Bethanee Wright, 26, grew up in Milwaukee. Her parents owned a hardware store. “I could sell a hammer, but I didn’t learn anything particularly helpful for farming,” she recalls. While […]
Tim Zander: Raising Organic Grain and Produce at Emerald Meadows
Meet Tim Zander of Emerald Meadows organic farm near Columbus, WI. Tim fell in love with farming as a young teen from the suburbs helping out at his uncle’s farm. […]
Kate and Tyler Rowe: Burr Oak Gardens, an (Extended) Family Farm
Kate and Tyler Rowe are farming on the same farm that Tyler grew up on. They call it Burr Oak Gardens after the heritage burr oak tree behind their house. […]
Dela Ends: Scotch Hill Farm and Activism
Dela and Tony Ends farm Scotch Hill Farm, a certified organic CSA farm near Broadhead, Wisc. Theirs is a charming ‘Charlotte Webb’ farm, the kind of small family farm in […]
Terry Parisi: Gently Touching the Earth at Parisi Family Farm
Terry Parisi worked for 25 years as a K-12 special ed teacher. Her husband Renaldo was a nurse. Neither of them grew up in farming families, but the land called […]
Meet Kyle Thom and Alli Wenman of Roots Down Community Farm
Kyle Thom owns Roots Down Community Farm near Milton, Wisc., a 2.5-acre, diverse, certified organic produce farm. Alli Wenman joined his operation about a year ago. They market their produce […]