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, 20213 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20182 min read
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, 20182 min read
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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