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Seasons Harvest farm walk spectacular

8/16/2021

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​The best weather of the season was on display Wednesday evening, August 11, as the Walking Lake Pepin (WLP) group was invited out for a hike at the Seasons Harvest blufftop farm owned by Tim and Jenny Schlagenhaft.  The trail on the farm is named the “Glory Trail”.  It is a mile long and winds through  pastures, pines trees and prairie grasses and provided spectacular blufftop scenery.
Tim and Jenny have been growing garlic, shallots and asparagus for many years at their farm and selling their crop at local Farmer’s Markets.  They have retired from garlic growing this past year but passed their garlic seeds onto Paul Luhmann and family of Whispering Pines Farm who can be found selling the same varieties at the Lake City Farmer’s Market.
Tim explained that sustainable farming practices have been used on the farm.  Native prairie grasses to slow erosion have been planted and they have partnered with a neighboring farm to provide grass pastures for grazing cows. 
Tim walked the group into a wooded area to show how he grows Shiitake mushrooms by drilling a hole in a log and inoculating the log with the fungus.  Several mushrooms were ready to be picked from the log that evening and shared with the group.  
Tim and Jenny were wonderful hosts for the WLP group.  WLP appreciates them sharing their beautiful property and their passion for caring for the environment.
The WLP season final walk and celebration occurred Wednesday August 18th with a walk at Manawa Farm hosted by Dag Knudsen and Deirdre Flesche.  Look for story in next week’s Graphic.
 
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    I'm Patty Svien and I started Walking Lake Pepin as a part of my Graduate studies in 2008.  This is the 13th year that our grassroots committee has promoted this event to raise awareness of the health benefits of walking.  We hope you join us again this year or sign up for the first time and enjoy the beautiful surrounding of Lake City as you commit to Active Living and a healthy lifestyle.

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