Why "Go Native!"?
I am often asked, why is it so important to re-introduce native plants into our landscaping and our properties. What’s wrong with a...
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Jodie Overmyer
- Apr 30, 2021
- 3 min
Ornamental Pears - Pretty, and Pretty Invasive
This blog article is meant to be both informative and serve as an announcement. It is also overdue, it should have been written several...
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Debbie Palmer
- Aug 6, 2019
- 1 min
Benefits of 4-H
According to the 4-H.org website, 4-H is America’s largest youth development organization. “Through hands-on learning, kids build not...
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Debbie Palmer
- Aug 6, 2019
- 1 min
Help Has Arrived!
Being a task-oriented person, I always have a To-Do List on my desk. The problem is my list keeps growing and it takes longer and longer...
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Debbie Palmer
- Aug 6, 2019
- 1 min
Be Part of the Buzz!
By now everyone should know that pollinators are in trouble. According to the National Park Service website this is due to several...
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Debbie Palmer
- Aug 6, 2019
- 1 min
Well Water Screening
According to the Indiana State Department of Health brochure, private well water is unregulated by both IDEM and EPA. Well owners are...
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Debbie Palmer
- Mar 12, 2019
- 1 min
Indiana Invasives Initiative
According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), an invasive species is non-native to the ecosystem and causes, or is likely to...
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Debbie Palmer
- Feb 21, 2019
- 2 min
Climate Change - So What?
Marshall and St. Joseph County SWCDs recently hosted an educational workshop. Among the speakers was Melissa Widhalm from Purdue Climate...
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Debbie Palmer
- Feb 21, 2019
- 1 min
Soil - We Really Can't Live Without It!
“Despite all our artistic abilities, sophistication and accomplishments, we owe our existence to a six-inch layer of soil and the fact...
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Debbie Palmer
- Nov 8, 2018
- 2 min
Kernza - Perennial Wheat
Kernza™ - Perennial Wheat The majority of the world’s plant-based food supply comes from annual plants. That means, every year farmers...
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Debbie Palmer
- Oct 17, 2018
- 2 min
Carbon Neutral Agriculture
If the phrase carbon neutral agriculture seems like an oxymoron to you, you are not alone. Agriculture is second only to the energy...
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