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 […]
2024 FEED Statewide Conference October 28-29 Milwaukee Hope you can attend the only statewide conference in Wisconsin for early-stage Food and Farming Businesses! The FEED Summit is on October 28-29, 2024, at the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center (325 W Walnut St, Milwaukee, WI 53212). Join us for business workshops, networking sessions, great local food, and […]
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 […]
Please note the new location to Northland College at 1411 Ellis Ave in Ashland!! Enter at 16th Street at the main red brick entrance and look for a red canopy and colorful flags! Open to households, farms, and businesses that have hazardous materials that need to be safely disposed for free or a small fee, depending on the item.
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 […]
2023 Cleansweep Announcement Save the date! This year’s Cleansweep Hazardous Collection date is Tuesday June 20, 2023 from 2-6PM at Northwood Tech’s South parking lot! Watch for the big rainbow flag!
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! November 2022 is available here
This one-hour video explores the relationship of changing climate conditions and the increase of heat-related illnesses in Wisconsin. As climate change causes the number and severity of extreme heat days and night to increase, more people, especially vulnerable populations are experiencing mild to severe health conditions. Speakers include Maggie Thelen, the Climate and Health Program Coordinator with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in Madison, and Liz Szot, RN, a Health Officer, and Public Health Administrator at Ashland County’s Health and Human Services department. The program is co-hosted by UW Madison’s Division of Extension-Ashland County, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, and the Ashland County Health and Human Service department.
