![: Chris Hardie used to camp by Beaver Creek the night before the opening day of trout fishing.](https://royalpurplenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_0695-1-1200x900.jpg)
Driftless Area hooks anglers
Chris Hardie, Journalist
• April 28, 2024
![he field is now green and growing with the winter rye.](https://royalpurplenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/april-1200x900.jpg)
Cover crop springs to life
Chris Hardie, Journalist
• April 21, 2024
![Spring captured in a flower](https://royalpurplenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_4086-1200x900.jpg)
Spring captured in a flower
Chris Hardie, Journalist
• April 7, 2024
![Back Home by Chris Hardie](https://royalpurplenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/hardie.jpg)
The world of shrinkflation
Chris Hardie, WNA
• October 29, 2023
![Back Home by Chris Hardie](https://royalpurplenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/hardie.jpg)
Building his own bridge
Chris Hardie
• October 15, 2023
![This gray tree frog recently emerged from hibernation on Chris Hardie’s farm.](https://royalpurplenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/frog-2-900x866.jpeg)
A surprise spring lesson
Chris Hardie, Contributor
• April 30, 2023
![Little Creek during the last few hours of winter. The stream is fed by dozens of springs along the valley on Chris Hardie’s farm. (Chris Hardie photo)](https://royalpurplenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/creek-768x1024-1-675x900.jpg)
More winter storm memories
Chris Hardie, Contributer
• April 24, 2023
![Cecile Hardie, Chris Hardie’s grandmother, had a pot of coffee going on the stove.](https://royalpurplenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/grandma-900x664.jpeg)
Late season snow memories
Chris Hardie, Contributor
• April 9, 2023
![Chris Hardie has moved plenty of snow this winter with his snowblower.](https://royalpurplenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/blowing-900x675.jpeg)
Officially sick of winter
Chris Hardie, Contributor
• March 19, 2023
![The road signs of spring](https://royalpurplenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/road-900x675.jpeg)
The road signs of spring
Chris Hardie, Journalist
• March 13, 2023
![Icicles form on a bush.](https://royalpurplenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/branch-900x675.jpeg)
A tale of ice
Chris Hardie, Contributor
• March 5, 2023
![Chris Hardie’s livestock were included in the 2022 Census of the Agriculture.](https://royalpurplenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/livestock-900x702.jpeg)
Agriculture censuses tell story
Chris Hardie, Journalist
• February 6, 2023
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