Farm To Table Wisconsin

2013 Local Farmer Open House in Milwaukee

On Saturday, March 9, 2013, the Urban Ecology Center-Riverside Park in Milwaukee hosted the 11th Annual Local Farmer Open House. The public was able to get up close and personal with 17 local Wisconsin farmers, learn where their food comes from, and sign up for a CSA. Continue reading »

2013 Wisconsin CSA Open Houses

If you’re looking to join a CSA this year, you’re in luck. On March 9 and March 10, there are two free open houses in Milwaukee and Madison where you can get up close and personal with local Wisconsin farmers. Continue reading »

Chalet Cheese Cooperative and Hook’s Cheese: Wisconsin Cheesemaking at its Finest

Chalet Cheese Cooperative in Monroe, Wis., and Hook’s Cheese in Mineral Point, Wis., are two of the finest cheese producers the state of Wisconsin has to offer. Continue reading »

Uplands Cheese: Old-world Farming, Award-winning Cheese

Uplands Cheese Company in Dodgeville, Wis., operates on the belief that great fields for happy cows leads to even greater milk, and that milk paired with great cheesemaking leads to highly decorated and award-winning artisan cheeses. Continue reading »

LotFotl Community Farm: Organically Grown Farmers

Don’t confuse the name of Tim Huth’s farm, LotFotl, for a text message abbreviation. There’s actually a meaning behind the tongue-tying, six-letter name. LotFotl is an acronym that Huth, a former sociology major turned farmer, crafted based on the phrase “living off the fat of the land.” Continue reading »

Pinehold Gardens: Big City Scene, Small Farm Dream

Most people call David Kozlowski and Sandra Raduenz crazy for leaving their full-time corporate jobs for a life focused on growing organic vegetables. But the owners of Pinehold Gardens in Oak Creek, Wis., say they wouldn’t trade it for the world. Continue reading »

River Valley Ranch & Kitchens: The Midwest’s Oldest Mushroom Farm

Operating a year-round mushroom farm, overseeing a commercial kitchen, and planning for 30-plus farmers’ markets every year results in a lot of blood, sweat, tears, and a whole lot of mushrooms. Just ask Eric Rose, owner of River Valley Ranch & Kitchens in Burlington, Wis. Continue reading »

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