State grants boost community gardens in Douglas County Being able to grow your own food is rewarding. It’s possible … even though it’s still a hobby, its part of what we do. We grow our food, UW-Extension horticultural educator Jane Anklam said. Written By: Maria Lockwood | ×
Apprentices from Local 361 work on the Superior Community Gardens Association s Oakes Avenue garden in Superior recently. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Seed money from the Growing Together Wisconsin initiative is impacting Douglas County communities and how they view food.
The mini-grants have fueled construction and expansion of the Superior Community Gardens Association site on the 2300 block of Oakes Ave., pouring $6,000 into the project over three years. New for 2021, mini grants of up to $2,500 each were awarded to the Parkland Community Garden and Northwest Wisconsin Community Service Agency’s Solid Rock supplemental garden in Superior.
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Diners enjoy a freshly cooked and locally sourced dinner on a summer night during the Summit Community Garden s Dinner in the Garden Series. The series, which starts on June 3, features healthy meals created by chefs from local eateries and serves as a fundraiser for the nonprofit.
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Summit Community Gardens Executive Director Sloane Johnson invites Park City to enjoy a freshly cooked and locally sourced dinner on a summer night in the garden.
The Dinner in the Garden series, which starts on June 3, features healthy meals created by chefs from local eateries. The events not only taste good, but support local sources and serve as a fundraiser for the nonprofit, Johnson said.
Gardening can help reduce stress, improve overall health
Editor s note: This is the latest in a series of biweekly columns from the Becker County Master Gardeners, who are part of the University of Minnesota Extension.
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Catharine Weisenburger, Becker County Master Gardener | 12:00 am, May 9, 2021 ×
Gardening can be a great way to reduce stress, improve overall mental health and get more exercise. (File photo)
According to Anne Harding (Health.com), there are several steps to instant calm.
The sensory experience of gardening “allows people to connect to this primal state, “James Jiler, the founder and executive director of Urban GreenWorks, a Miami-based nonprofit that creates garden and park programs for low-income neighborhoods.
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Knowing the relationships between natural predators and their prey can be beneficial for personal gardens and the world’s ecology, says wildlife educator Patrick Schirf.
“Starting small in your backyard is a more tangible way of helping people understand what those relationships can look like, because using pesticides and rodenticides can move up the food chain and have a drastic impact on your backyards, as well as the nature around you,” said Schirf, an ecologist and former wildlife biologist. “People don’t realize the things you do in the garden can have consequences on a larger scale.”