First Annual Costume Swap
Katy N. coordinated our first annual costume swap on Sept 13 at Rennebohm Park shelter. The draw: why buy costumes that will be used once and once only and then …
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Seed swap and early planting
Dearest gentle reader, I bring you news and, yes, a bit of scandal. It is not a grand ball that will illicit this season’s gasps and whispers of intrigue. No, …
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Honeybees in Hill Farms
Hill Farms beekeeper Chris Pierce introduced us to his hives and helped us to understand what it means to be a honeybee colony and what it means to know and …
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Nally-Stecher yard and house tour
Dave Stecher and Katy Nally took us on a tour of their Hill Farms property and discussed the changes they’ve made and plan to make. As with most in this …
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Summary of June 2025 Pollinator Presentation
Promoting (and observing) Pollinators. A presentation to Sustainable Hill Farms by Professor Claudio Gratton, Department of Entomology, Principal Investigator at Gratton Lab at the University of Wisconsin Claudio is a …
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Permaculture Talk, Tour, and Plant Sale
Sustainable Hill Farms Members took a field trip to a permaculture demonstration food forest on the northeast side of Madison. The talk and tour was led by Susan Hessel, program …
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Rain Garden Presentation
We held our second meeting, this time focusing on rain gardens. We received good, practicable information, and just as importantly, we are beginning to get a real sense of ourselves …
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