As like everything and everyone else, Farmers Markets have had to adjust their ways of operating during 2020. We were curious in what ways our Farm 2 Facts members on the West Coast (ACE Farmers Markets) functioned during this year in comparison to our East Coast (Hope & Main) market members. Here’s an inside look […]
Climate change is a frequently discussed issue, but the path to reverse it can feel overwhelming. However, not every solution is radical. Some of the best ones use resources that have always been available. The article “Natural Climate Solutions” by Catie DeMets, published in the Wisconsin People and Ideas magazine, discussed how solutions such as […]
by Leah Rosenblum Future Fruit Farms, in Ridgeway, WI, is owned and operated by Ellen and Selena, a mother and daughter duo. Ellen started the farm with her husband Bob back when they were young, and they raised Selena on the farm. Bob and Ellen were young starving artists at the time, Bob painting agricultural […]
Right now, getting fresh, healthy meals to underserved communities is more important than ever. The Schoolyard Market is a prime example of how farmers markets can be used as a tool for fighting food insecurity, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hope and Main (H&M) is a kitchen incubator based in Rhode Island. Although their primary […]
UW Madison’s Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture recently partnered with the Fondy Farmers Market to explore the market’s potential. With a goal of turning the farmers market location into a new, desired city place, the workshop will study the Fond Du Lac and North Area in Milwaukee, WI. Through planning and design visioning, graduate […]
Justin Cantafio, the executive director of the Farmer’s Markets of Nova Scotia Cooperative, discussed how the non-profit cooperative has helped the market vendors and customers stay safe and increased market accessibility during the pandemic, the difference between the structure of markets in Canada (particularly Nova Scotia) and the United States, and highlighted the importance of […]
Badger Rock, located on the south side of Madison, WI, is a jack of all trades. It is a project based public charter middle school with a focus on urban agriculture, a production farm, an education farm for kids and adults, a community garden, and a neighborhood center. The program is a part of Rooted, […]
UW-Madison student organization F.H.King combats food insecurity on campus by giving away fresh produce once a week during the harvest season at their Harvest Handouts. They grow this produce at a plot in a community garden near campus just a couple miles from the handout. Cooper Hamilton, the F.H.King outreach director, said that the main […]
As the farmers market season comes to a close, enjoy your harvests well into the winter by pickling and preserving. Topping sandwiches, soups, or other heavy winter meals with pickled jalapeños, carrots, onions, radishes or any other vegetables you have on hand add brightness reminiscent of summertime harvests year-round! Ingredients (makes a pint jar – […]
by Leah Rosenblum Meet April Prusia, owner of Dorothy’s Range, a small scale, sustainable pork operation based in Blanchardville, WI. Dorothy’s Range is a farrow to finish operation, which is where the pigs on her farm are born and die on the land. April works to preserve a heritage hog species as well as sell […]
