October 4, 2019 | Blog Post
The Vermilion Co. Soil and Water Conservation District will receive grant and in kind contributions totaling $225,000 dollars to do a watershed inventory and plan for strategically implementing conservation practices in the Lake Vermilion Watershed.
Agriculture
Challenges to a Changing Vision of Agriculture
September 13, 2019 | Blog Post
Learning new farming practices is as much about changing social norms as about the science of building soil health.
The Martin Farm
August 12, 2019 | Blog Post
The Martin’s have been soil health advocates since the 1980s. This is their story.
Senator Bennett Talks Conservation Agriculture with Vermilion County Farmer
July 29, 2019 | Blog Post
Sen. Bennett visited Kevin Green’s farm outside Fithian, Illinois to learn about farming practices that protect our water and build soil health.
Protecting Pollinators
May 6, 2019 | Blog Post
This winter, PRN received a grant from Patagonia to “Promote and Protect Pollinator and Beneficial Insect Habitat.” Kim Earndt-Pitcher will work with numerous volunteers and five farmers and landowners to prepare for, install, and maintain 50-70 single species plots of native flowering plants.
