Early March is generally too soon to find morels in Iowa, though this weekend’s mild temperatures have stirred that longing in mushroom hunters. The season can vary, but already, mushroom hunters in Missouri are finding the sponge-like delicacies, and the soil is getting close to needed temperatures in Iowa. That perfect soil temperature can vary, […]
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Chelsea, Iowa, watermelon seeds travel t...
Iowa’s Seed Savers Exchange has deposited many varieties of its heirloom seeds at the international Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway, and this year, Chelsea Melon seeds made the trip. My late grandmother, Elsie Musel, provided the seeds from the watermelon to her neighbor, Marvin Kucera, who donated them to Decorah-based Seed Savers Exchange, a […]
Photo gallery: Winter Gardening Fair 201...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Knowing that warmer days are near made the timing perfect for today’s Winter Gardening Fair at Coe College. Monarch butterfly expert and author, Susie Vanderlip, gave a spirited keynote presentation about her work in California with monarch butterflies, and many master gardeners and other horticulture experts led workshops throughout the day. Related: […]
No charges against Iowa hunters who shot...
An update on two shootings that took place this winter in Iowa: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported today that tests on two large canines concluded that the animals were wolves, an endangered species at both the state and federal level. Related: Animal DNA being tested Despite their endangered status, no charges will be […]
Syrup-making roots run deep at Iowa’s Gr
By Cindy Hadish/for Radish Magazine Thousands of trees in the bluffs of northeast Iowa offer more than scenic beauty for Dan Potter’s family. They provide a livelihood and foster a mutually beneficial relationship between the family and the land surrounding their home. Maple trees tapped to make Great River Maple’s pure maple syrup are tended […]
Save birds and butterflies; earn free pa...
A partnership between Iowa’s State Forest Nursery and Reiman Gardens will help promote planting habitat for songbirds and butterflies. Learn more about this partnership from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources: DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ State Forest Nursery and Reiman Gardens are teaming up to promote butterfly and songbird habitat. […]
Seed Savers Exchange shares grandma’s wa
One of my grandma’s most memorable attributes was her warm smile. Even while grandma, Elsie Musel, wasn’t one to seek the limelight, her kindly smile can now be seen by a wide audience. Decorah-based Seed Savers Exchange features a photo of my grandma on the cover of its new brochure, along with background behind her […]
Cedar Rapids Washington asbestos case se...
Some of the people testifying at an Environmental Protection Commission meeting Tuesday, Feb. 16, said staff members and students were in areas of Washington High School where they could have been exposed to asbestos. The commission voted unanimously after the public hearing to refer the Cedar Rapids School District case, and that of Abatement Specialties, […]
Hy-Vee launches “attack ad” on New Pione
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa’s caucus season has ended, but the negative campaigning appears to have a residual effect. Hy-Vee, with a dozen grocery stores and pharmacies in the Cedar Rapids area and more than 230 stores in the Midwest, recently sent out a flyer touting its HealthMarket; those aisles devoted to organic and gluten-free products […]
Cedar Rapids removes more healthy trees ...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS – Losses continue to stack up in the Czech Village neighborhood, where another round of trees have been given the axe, in the name of flood control. The neighborhood was inundated with floodwaters from the nearby Cedar River in 2008, after which numerous homes were demolished, leading to a […]