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Having over 1100 Maple syrup producers across the state, combined, producing over 300,000 gallons last year, puts Wisconsin 4th in the U.S. under Vermont, New York, and Maine respectively as a top producer of Maple syrup.
I was recently privileged to join local author Helga Moser and her family in their rural Hillsboro home. The Sunday afternoon visit reaffirmed my optimism about the strength of family, the power of reading to impart life lessons, and the values of service for both the server and the served.
Food, Faith and Farming Network (Network) is inviting applications for 2022 Seed Money funding.
“When I was 18, I always knew I wanted to go to college. I was the youngest of five. But when I had to pick out a career, I thought where are you happy?
Driftless Provisions, located inside the Food Enterprise Center of the Vernon Economic Development Association in Viroqua, Wisconsin, has brought the art of Charcuterie to the Driftless area.
“You want a story or two,” said Glen Spurgeon with a smile. He continued, “I was 17 years old, going to college in the fall. Read a book on commercial winemaking and decided this is what I want to do.”
Known for its outdoor recreation opportunities, the Wisconsin Driftless area also boasts inns, hotels, parks to camp in, and Bed and Breakfast venues.
Today it seems there is a growing trend in healthy eating and more importantly, how food is sourced.
Lavender, ahh yes lavender. A well-known member of the herb family, every gardener having a kitchen garden is very familiar with lavender.
After what seems to have been a never-ending and bitterly cold winter, spring is a welcome season.
Visionaries are rare. They are people who can see the puzzle of our existence and then make the extraordinary effort to find a way out.
