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Essay: Plowabunga! My Salute To Snowplow Drivers

March 3, 2025

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Pyramid shaped Haystacks in rows in a snowy field.

Essay: Mom, memories, and my Sears Roebuck guitar

December 18, 2024

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A full garden view and a testament to lots of hard work last fall emerge in Loni Kemp's garden.

Essay: Hope Springs Eternal with Hardy Flower Bulbs

November 11, 2024

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Essay: Setbacks Are the Norm on My Small Farm

November 6, 2024

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Essay: Father Was Born Capable

September 17, 2024

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Groups of people of all ages sit around tables in a library with sun streaming in the windows.. They are leaning over tables sorting garden seeds.

Cultivating Community: How the Chatfield Public Library is Sowing Seeds

CHATFIELD – Beyond books, Minnesota's public libraries have long been learning centers with many offerings and resources, and increasingly that includes seed libraries. The Chatfield Public Library is among those in southeast Minnesota that have expanded services to include a free

Maple syrup pours out of a metal valve with a blue handle into a large stainless steel urn with handles.

‘Sweet Business’ In The Hardwood Forest

DUSCHEE CREEK VALLEY, FILLMORE COUNTY --- Vast hardwood forests are one of the many natural assets we enjoy in bluff country. Canopies of maple, oak, birch, hackberry, aspen, walnut, basswood and more provide great habitat for wildlife and great opportunities for

Building Community Through Storytelling

Building Community Through Storytelling

Essay: Maple Syrup–A Homesteading Tradition

Essay: Plowabunga! My Salute To Snowplow Drivers

Essay: 150 Pairs Of Boots

Essay: A Big Woods Snow Day

Essay: Mom, memories, and my Sears Roebuck guitar

Essay: Hope Springs Eternal with Hardy Flower Bulbs

Essay: Setbacks Are the Norm on My Small Farm

Essay: Father Was Born Capable

Cultivating Community: How the Chatfield Public Library is Sowing Seeds

‘Sweet Business’ In The Hardwood Forest

Poetry: “Love…” In Springtime

The READ Act: New Teaching Methods For Reading In Minnesota

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Original Photography: Winter Scenes

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