Thursday, May 15, 2025

Around the Table

Jim Abrams passes down tips and tricks he learned from his father to locate and enjoy morel mushrooms during peak foraging season in Ohio.

How-To's

Geauga SWCD Education/Communications Specialist Gail Prunty breaks down strategies for managing horse manure to reduce its environmental impact.

Liz Partsch explores the benefits of making homemade repellent to keep wildlife away from flowers and crops, and provides a step-by-step guide to make it.

Columns

Hemlock trees at Beaver Creek

Jim Abrams considers the value of someone willing to listen to life stories as he recalls a time he was that listener for an old man enjoying the outdoors.
ohio dairy farm

Ohio State Extension educator Jason Hartschuh offers insight into the prevalence of genetic defects in dairy cattle and management tactics to reduce them.
yarn

Eliza Blue makes changes in her sheep flock to improve her fiber business, remembering lambing difficulties with the breed she chose after the fact.
horse

Geauga SWCD Education/Communications Specialist Gail Prunty breaks down strategies for managing horse manure to reduce its environmental impact.
sheep

Ohio State Extension educator Dean Kreager shares tips to decrease internal parasites in pasture-grazed herds through mindful management.
handshake

Judith Sutherland's father taught her that loyalty speaks volumes across time and generations, and beckons us to always remain true to those who helped us.

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