Not My Farm, Or Your Farm, It’s R-Farm
When his alarm clock sounds at 4:30 a.m., Mac Riemenschneider can’t afford to hit the snooze button. That’s because he knows he’s got a whole lot of work ahead of him pulling double-duty as a full-time...
View ArticleUplands Cheese: Old-world Farming, Award-winning Cheese
Andy Hatch, cheesemaker and manager of Uplands Cheese Co., in Dodgeville, Wis. A common adage among Wisconsin cheesemakers is that happy cows produce better milk, and that better milk makes a better...
View ArticleJeff-Leen Farm: A ‘Leen’ Farming Machine
A fifth-generation farmer, Jeff Preder was born into dairy farming. And from the day he purchased his family farm from his parents in January 1977 up until September 1997, dairy farming was all...
View ArticleMilwaukee County Winter Farmers’ Market: Eating Local Year Round
All of Steve Pinnow’s sheep at Pinn-Oak Ridge Farm in Delavan, Wis., are raised on pasture and are fed a vegetarian diet. Pinn-Oak Ridge is at the Milwaukee County Winter Farmers’ Market every Saturday...
View Article2013 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...
View Article2013 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...
View Article2015 Local Farmer Open Houses
Are you looking to join the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) movement in 2015? Well, you’re in luck. On March 7 and March 8, 2015, there are two free farmer open houses in Milwaukee and Madison,...
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