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<br /> <br /> <br />mail boy0 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />July, 2021 <br />Volume 15, Issue 4 Gem Lake News <br />Special Interest <br />Articles: <br /> <br />• Organic Farming <br />in Gem Lake <br /> <br />• Police Chief Gives <br />Report <br /> <br />• City News, Page 4 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Upcoming Recycling <br />Dates: <br /> <br />• July 14 <br />• July 28 <br />• August 11 <br />• Tip: put out <br />your bin the <br />night before <br />for 7 a.m. <br />pick-up. <br /> <br /> <br />Gretchen Artig-Swomley, Newsletter Editor <br />A new committee has been formed to come up with a <br />plan for the long-term care and maintenance of Gem <br />Lake’s open space and walking trail. The trail is <br />located on County Road E and is on the western and <br />northern edge of the Gem Lake Villas housing <br />development. <br /> <br />It was planted with small trees and wildflowers a little <br />over a year ago and now has a bench that was <br />dedicated in memory of the late Mayor of Gem Lake, <br />Bob Uzpen, who died in May of 2020. <br /> <br />The committee will be led by retired Dr. Kimberly <br />Anderson-Uzpen, who is the widow of the late mayor, <br />and is also a master gardener. Gem Lake is looking <br />for volunteers to help with this wonderful project. <br />(Continued on page 3) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Trail Committee Seeks Volunteers <br /> <br />Organic Farming in Gem Lake <br />Daniel Meysembourg and his wife Kim have embarked <br />on an ambitious project. He and his family, which also <br />includes four children, decided to buy the small home <br />that once belonged to Lloyd Labore and his wife <br />Madonna. That might seem ambitious enough. <br />They also decided to turn the half acre lot into a tiny <br />but mighty veganic farm. The farm is located at the <br />intersection of Scheuneman Road and Hoffman Road, <br />near the railroad crossing. <br /> <br />To do so, he began preparing the lot in 2020 with <br />buried cardboard, which is meant to cut down or <br />eliminate weeds without the use of pesticides. He <br />named the farm Happy Fields Veganic Family Farm. <br />Dan’s goal is to establish a garden that will engage his <br />entire family; a project that will both supply vegetables <br />to his subscribers, and teach his children the value of <br />hard work. <br /> <br />As the farm began to take root, he approached the city <br />to get a conditional use permit, allowing for a higher <br />fence to protect his crops from deer and other wildlife. <br /> <br />