News flash! Fermentation Fest event guides are hot off the press and heading out to exciting venues throughout Wisconsin. This 24-pg, can’t-miss guide is bubbling with interesting articles, art, class listings and city map—all the ingredients necessary for two weekends of culture convergence at Fermentation Fest. You don’t want to miss the Fest or the […]
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Lots of Summer Ramblings: Strawberry Moon to Strawberry Festivals
Several years ago the bulb in our yard light burned out. It was one of those dawn-to-dusk lights set high on a line pole and even though my husband’s job is to regularly climb such poles, he just never got around to climbing ours. At first, I’d go out at night and it seemed unnervingly […]
It Takes Grandparents and a Full Flock
The Instagram rule of poultry is if you’re going to raise layers, you must produce a rainbow of egg colors. Given that—and because I have grandchildren who, in my mind, rate much higher than Instagram—I choose breeds specifically for their color of eggs. My chick order this spring consisted of Ameraucanas for their pastels, Marans for […]
Fermentation Fest: A Live Culture Convergence
Turn on the T.V. or page through any number of magazines and you’ll find that Wisconsin is cultivating a prestigious culinary scene. From James Beard award winners to specialty food entrepreneurs, our beloved Badger State is taking on an epicurean eminence that goes far beyond beer, cheese, sausage and fish fries. Knowing this, you can rightly assume Wisconsin’s putting […]
Wednesday Webs: It’s Fermentation Fest!
Farmed Frame, artist David Wells, photo used with permission of Fermentation Fest media Creative cultures are converging over in Reedsburg, Wis., this weekend. Converging, as in food, art and music! It’s Fermentation Fest! I’m excited to check it out. Here are some things I’ll be seeing: Fermentation Fest: Classes, Farm/Art DTour, music and lots of […]