by Jason Smith | Dec 15, 2014 | Magazine Article
In the quest for a more sustainable—and profitable—glass of milk, many dairy farms in Wisconsin are switching from feedlot-based operations to rotational grazing on prairie grasses and legumes like clover. According to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade,...
by Jason Smith | Dec 9, 2014 | Magazine Article
Harvest Park of downtown Reedsburg is the new home of Ruminant (The Grand Masticator), a John Deere 6600 harvesting combine clad in 34 agriculturally themed backlit stained glass panels. An endearingly outsized mash-up of stained glass, agricultural symbolism, and...
by Augusta Scescke | Nov 19, 2013 | Magazine Article
Buying produce, milk, and eggs from your local farmer is a great way to eat sustainably and support Wisconsin’s 66,600 small family farms. Like most small businesses, family farms operate with a very thin profit margin. When bad things happen on a farm, it can be...
by John & Dorothy Priske | Apr 29, 2013 | Videos
John and Dorothy Priske run Fountain Prairie Farm, a sustainable beef farm near Fall River, Wisconsin. Fountain Prairie Farm, which also includes a bed and breakfast in the couple’s 1899 Victorian farmhouse, incorporates a range of climate- and energy-conscious...
by Liam Kane-Grade | Sep 8, 2012 | Magazine Article
As Donna Neuwirth sees it, the recent economic downturn has created an opportunity for Wisconsinites to re-imagine our relationship with food and entertainment. “We’re in an interesting time when we have to do more for ourselves,” says Neuwirth, Executive Director of...
