Air Quality: The What and What You Can Do
Resources for understanding air quality and air quality alerts.
Jenny Hill
15 hours ago4 min read
An Introduction to Camping: The Why & the Where
Summer is the peak season to explore on a camping trip - a way to spend quality time in nature or with friends and family.
Nora Woodworth
7 days ago4 min read
Weeding Thoughts: Hunt for Quiet
My quiet place is in the garden. The act of sitting completely alone with my thoughts...
HDT Team
Jul 94 min read
4 Ways to Keep Your Garden Happy in the Heat
It’s important to remember that your garden is also likely under the effects of the heat. Let’s review what you can do to help keep your soil and little green buddies happy and thriving in the hot summer months
HDT Team
Jun 302 min read
Stumbling into Sustainability: The Walking Commute
This summer I decided to set a simple goal: walk to and from work as often as possible.
Liz Bristow
Jun 255 min read
How to Grow Soil with Meat and Potatoes
As most of our regular readers know, I, along with my wife Audra, own and operate Island Lake Farm, located east of Brainerd. It is a diverse farm operation with an abundance of different products, from various fruits, nuts, syrup, and lumber grown as part of our agroforestry systems, to livestock and veggies grown for market. Water quality certification is another step Island Lake Farm took for conservation. Photo by Minnesota Water Quality staff With a mission of using ec
Jim Chamberlin
Jun 188 min read