Posts tagged farm

Christmas Peanuts:

Some Christmas gifts linger in the memory longer than others. Commentator Justin Isherwood recalls an old-fashioned Christmas gift.

Justin Isherwood is a fifth-generation farmer and the author of Pulse: A Farmer’s Take on the Universe. He lives in Plover.

Photo by Ayo Richardson.

Farm to Fork: Pigs

It’s not unusual these days for a restaurant to showcase locally grown produce and locally raised meat. But for some chefs, that’s not enough. At the Madison Club in downtown Madison, Executive Chef Dan Fox has taken the next step – raising his own heritage pigs on a farm near Blue Mounds. Erin Clune paid him and farmer Micah Nicholes a visit.

Woodstock in Wisconsin
Today, The story of “Wisconsin’s Woodstock.” 40 years ago this weekend, long-haired hippies and flower children from across the Midwest converged on a small Wisconsin farm for a weekend of peace, love and music –including a band people were just beginning to talk about at the time – The Grateful Dead. Historian Michael Edmonds tells the story…

Michael Perry Crows Over Chickens:

Wisconsin author and musician Michael Perry loves his farm and its critters. Wisconsin Life producer Todd Witter spent some time with Perry and his chickens in Fall Creek, WI.