Clara Neupert

“You should absolutely grind your own beans,” said Ryan Castelaz of Discourse Coffee. “If there’s one thing that you can do to increase the quality of your coffee at home, once you’ve bought the right beans for you, is to grind fresh at the time of brewing.”

Well into Wisconsin’s waterfowl hunting season, WPR’s Larry Meiller sat down with the DNR’s Taylor Finger to talk about waterfowl conservation.

You don’t have to travel far into remote wilderness to feel the restorative effects of being outside or to help improve biodiversity. All you need to do is plant a seed, said author Priyanka Kumar.

Put garlic cloves in the ground within a week or two of the first killing frost. The cold prevents the garlic from growing too fast and sending a shoot above ground, where the winter air would kill it.

There’s a sweet spot for lawn chores like seeding, said Doug Soldat, a professor and turfgrass extension specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Dr. Zorba Paster said he and Karl Christenson will continue their “joyful take on healthy living” in a podcast called “Stay Well with Dr. Zorba Paster.” Each episode will be 15 minutes long, and it’ll be available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 

The Vintage Fire Company of Wisconsin acquired the 1920 fire truck, which was at an Arizona museum, Wisconsin Automotive Museum Executive Director Dawn Bondhus said. It’ll join a few other Kissel fire trucks on exhibit, including another engine used in Hartford in 1923.

Canning might sound daunting. But Christina Ward, a certified master food preserver, is here to help. With some education and proper equipment, you’ll be turning cucumbers into pickles in no time. 

Black chokeberry shrubs, Heleniums and moonflowers a few of the many plants that can add variety to the autumnal garden.

Food journalist and author Nina Mukerjee Furstenau says there’s more to rhubarb than desserts. She takes the plant beyond the pie — into savory main dishes, relishes and drinks in her newest book, “The Pocket Rhubarb Cookbook.”