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VAPG 2014 Award


FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE 1:00 P.M. (CST) Washington Island, Door County, Wisconsin, August 25, 2014 VAPG 2014 Award USDA Awards Sweet Mountain Farm, LLC, a Value Added Producer Grant Strengthening the economic foundation of rural America USDA announces that Sweet Mountain Farm, LLC, a honey producer, custom beehive builder, and honey bee breeder on Washington

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Can Mushrooms Save Bees?


Can Mushrooms Save Bees? Ever notice how honeybees are attracted to mushrooms? Can mushrooms save bees? Last summer, I noticed my honey bees converging on a broken bag of organic composting medium that was sitting out in my garden. I didn’t think much about the unusual behavior and tossed it off as the honeybees were

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Russian Bee Presentation


Russian Honey Bee Presentation The Russian Honey Bee Presentation was given on November 3, 2014 to the Milwaukee-Waukesha Beekeepers Association. Monthly meetings are at 6:30 p.m. in the Brookfield Public Library Community Room. November 3, 2014, Sue Dompke, owner of Sweet Mountain Farm addressed about 40 members of the Milwaukee-Waukesha Beekeepers Association giving an educational

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Mission Main Street Grant Statistics


Mission Main Street Grant Statistics How many entrepreneurs would like to know the odds of receiving the Chase Mission Main Street Grant? What are the chances?  I’m sure that there are a few people who find the numbers fascinating and others who are anxiously awaiting the results. A statistical sample was taken today, just one

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