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Youth Pollinator Garden
Love berries, apples, tomatoes, sunflower seeds and melons? Support pollinators! According to the website WisconsinPollinators.com, “Approximately three-quarters of the world’s major food crops require or benefit…
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New at the Park: Monarch Waystation Designation for Pollinator Gardens
Monarch butterflies are invaluable in plant pollination throughout North and Central America. And they are in trouble. The milkweeds and nectar sources they feed on have been declining due…
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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,…
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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…
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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 (
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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…
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The Genius Behind the Heirloom Orchard: Dan Bussey
Inside Dan Bussey, recognized Apple Historian, is a young boy who grew up near the Russell and Irene Silverwood’s farm. His interest in “all things apple” eventually led to…
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Meet Master Gardener Ruth Flescher
Edgerton School District’s Summer School programs at Silverwood Park have an expert gardener on hand—Ruth Flescher, Master Gardener Volunteer. Ruth grew up in Madison, one of ten children who enjoyed…
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Grower Profile: Doudlah Farms
Owner: Mark Doudlah What they grow: Over 20 varieties of USDA Certified Organic beans, grains, and seeds, plus several kinds of honey. Where you can buy from Doudlah Farms: Local groceries and…
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Grower profile: Yellow Dog Flowers and Produce
Owners: Molly Stentz and John Peck What they grow: More…
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