

Volunteers Key to Community Strength
Although volunteering brings a wealth of positive returns for both the cause and the volunteers themselves, the hurdles to participating are real.
Quinn Swanson
Oct 16, 20254 min read


Still Standing: Benefits of a "Messy" Yard Over Winter
It can be tempting to cut everything down in the fall, but leaving some of your garden “messy” through winter is one of the best gifts you can give to birds, pollinators, and your soil.
HDT Team
Sep 24, 20252 min read


Stumbling into Sustainability: Selling Secondhand
Can you make money, declutter your life, and still contribute to a better planet?
Liz Bristow
Sep 17, 20254 min read


Cuisine Adventures in the Wilderness
I started going to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) over fifty years ago with my parents. Our trips began as one week...
Jim Chamberlin
Sep 11, 20256 min read


Animals and Air Quality
On Air Quality Alert days, we are becoming more familiar with how to take precautions and still go about the work/fun of daily life. This...
Jenny Hill
Aug 28, 20253 min read


Stumbling into Sustainability: Why Secondhand Is the First New Choice
Way back in the late ’90s/early aughts, if you wanted a deal online, you probably ended up on Amazon or eBay. Amazon wasn’t yet the...
Liz Bristow
Aug 20, 20255 min read


Impact of Farmer-to-Farmer Networking
Recently I had the opportunity to attend the 19th Biennial North American Agroforestry Conference. As part of the conference, the Working...
Jim Chamberlin
Aug 14, 20255 min read


Food Scraps: Trash or Treasure?
My family tries our best to reduce the food waste in our kitchen–even just by doing things as simple as not peeling carrots, cucumbers,...
Rae Hoagland
Aug 7, 20253 min read


Dorm Life: More than Cinder Blocks and Milk Crates
As the school season approaches, the excitement of going off to college and having freedom ramps up; but so does the anxiety about...
Rae Hoagland
Jul 25, 20255 min read


Beat the (Extreme) Heat
The hazards of extreme heat and ime-tested ways to handle it.
Jenny Hill
Jul 12, 20255 min read


