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Grow Free: The Giving Garden Project will give 1-10 FREE rhubarb plants to Chequamegon Bay Community members interested in helping feed their community! View information in the poster below and check out the link for the Grow Free webpage to sign up!
Please see full information for the Spring 2026 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! Growing and Storing Veggies for Winter: Sunday, February 22, […]
View the Ashland County Grows web page here! September 2025 Newsletter: Local Farm Tours are a Hit! Thanks to five local farmers in Ashland and Bayfield counties for opening their farms to community tours! Brian Clements, owner/farmer of Northcroft Farms in Ashland County, organized the tours in the spring and lined up a monthly visit […]
The Chequamegon Bay Food Producers group presents the Summer and Fall 2025 Farm Tours! Check out Ashland County Grows! Here Questions? Contact Lissa Radke at 715-682-7017 or Brian Clements at northcroftfarm@gmail.com Past Summer/Fall 2025 Tours! Suri Fina Alpaca Farm Saturday, June 14, 3:00PM 31300 Engoe Rd, Washburn “We love the beauty of our natural environment […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
