Minnesotan Fall Agritourism Destinations
Agritourism: It’s kind of a made-up word, right? Some people use “agritainment,” instead. (Agriculture and tourism. Agriculture and...
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HDT Team
- Oct 21, 2019
- 2 min
Garden Wrap Up
The garden in all its splendor. Photo taken in early August. The last CSA shares were distributed out last week, (nothing but rave...
HDT Team
- Oct 2, 2019
- 2 min
How to Have Carrots Year Round
If you’ve been keeping up with the HDT harvest, you’ve seen that this year has been particularly good for us. We’ve been inundated with a...
HDT Team
- Sep 20, 2019
- 2 min
It’s Garlic Plantin’ Season
Cash and Dave showing off their garlic bounty, harvested in mid August. A quick internet search of “garlic benefits” gave in 303,000,000...
HDT Team
- Sep 6, 2019
- 2 min
Eating Healthy During the School Year
Holy smokes. When did summer end? Didn’t it just start? I swear I was just helping my kids clean out their lockers. Now we gotta get back...
HDT Team
- Aug 23, 2019
- 3 min
Tools for a Pollinator Friendly Farm
We don’t want to be an alarmist blog. But there’s something you need to know. Here goes: Modern Agricultural Practices Will Kill Us...
HDT Team
- Aug 16, 2019
- 4 min
National Bee Awareness Day – August 17
This month we are focusing on the importance of the pollinator. Coming from an urban background (Brainerd, MN so please allow me to be...
HDT Team
- Jul 29, 2019
- 3 min
If you Appreciate Your Lake, you should Love Your Soil
Summer is in full swing and our lakes are busy. What is more paramount to Minnesota than summer time at the lake; swimming, fishing,...
HDT Team
- Jul 12, 2019
- 2 min
Landscaping for Wildlife – A Closer Look at the Upgaard Reserve
This month is Lakes Appreciation Month and (besides delving into how awesome our area’s beaches are) we wanted to showcase some methods...
HDT Team
- May 21, 2019
- 1 min
Turtle Talks Podcast – Episode 23: Lab Grown Meat vs Real Meat OR All Meat is Not Created Equa
In this episode we talk about the growing “faux” meat market and what it could mean for climate change and agricultural practices being...
HDT Team
- May 14, 2019
- 3 min
Exploring The Relationship between Food and Mental Health
It’s 3:30 in the afternoon and you’re getting a bit antsy. Nothing’s going right and you’ve still got a few hours of work before you can...
HDT Team
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
Turtle Talks Podcast – Episode 21 (Part2): Foraging 101, a Q&A With Travis Grimler
We continue our discussion with local foraging enthusiast, Travis Grimler. In this episode we talk about the legality of foraging,...
HDT Team
- Apr 6, 2019
- 1 min
Turtle Talks Podcast – Episode 21 (Part1): Foraging 101, a Q&A With Travis Grimler
A few weeks ago, we were able to sit down with local news reporter Travis Grimler, who is fanatical for foraging! We chatted with Travis...
HDT Team
- Mar 29, 2019
- 1 min
Turtle Talks Podcast – Episode 20: Water Scarcity and You, a Q&A With Bob McLean
We are very fortunate at Happy Dancing Turtle to have leaders who aren’t afraid of getting their hands dirty. In this episode, we were...
HDT Team
- Mar 22, 2019
- 2 min
Water, Water Everywhere
Happy Dancing Turtle is fortunate to be located in the middle of the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Actually, it’s 11,842 lakes, but who’s...
HDT Team
- Mar 4, 2019
- 2 min
Conserving Water in Your Garden
One of the most difficult problems that gardeners face is proper use of water. They either use too much or too little. The ones that use...
HDT Team
- Feb 22, 2019
- 3 min
Cold Weather Comfort Foods
As a lifelong resident of the Midwest, I’ve come to the realization that there is no escaping winter. It will have it’s way with you....
HDT Team
- Feb 15, 2019
- 1 min
Turtle Talks Podcast – Episode 19: Reconnecting Indigenous Cultures, a Q&A With Sean Sherm
Jim, Allison, and Chris went to the MDA Organic Conference last month and Sean Sherman was the keynote speaker. Jim took a shot and asked...
HDT Team
- Jan 14, 2019
- 1 min
Turtle Talks Podcast – Episode 17: Back to Basics Q&A w/ Keynote Speaker Kent Solberg
*For complete event details including workshop descriptions, vendor list, and to register and pay online, visit...
HDT Team
- Dec 24, 2018
- 3 min
HDT Holiday Traditions
Happy Holidays from the staff of Happy Dancing Turtle. We want to share with you some of our favorite traditions and recipes that we’ve...
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