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Purple Milkweed Exists …

Written on July 20, 2018.

in McHenry County! This purple This purple milkweed was found at a high-qualty natural area near Woodstock. It’s different from common milkweed with its deep purple flowers, narrower leaves and terminal flowers....

Let the Sun Shine In

Written on July 20, 2018.

If you drive along Illinois Route 120 between Woodstock and McHenry, you have surely seen the Wolf Oak Woods property. This is the site where “that oak” lives. You know, the large bur oak whose branches touch the ground! The...

Happy Valentine’s Day

Written on February 11, 2018.

What do you associate with Valentine’s Day? Hearts and flowers? A box of chocolates? Valentine’s Day cards? Birds? In the fifth century A.D., Pope Galesius established February 14 as the Feast of Saint Valentine...

Garden Memories

Written on July 14, 2017.

A garden can be much more than a beautiful part of one’s home. It can also be a connection to people and the past.A garden can be much more than a beautiful part of one’s home. It can also be a connection to people and the...

You only need farmers when you’re hungry!

Written on June 6, 2017.

“Well, I suppose we don’t need farmers much. Just three times a day.” That’s a comment I’ve heard many times from Orion Samuelson – the voice of agriculture in America since 1960 when he...

Farming & Land Conservation

Written on April 26, 2017.

What is conservation? The definition is “the careful preservation of something.” Conservation is talked about typically in the context of nature, water, soil, a historic structure, artwork, and the like. In...