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New USDA plant hardiness zone maps are now available.The maps are used to help gardeners find plants most likely to thrive where they live.
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Gardening in the Northwoods can be challenging. Long winters, short summers, and our many whitetail deer friends all conspire against us. In recent years, we have one more pest to deal with, the Japanese beetle.
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The growing season may be on the short side in northern Wisconsin, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be bountiful.Whether you’re growing your own food or buying from local farmers, there’s plenty of benefits of eating locally grown food.
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The growing season may be on the short side in northern Wisconsin, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be bountiful.Whether you’re growing your own food or buying from local farmers, there’s plenty of benefits of eating locally grown food.
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One third of the food produced in the United States is never eaten.Instead, it often winds up in landfills where it produces methane gas and contributes to climate change.
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One third of the food produced in the United States is never eaten.Instead, it often winds up in landfills where it produces methane gas and contributes to climate change.
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Wild rice is in decline, so some members of the Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe are turning toward another traditional crop for sustenance – flint corn. They’ve established a community garden to grow and share corn.
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Homesteading can bring to mind images of pioneers trying to survive on the American frontier. But it’s a lifestyle that hasn’t disappeared from the Northwoods.
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After a two-year break for COVID, the fair returned for its tenth year with nearly 30 vendors, 5 speakers, 140 students and roomfuls of visitors who joined together to learn about ways to protect the Northwoods environment.
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Local news for Friday, April 15, 2022.