Prairie Strips in Fall

Prairie Strips in Fall

It’s a late fall afternoon, and I am walking along a four-year-old prairie strip that was planted by Valley Stewardship Network, where I work.  The ground is pretty sloped, but farmable – certainly in this part of the country – angling down through a corn...
Native Plantings Garden Open House #3

Native Plantings Garden Open House #3

The prairie plants along Rock Avenue in front of the McIntosh Memorial Library in Viroqua were planted in the spring/summer of 2016.  A total of 35 different species were purchased and planted by a team of volunteers.  Under the direction of Gary Thompson, a planting...
Native Plantings Garden Open House #2

Native Plantings Garden Open House #2

Roberta Ducharme moved back to Wisconsin in 2014, after teaching in Hawaii for four years, and was lucky to find a little house with a large, open backyard and a small front lawn. Within a month she had planted a raised bed vegetable garden.  Over the next few years,...