CURB MAGAZINE PUTS UNDERHILL HOUSE ON ITS COVER
Last fall and early winter, Underhill House had the fun/honor of being featured in a very special publication, Curb Magazine.
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Denise Thornton
RESEARCH AT RISK – WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU AND ME?
Here is an article I just wrote for Isthmus, a Madison, WI, weekly newspaper. WHERE HAS ALL THE RESEARCH GONE? Federal Cuts Threaten Research at UW-Madison. This situation isn’t confined […]
LIGHTING A HOLIDAY TREE WITH CANDLES
In the instant we signed the papers and took charge of our 44 acres back in November 2003, we became stewards of many thousands of trees, including several swathes totaling […]
PLANTING PRAIRIE IN A DECEMBER FOG
Saturday we joined a group of about 20 people to help our friends, Jim and Marci Hess, who live near Blanchardville, WI, seed 12 acres of brand new prairie. […]
THE THREE POWER-PACKED PIGMENTS THAT CREATE AUTUMN’S COLOR
This fall in the Midwest, and perhaps particularly in the Driftless Area, the leaf color has been over the top. Breathtaking, heart-stopping gorgeous. In the sun the leaves radiate color […]
GIVING GARMENTS THEIR TIME IN THE SUN – TO SAVE ENERGY AND YOUR CLOTHES
We designed Underhill House to be energy efficient, and this week we finally whittled down our energy use a little more with an umbrella-style clothesline.
HANGING UP A BAT HOUSE AND HANGING ONTO HOPE
We feel blessed by the bats in our barn, but with White Nose Syndrome now present in Southwest Wisconsin – how much longer will they survive?
