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Chris Hardie For Agri-View
Sep 2, 2023
Sep 2, 2023

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A harvest of Hardie sweet corn is enough to produce 11 pints and 8 quarts for the freezer.

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The sun rises over the barn as Chris Hardie harvests sweet corn.

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Chris Hardie For Agri-View

An early morning of fog and mist greeted me as I slipped out the back door. The Driftless Area in western Wisconsin is especially magical this time of year with our foggy mornings. It’s caused by cooler overnight temperatures matching the dew point. Water vapor condenses into liquid water droplets suspended in the air, creating a backdrop of mystery and beauty.

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Chris Hardie and his wife, Sherry, raise animals and crops on his great-grandparents’ Jackson County farm. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2001, he’s a former member of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council and past-president of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. Email chardie1963@gmail.com with comments.