelius What they grow: Indigenous corn, squash, and wild rice, pasture-raised chicken, duck eggs, grass-fed cattle Where you can buy from Yowela?talí^ Farms: Direct from Dan! Contact Dan Cornelius (daniel.cornelius@gmail.com) or look for him at the Dane County Farmers’ Market Dan Cornelius leases 5 acres at the northern side of Silverwood Park where he […]
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Fall 2021 Wreath Making Workshop a success!
On the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday before Thanksgiving 2021, the Friends of Silverwood Park offered a wreath making workshop, led by Rita Fox. The $35 registration fee covered materials for an 18″ wreath and participants who wanted to make a swag could do so for an additional $25. Broom corn grown at Silverwood Park was […]
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Alley Cropping at Silverwood Park
Those broadly spaced rows of saplings you see to the right as you enter the Silverwood Park? That is alley cropping, broadly defined as planting rows of trees or shrubs at wide spacings, creating alleys between them where annual agricultural crops are cultivated. Other terms for alley cropping include intercropping and multi-cropping. Alley cropping is […]
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Scenes from Harvest Fest – September 25, 2021,
Harvest Fest at Silverwood Park brought good weather, good attendance, and good fun for all. Here are scenes I captured that day. Feel free to send us yours! – Sarah White
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2021 Regenerative Agriculture Field Day at Silverwood Park
August 15 dawned sunny and cool—perfect for a Field Day. Historically, a Field Day is a rural “trade show” where equipment is on display and speakers share agricultural information. These events are designed to showcase best practices in farming techniques and to help build morale and enthusiasm in the farming community. Agricultural Field Day 2021 […]
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A Successful Silverwood Summer School, Thanks to Edgerton Community Fund
The mission of Silverwood Park includes K-12 agricultural education. The beauty of summer school classes at Silverwood is the opportunity to dig into the soil and learn from the experience. However, the 21st century learner also benefits from access to research and presentation technology, thus Friends of Silverwood Park (FoSP) applied for and received a […]
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