Monthly Archive: July 2019

Immediately post-compost route, we transitioned into our longer voyage for the day: to Viroqua, Wisconsin, to pick up a bulk food order from Driftless Co-Option, a bulk food-buying cooperative co-operated by none other than...

Part One of my Three Part Day started at Kelly Adlington’s front door at 6:15. I traversed the steps to find her in the kitchen with a fresh jar of coffee and the beginnings...

I woke Saturday morning to an undefinable ocean of ominousness encompassing my thoughts. Enveloped in a shapeless darkness, I prepped my coffee and oats, grabbed my hat and headed out the door pre-sunrise. It...

Bill Koepke is back. In addition to his regular podcast, he’s running a series called Seasonal AF, which focuses on seasonal eating and promotion of CSA farms through a series of recorded cooking shows...

It was 4:25 am on Saturday when I saw Monica’s headlights outside of the house. I grabbed my bowl of hot oatmeal, half gallon of iced caffeinated beverages, change of shoes and bags of...

Three weeks ago, at our first Appleton farmers’ market, Polly and I could not sell a head of Concept lettuce to save our lives. Our Magenta lettuce heads sold fine, and the gleaming, vibrant...

Logan, Corrina and I rolled in heavy with the Ray on Saturday afternoon, post-farmers’ markets. Oren, Danny and Ed milled around the premises as we unloaded our bins of leftover veggies into the cooler...

Last Sunday was Family Day at the farm, and the rainy morning found a haphazard smattering of Sand Risers trudging around the property in rubber boots and rain jackets; attempting to whip our common...

June 27, the day of my 29th birthday, was the last day of Lotus’ life. I got the call from Kelly around 6 pm, and from the tone of her voice, I knew what had...