Shout-Out to Tietz Family Farms on National Ag Day!
It’s National Ag Day and I’m giving shout-out to Tietz Family Farm. Check out their homegrown popcorn, produce, pork and eggs!
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Taking Responsibility: Our Health Affects More Than Ourselves
It’s National Farmers Market Week: A perfect time to remember how we take care of ourselves affects others.
Putting Value on Our Food
Last weekend I harvested my winter wheat. I felt all Winslow Homer Reaper-ish while using an antique scythe I found hanging in our barn. My wheat field—call it what you will—was a 20 x 20 …
Love My Market, Love My Farmers!
It’s National Farmers Market Week and I couldn’t appreciate it more, having just attended a workshop on Raleigh’s Hillside Farm. Oh, my goodness, the arduous, hand labor that goes into producing high-quality, organic vegetables. Let’s take …
Five (+) Reasons to Support Farmers Markets
Last week, Aug. 7-13, communities across the country celebrated National Farmers Market Week. I joined in by heading to my favorite Dane County Farmers Market. As the largest producer-only market in the country, it surrounds Madison’s Capitol Square with a cornucopia …