Month: June 2023

The 1936 barn was built by Ole Peterson and once served more than 20 milk cows. (Photo by Greg Schieber)

Essay | Little Barn in the Big Woods

Greg Schieber explores the small barn on his farm in the Big Woods.

Lanesboro, Minnesota poet Sandy Webb (Photo submitted)

Poetry | Old Turtle, Northern Lights, & Dad

Poetry Local Poet Sandy Webb shares three poems.

Members of the Harmony Garden Club attend their annual progressive dinner and garden tour. (Photo by Loni Kemp)

Essay | Gardens Offer Freedom of Expression

Loni Kemp takes us on a Harmony Garden Club garden tour.

Seasonal Photo

A fawn gets a drink from its mother, while the doe keeps an eye on the twin. Photo by Renee Bergstrom.

Contempo Physical Dance, directed by Marciano Silva dos Santos, performs in the barn at DreamAcres. (Photo by Jeff Brechlin)

DreamAcres, Where Performing Art Meets Agriculture

John Torgrimson visits DreamAcres near Wykoff where art meets agriculture.

Students study Karst geology on Eagle Bluff’s campus. Using simple tools of a geologist, they identify the chemical and physical properties of four different types of sedimentary rocks. (Photo submitted by Eagle Bluff)

Eagle Bluff Champions Outdoor School for All Bill

Eagle Bluff Director Colleen Foehrenbacher explains how the proposed Outdoor School for All bill in Minnesota will benefit the health of middle schoolers.

The Heins' grazing operation, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Hoosier-Ridge-Ranch/100077387513820/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hoosier Ridge Ranch</a>, is grounded in economics. The family’s strategy involves building their own herd, custom grazing, and evolving cropland with cover crops and seasonal grazing. (Photo by Eric Heins)

Walk the Walk and Talk the Talk, Too

Jim Ruen reports on efforts by one family to build a forage based farm enterprise near Altura. They host pasture walks with their children, building a legacy for the future.