Beyond the tourist attractions, a rich new culture of sustainable agriculture is growing on Washington Island, Wisconsin, located seven miles north of Door County in Lake Michigan.
WASHINGTON ISLAND, Wis. – On Washington Island lies Gathering Ground and its Ground School, which involves a 40-acre diversified farm. The school is operated by Russell and Alessandra Rolffs, a
It’s Quiet Season in Door County. And that’s a good thing. Summertime, this popular needle of land separating the thumb from the rest of the mitten that is Lake Michigan along its Wisconsin border is thronged with traffic crisscrossing its country roads. Add in queues at coffee shops and “ .