agriculture

Scholarship encourages education in sustainable agriculture practices

Jan 9, 2019

Editor’s note: To kick off 2019, The Graphic is publishing short articles from local organizations and groups to raise awareness about their activities in the coming year. People who want to submit an article and, optionally, a photo, can email it news@lakecitygraphic.com. Submissions are subject...

Fick receives CattleWomen's lifetime achievement award

Dec 20, 2018

Vicky Fick of rural Lake City is the recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the Minnesota CattleWomen’s Association. An introductory statement announcing the award summarizes Fick’s involvement with the association. She has served for many years on the executive committee of the...

Lake City hazelnut grower to speak in Winona on Nov. 15

Nov 8, 2018

On Thursday, Nov. 15, Norm Erickson will discuss his experience with growing hazelnuts as a sustainable and environmentally friendly crop yielding a variety of products including food, oil, feed, and biodiesel at the Winona Campus of Minnesota State College - Southeast. The talk is part of the...

Letter: Exciting program brings local produce to school lunch trays

Oct 18, 2018

To the editor: When I was eating school lunch in the 1970s, there were just two days I looked forward to: spaghetti day and pizza day. The mystery-meat hamburgers and overcooked vegetables, and hard, cold mashed potatoes were just bad. My children have been eating school lunch for the past decade...

Letter: Beware of big money in local politics

Oct 18, 2018

To the editor: Big money is buying local elections. Beginning last summer big money lined the major streets of Lake City with huge red and white signs and stuffed our mailboxes with over a dozen large glossy fliers of their candidate. We all know that Barb Haley “promotes affordable housing” and...

Corn Shredding Autumn Harvest Days are this weekend

Sep 26, 2018

The 19th annual Corn Shredding Autumn Harvest Days festival is Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Dwain Gerken farm, 64245 355th Avenue, Lake City. The festival celebrates rural history with equipment demonstrations, displays, live music, children’s activities...

Growing children growing veggies

Sep 5, 2018

Lake City Tiger Time childcare participants and a Tiger Time employee with some veggie snacks made from produce grown by the children over the summer. Tiger Time grew five types of tomatoes and peppers, Tiger Time Director Amy Holland said. They also grew cucumbers, green beans, radishes, and...

Meeting planned on dairy expansion proposal

Sep 5, 2018

Scotch Prairie Farms in Wabasha County, about seven miles southeast of Lake City, is proposing to triple its dairy operation, according to an Environmental Assessment Worksheet prepared by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The worksheet is open for public comment through Oct. 3 at 4:...

Prep underway for Autumn Harvest Days

Aug 22, 2018

Organizers have been out in the field preparing for the 19th annual Corn Shredding Autumn Harvest Days festival coming up at the end of September. A group was out recently getting shocking oats ready for the festival. Corn Shredding Autumn Harvest Days will be Saturday, Sept. 29, from 8 a.m. to 5...

Students from Russian school visit alpaca farm

Jun 27, 2018

It came about because of a chance meeting. Lara Long was riding bike along Lakeview Drive, noticed some alpacas, and decided to drop in and talk to the owner. Soon she would be back with some 34 children plus chaperones for a tour of the farm. Long is the assistant principal at Klassika, a...