Painting the landscape: Earth Day in the Heartland
Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson helped organize the first Earth Day in 1970, after growing concerns for the environment. Since then, it’s ...
Bison: The biggest, baddest animal in Wisconsin (sort of)
Have you ever wondered what the biggest animal in Wisconsin is? If so, you’re a lot like Alstan Van Overmeer ...
The shot heard ‘round the farm: Dad’s baseball is a goner
Remember the classic scene in “The Sandlot?” When Smalls hits a homer into the neighbor’s yard...and it turns out the ...
Showing animals and learning lessons at the Dane County Fair
It’s peak county fair season in Wisconsin. For many children at the Dane County Fair, it’s more than the Tilt-A-Whirl ...
Wisconsin farmer reflects on a life in agriculture in book of poems
The poetry in Daniel Smith’s book “Ancestral” reflects on life and farming in the Driftless area of southwestern Wisconsin. WPR’s ...
Farmer Explains Why You Should Sing To Cows
I have previously confessed this crime. Specifically to note, I was born to Methodists. Methodists by moral instinct rarely do ...
In Sauk County, a conservationist helps farmers transition to managed grazing
Serge Koenig has served Sauk County, Wisconsin, for nearly 30 years as a county conservationist. He’s seen numerous changes throughout ...
‘I Did This All My Life’: One Family Farm’s Fight For Survival
Most people will never see a farm like the one I grew up on. But you don’t just see a ...
Abundance and Transformation: A Trip Through Fermentation Fest’s Farm/Art DTour
Fermentation Fest has been celebrating all things live culture for more than a decade. The festival's Farm/Art DTour sends people ...
Rare Wisconsin Tobacco Farmers Hang On To Tradition
Tobacco used to be a major cash crop in Wisconsin, but today very few farms remain. Those that do are ...
The Lands We Share: Danell Cross & Metcalfe Park Legacy Garden
Metcalfe Park Legacy Garden in Milwaukee has transformed several vacant lots into a vibrant place for community gatherings and education. ...
The Full Moon Faux Pas
The super blood wolf moon is coming! While this sounds creepy, it’s actually just a close-up lunar eclipse that turns ...
The Lands We Share: Drew Dettmann
In the 1950s, there were over 100,000 dairy farms in Wisconsin. Today, fewer than 10,000 remain. The Dettmann family, descendants ...
The Lands We Share: The Vangs
In the mid 1970s, Cheu and Chia Vang of Laos moved to the United States from a refugee camp in ...
The Lands We Share: Laura Manthe & The Oneida White Corn Growers
White corn has long played a central role in the traditions of the Oneida Nation. In recent years, people living ...