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Setting the table at the Farmers Union Dinner

Room for More at the Table

Reflections on the Universal Power of a Shared Meal

…find my roots running deeply in this place. The burgeoning local foods economy in the Chequamegon Bay area is staggering, with a cornucopia of locally-produced vegetables, fruits, meats, fish, dairy, bakery, and value-added goods available throughout the year. Farmers are constructing high tunnel greenhouses across the region to extend their…

Apostle Islands Sled Dog Race

Racing Dogs for Internship

You never know when one thing will lead to another. Associate Professor of Outdoor Education Elizabeth Andre took her winter skills students to Firestar Kennel in Cornucopia to learn about dogsledding. That day sparked an idea. Kennel owner Krystal (Hagstrom) Hudacheck ’10 noticed that Andre’s students really connected with her…

Glass of beer sitting next to Cabbie's Tap logo.

Ten-cent Taps, Lasting Romance & Ida's Special Sauce

…In and around Ashland, a veritable cornucopia of bars, one could choose from among several that catered to our demographic. Cabbie’s advantage was proximity. Many Northland’ers got to know one another there. We mixed with “townies” too, although there might occasionally be some tension. Some of us Northland’ers even became…

Northland College Baldwin Commons

Dining

Northland College is proud to have a strong local foods initiative. We’re already half way to our goal of having eighty percent of the food served on campus supplied from local sources. We have built the Hulings Rice Food Center to help reach that goal. Currently nearly twenty farms and…

Growing-Local-Food-Economy-Final-Report-09082021

…that mediate food purchases and food access. We received 712 responses to the mail survey. To ensure a proportionate response from lower-income households, questionnaires were administered on-site at four The BRICK Ministries food shelf locations in Ashland, Cable, Cornucopia, and Mellen, and at the Bay Area WIC office in Ashland….