Ashland County Grows -Food Producers Newsletter- March 2025

View the Ashland County Grows web page here! Highlights from the March 2025 Newsletter: News From the WI Farmers Union Wisconsin Farmers Union Stipends Wisconsin Farmers Union, along with the Nature Conservancy, has launched their “Small Farm Sustainability Stipends,” which provides a $2,000 stipend to help buy equipment, cover labor costs, and attend educational events.As […]

Save the Date for Cleansweep – 30th Anniversary!

It’s the 30th Anniversary of Cleansweep! Save the date for this year’s Cleansweep Hazardous Waste & Electronics Collection! Ashland County residents can dispose of household hazardous waste both for free and with a small fee during this event! All Cleansweeps residents, farms, businesses, and communities are welcome to attend any event in any of the […]

Spring 2025 Food Producers Workshops

Please see full information for the Spring 2025 Workshops offered by and for food producers in the Chequamegon Bay Area below! Some workshops in this series have a fee or ask that you bring specific items, please take note of what you’ll need for your workshop! Fruit Tree Pruning 101: Sunday, March 16, 10:00 AM […]

Ashland County Grows -Food Producers Newsletter- September 2024

View the Ashland County Grows web page here! Highlights from the September 2024 Newsletter: Let’s Meet! Highlights of Ashland County Farmers and Food Producers Every month when we publish this newsletter we’ll share a highlight of an Ashland County farm, food producer, or market. We’ll include info about your operation, and photos that you share […]

Ashland County Grows -Food Producers Newsletter- August 2024

View the Ashland County Grows web page here! Highlights from the August 2024 Newsletter: Spring Gardening Adventures By Warren Kramer. Warren Kramer and his family have owned farmland and woodland for decades after purchasing property from a former hunting and fishing guide near Glidden. The Kramers are growing vegetables, raising chickens for eggs and meat, and […]

Community and Economic Development Successes in Ashland County 2024!

Since late 2022, community leaders, business owners, elected officials, staff, and community residents have been meeting at the Morse town hall to talk about what’s working, what’s needed, and what’s possible. With assistance from the UW-Madison’s Division of Extension community and economic development specialists, the group explored many actions they could take to build a […]

Ashland County Votes! April Election Report Card

Ashland County Votes! Election Summary and Voting Results: a “report card” to measure voter turnout by municipality, which can help elected officials and clerks see trends in turnout and adjust their outreach to new voters, new community residents, or to current registered voters! View the April 2023 Report Card here. Highlights Voter turnout rates for […]

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