Coopering Buckets and Pails Next Weekend at Schumacher Farm’s Heritage Fest

September 8, 2022

UPDATE: This has been rescheduled to Sept. 18 and Scott will not be available. This Next Sunday, Scott will [not] be at the Schumacher Farm Park to help with the Heritage Fest. From 12:00–5:00 p.m. Sunday, dozens of demonstrators and volunteers will showcase life in rural America from a century ago. This includes threshing, spinning, … More Coopering Buckets and Pails Next Weekend at Schumacher Farm’s Heritage Fest

Flax to Linen — Upcoming Workshop, August 20, 27, 28 – $85/class or $225/all three

July 27, 2022

In this three-part workshop, participants will learn to harvest, process, and spin flax plants into linen thread suitable for weaving. We have a small flax plot that we’ll be harvesting by mid-summer. Join us and learn to process this easy-to-grow plant and then walk through the steps to turn it from a dried stalk into loose … More Flax to Linen — Upcoming Workshop, August 20, 27, 28 – $85/class or $225/all three

Low Tech Podcast, No. 51 — What to Do About Lawns?

July 22, 2022

Low Tech Podcast, No. 51 – 22 Jul 2022

What to Do About Lawns?

In this episode we look back at the history of, problems with, and alternatives to the great American obsession with lawns.

#lowtech #sustainability #fossilfuels #nonprofits #resilience #climatechange #planes #trains #automobiles #travel … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 51 — What to Do About Lawns?

Join us for an Open House Today — Cooksville’s 180th Birthday

June 18, 2022

We’re celebrating the 180th anniversary of the founding of Cooksville today. The afternoon starts at 3:00 p.m. at the community center on the east side of the commons (11204 N Church St Evansville, WI 53536). We’ll have short presentations from local organizations, followed by an open house at the Lutheran Church, LTI, the Historic Cooksville … More Join us for an Open House Today — Cooksville’s 180th Birthday