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3 days ago
2 min

Squirrel Appreciation

On the weekends, my father would wake up before everyone in the house, put a cup of coffee on, and sit at the kitchen widow as the sun em...

HDT Team

Jan 12
3 min

How to Get Outside During the Winter

Welcome to winter! It’s the middle of January, and we live in the Upper Midwest. Temperatures are hovering around freezing and most days w...

Colin Mclain

Jan 8
4 min

5 Reasons to Drink More Water

Going to make some changes? 2020 is in the past now it's time for a new and improved you, right? The top five new years resolutions from ...

HDT Team

Dec 24, 2020
4 min

HDT Shares Their Holiday Traditions

Happy Holidays from Happy Dancing Turtle. We know that it's tough to be safely distance from our loved ones, family, and friends during t...

Quinn Swanson

Dec 18, 2020
5 min

Building a Strong Wellness Foundation

We are complex beings, navigating in any moment a myriad of emotional, physical, and mental gymnastics competing and coalescing.

Virtual Back to Basics 2021 Registration Now Open!

Michelle Hoefs

Dec 11, 2020
2 min

Virtual Back to Basics 2021 Registration Now Open!

Registration for the 15th Annual, 1st ever Virtual Back to Basics is now open! This popular annual event will take place Saturday, Febru...

Celebrate World Soil Day with Our Favorite Documentary Recommendations

HDT Team

Dec 4, 2020
3 min

Celebrate World Soil Day with Our Favorite Documentary Recommendations

As our world continues to undergo wild climate change, there was a significant need to draw awareness of the importance of solutions that...

How Agroecological Methods can Feed the World

Jim Chamberlin

Nov 27, 2020
5 min

How Agroecological Methods can Feed the World

There are a lot of opinions on how we should best feed the world, but one thing is clear right now. We’re not doing a very good job. The...

HDT Shares their Favorites for National Children's Book Week

Colin Mclain

Nov 13, 2020
3 min

HDT Shares their Favorites for National Children's Book Week

This week, November 9th-15th is the 101st anniversary of National Children's Book Week. That's a very long time to celebrate our favorite...

HDT Shaking up Presenter/Vendor Format for Back to Basics 2021

Colin Mclain

Nov 6, 2020
2 min

HDT Shaking up Presenter/Vendor Format for Back to Basics 2021

Happy Dancing Turtle's 15th Annual Back to Basics sustainability event will be undergoing some changes this year. We've relied on present...

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