HDT Team
Aug 93 min
Purple Reigns in New Varieties Grown in HDT Gardens
The Happy Dancing Turtle garden team planted several different purple vegetables in the garden this season. You may be accustomed to...
Jenny Hill
Jul 114 min
You Are What You Eat (and How You Eat)
Book review: How to Be a Conscious Eater: Making Food Choices That Are Good for You, Others, and the Planet by Sophie Egan, 2020, Workman...
Jenny Hill
Jul 54 min
Reducing Plastics in the Kitchen
You may have heard that this month is Plastic Free July. This is a great month-long challenge encouraging people to take any action, big...
Jim Chamberlin
May 233 min
Let's Go Nuts: A New Opportunity in Agriculture
Happy Dancing Turtle is looking for landowners interested in planting a new and exciting crop – hybrid hazelnuts. They will be seeking...
Jenny Hill
Mar 134 min
Healthier Eating for All, Healthier Eating for You
Maybe you’ve noticed the rising cost of groceries. Some rising costs are easier to absorb than others and food and healthy eating is...
Jim Chamberlin
Dec 8, 20233 min
Meat that Meets the Cut
Plant based diets are all the rage, and for good reason. Livestock is responsible for much of the environmental damage caused by...
Jenny Hill
Nov 6, 20234 min
Adventures in Sustainability: Prevent Holiday Food Waste
The abundance of produce that is available in late summer through fall inspires many gatherings, special dinners and celebrations, of...
Jim Chamberlin
Jul 26, 20233 min
Grassland 2.0 Update
Grassland 2.0 is a social project involving grass, water, cows, and people. On a recent Saturday, a group of around 30 people gathered at...
Jenny Hill
Jul 3, 20233 min
Adventures in Sustainability: Food Waste and Some Great Alternatives
The numbers are sobering: According to the Environmental Defense Fund, 160 billion pounds of food goes uneaten every year in the United...
HDT Team
Jun 15, 20233 min
Garden Tips: Recipes with Nettles and Chive Blossoms
“Use what you've got" is a phrase that is a building block for sustainable living. In this post we share two recent examples of seasonal...
Jenny Hill
Apr 21, 20233 min
Garden Tips: Seeding, Thinning, Tamping
While hardy (and understandably grumpy) Minnesotans weather yet another rain/snow “event,” steadfast gardeners like Dave and Anna at...
Jim Chamberlin
Apr 14, 20233 min
Grazing Update for the Pine River Watershed
Jim Chamberlin is a long-time member of the Pine River Watershed Alliance. Below is his most recent update on grazing initiatives. The...
Jenny Hill
Mar 24, 20233 min
Garden Tips: Soil Blocks, Watering, Succession Planting
The HDT garden crew, Dave and Anna, recently took a video and some photos as they worked on soil blocks. The resulting blocks were moist...
Jenny Hill
Feb 17, 20235 min
Garden Tips
As we watch the snow melt, then rain come and go, and then the snow start all over again, many of us have fallen for the siren call of...
Jim Chamberlin
Dec 2, 20224 min
Celebrate World Soil Day
World Soil Day is December 5th and is dedicated to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable...
Jenny Hill
Oct 28, 20224 min
When the Weather Gets Cold, Local Eaters Get Creative
Do you have a summer and winter diet? Many of us do, at least to a certain extent because it seems more fun to eat melon in the summer...
Jim Chamberlin
Oct 14, 20226 min
Food in a Changing Climate
On what appears to be the backside of the 2021 drought, it’s a good time to reflect on the impacts the drought had, and explore ways we...
Jenny Hill
Aug 19, 20223 min
The Garden Files: Recipes for the Abundance of the Season
To me, this is the time of year Minnesota really shines–I call it High Produce Season. Whether you are in our Northern Lakes region (Pine...
Jenny Hill
May 13, 20223 min
Exploring Farms and Co-ops for Local Foods
Spring brings the return of Farmer’s Markets and increases our urge to travel and explore. Have you ever wondered who are the “farmers”...
Jenny Hill
Jan 28, 20224 min
Eating Well in 2022
You have probably heard about the trend that more people ate at home since the start of the pandemic. Indeed, research shows that people...