Harvesting memories
By Mitchell Etheridge
Reader Contributor
On a brisk, muddy April afternoon, my girlfriend, Lily, and I arrived at a humble farm nestled between Moyie Springs, Idaho, and the Montana state …
By Mitchell Etheridge
Reader Contributor
On a brisk, muddy April afternoon, my girlfriend, Lily, and I arrived at a humble farm nestled between Moyie Springs, Idaho, and the Montana state …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
With the number of school and community gardens on the rise, the Bonner County Gardeners Association is beginning a brand new tradition Sunday, Aug. 6: …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It’s February, which can mean one of two things: It’s cold enough to freeze your hand to your car door and make you call in …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
North Idaho is just a little bit country. It’s not unusual to see someone trotting a horse through most of our towns as though it …
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
“We welcome a new story as each one ends,” says Simon Ronniger, when asked about the year in the life of a farmer. “The wintertime …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Our area has some passionate farmers and gardeners. Our area also has a pretty nasty reputation for having abysmal soil that no amount of potting …
By Ammi Midstokke
Reader Health Columnist
In my office, the questions of, “Should I eat organic?” or, “Are GMOs bad?” come up almost daily. The answer to both is, yes. …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
We live in a rural town, so most of us are used to seeing a big ol’ combine just crawling through a field. I’ve had …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A host of new programs are coming to Sandpoint following the University of Idaho’s new property for an organic agricultural center.
Thanks to the acquisition …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Contributor
It has been nearly six months since lightning sparked a fire in the sagebrush steppe along the Idaho-Oregon border northwest of Silver City. The so-called …
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