This past year has brought back many of life’s simpler traditions: devouring books, slaying puzzles, daily walks, and baking bread. (Who else was on the hunt for yeast this time last year?) It was also the perfect time to revive the practice of secretly ...
3 Container Planting Tips
Adding containers full of beautiful plants, flowers, and even vegetables around your home is a wonderful way to increase your landscape space. Find your Vessel To start, you can simply identify a container. Believe us, a container can quite literal ...
Myths of Irish Heather
It’s a special time o’ year ‘round here surrounded by the great green possibilities of spring at Chippewa Valley Growers. Plus, we’re the Kelly clan, for Paddy’s Sake! We love the annual fun around the mainstream Irish associations with St. Patric ...
Spring is Coming Early, Yous Guys!
This year, for the first time in 124 years, there will be an early arrival of the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. Punxsutawney Phil can take zero credit for it. (Well, he might, because you know how pretentious groundhogs can be.) ...
7 Ways to Show Employee Appreciation
Back in 1995, Bob Nelson (founding member of Recognition Professionals International) acknowledged that businesses live or die based on their employees - their customer service, ability to do execute their responsibilities well and their loyalty. Knowing ...
It’s a Family Affair: Meet the Kelly Kids
All of the Kellys are all in on making CVG a success. (Sometimes teenagers just need some privacy. Grateful they still show up.) Intentionally, CVG is a family affair. Whether at the greenhouse or at home, the work that it takes to run the business af ...
While We Were Out…
After a busy season at Chippewa Valley Growers, one would hope that John and Jessi Kelly got a long winter’s nap...or at least a week long. But, alas, no rest for the weary...or parent...or a business owner. While Chippewa Valley Growers has ...
Top 5 Garden & Nature Books for Adults
Why should the kids be the only ones challenged to a summer reading list? Sometimes, summer is the only time that adults have the capacity to squeeze in a whole book during a vacation or weekends at the lake. Here are a few that cover some of our fav ...
4 Ways to Preserve Your Garden Harvest
The art of canning and storing food has seen a bit of resurgence in recent years. With an increased focus on food sourcing and the health benefits of knowing what you are eating, more education on gardening and preserving is now available via sources suc ...
Our Summer Reading List for Kids
Ah, the beautiful summer reading list. The list that is carefully curated to ensure that the brain still stays active and loses nothing over a couple of months of summer bliss. Between the love of reading, gardening, and nature, here are some fun boo ...