Due to Covid-19, PPF will be hosting the 2021 Annual Business Meeting virtually for members only. The group plans to host a public event when conditions for large gatherings are favorable, hopefully in summer 2021. When: 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb...
By Erica Gentry, UW-Madison Division of Extension Discovery Farms Program Are you interested in learning what other farmer-led watershed groups are doing around the state? The Producer-Led Webinar Series: Planting new ideas, growing conservation...
What a great pleasure to be able to write this after the fall we have just experienced! In my previous column we were in the middle of 2020’s harvesting activity and all was well. Energy level was high, members were free to make their plan and work...
Guilette Farms is a third-generation family farm operating in both Door and Kewaunee Counties. The farm consists of Debbie and Allen, their children Nick and wife Jessica (Hunter, Logan, and Trevor), Aaron (Bella), Sarah and husband Ryan (Colton and...
Innovative farming protects against phosphorus runoff, soil erosion Nurturing soil health has been an integral part of Peninsula Pride Farms’ innovative work to improve water quality in northeastern Wisconsin. A new analysis confirms that those...
By Steven Schauer for Peninsula Pride Farms ALGOMA, Wis. — Casual conversations are making a difference for farmers in southern Door and Kewaunee counties. Peninsula Pride Farms (PPF) started hosting informal events known as Conservation...
Join us for a Conservation Conversation Nov. 3 You’re invited to learn about conservation practices members have tried through casual conversation on the farm. 12-1 pm Conservation Conversation on Tuesday, Nov. 3 hosted by Ebert Enterprises Meet at...
By Steven Schauer for Peninsula Pride Farms Peninsula Pride Farms has members who are doing their part to improve the land, water and air in our surrounding communities and these efforts, at times, takes some creative thinking. An intriguing...
By Steve Richter, agricultural strategies director, The Nature Conservancy Healthy soils are the cornerstone of life. They are one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth and produce 95 percent of our food and filter our drinking water...
By Don Niles, board president Hello and happy autumn 2020. After surviving the enormous challenges of 2019, it is a wonderful break to be in the fields with this year’s conditions. Harvest is progressing smoothly and steadily up and down the...