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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…

New Chicks, Same Farm Fresh Eggs

June 20, 2024

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

November 8, 2023

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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

October 26, 2023

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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…

ICNC Receives $250,000 in ARPA Funding for Farm Infrastructure

April 18, 2022

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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

March 29, 2022

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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…

Organic produce now available in the Creekside Shop!

July 28, 2021

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Organic produce fresh from Etzel Sugar Grove Farm is now available in the Creekside Shop. Produce is grown organically at Etzel Sugar Grove Farm in rural Marion. In addition to our organic, free-range eggs (available…

ICNC’s Etzel Sugar Grove Farm Earns Organic Certification

April 5, 2021

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Egg & produce operation receives Midwest Organic Services Association (MOSA) certification Indian Creek Nature Center’s Etzel Sugar Grove Farm has achieved a significant milestone toward a more sustainable future. The Midwest Organic Services Association has…

Our hen house is full! Here’s some tips for a flock of your own.

March 31, 2021

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