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By April Lawyer, Farm Technician Ground has been broken on a new workshop that will expand production at Etzel Sugar Grove Farm. Another year has come and gone on Etzel Sugar Grove Farm, and with…
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New Chicks, Same Farm Fresh Eggs
The Flock is growing at Etzel Sugar Grove Farm! 60 sapphire gem chicks were added to the pasture-raised chicken flock at Etzel Sugar Grove Farm in early June. Less than two weeks ago a brood…
Fostering Farming’s Future with Frontier Co-op
Growing a new kind of farm Regenerative agriculture works with the surrounding ecosystems to create a sustainable farm that produces indefinitely. Since George Etzel donated his family farm to Indian Creek Nature Center back in…
Permaculture: an alternative to the status quo
What is permaculture? The term “permaculture” was coined by a pair of Australian environmentalists in 1978 by condensing the phrase “permanent agriculture,” but the term speaks to concepts that are much older. Even ancient. Merriam-Webster…
The Hatch Chick Exhibit is BOCK
The eggs for the 2023 Hatch Chick Exhibit have arrived at Indian Creek Nature Center. After a three year hiatus, the Hatch Chick Exhibit has returned to Amazing Space at Indian Creek Nature Center this…
Derecho Cleanup Reaches Final Stages
On August 10, 2020, the Indian Creek Nature Center woodlands would change forever. As the derecho made its way through Cedar Rapids, the Nature Center was not prepared for the damage it would cause. Losing…
The Apiary Is Buzzing with Excitement
The apiary at Etzel Sugar Grove Farm plays an important role in many different ways. First and foremost, it is a great resource for our Beginning Beekeeping series. This 9-month long class introduces students to…
Here a chick…there a chick…
It has been a wonderful adventure raising my first clutch of chicks at the farm. From day one, they have been curious about their new home at Sugar Grove. We have two different breeds in…
ICNC Receives $250,000 in ARPA Funding for Farm Infrastructure
Of the more than 90 organizations that applied for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, Indian Creek Nature Center (ICNC) has been awarded $250,000 of Linn County’s $11 million available ARPA dollars. The funds will…
Sowing Seeds at Sugar Grove — What We’re Growing This Year
By Director of Land Stewardship Jean Wiedenheft Your garden at home may be on a similar trajectory as The $64 Tomato, or it may be the sort of garden in which you watch in curious…