The Christmas Trees Are Ready For A Busy Weekend

Tis the season! In the weeks before Christmas, typically starting the weekend after Thanksgiving, families will carry on a longstanding tradition of picking out a real Wisconsin evergreen. We visit with Jacob Eugster of Eugster's Farm Market in Stoughton who says this year's tree crop looks excelle…

Canary Grass Is The Backdrop For This Event Barn

Fall is a beautiful time of year for a drive in the country to witness a Wisconsin harvest with a backdrop of changing leaves. Badger Farms LLC in Deerfield sweetens the deal with a stunning and historical event barn overlooking 500 acres of canary grass. Dave Muehl says agritourism and the special…

It Started As A Hobby. Now, It's A Popular Attraction!

Clara Hedrich of LaClare Family Creamery is our next guest in this specialty crop series with the Wisconsin Agricultural Tourism Association. Clara knows a thing or two about turning an idea into a thriving business model. Her experience starting a farm business, a goat milk cooperative, and an agr…

Cranberries Add To The Colorful Splendor Of Autumn

It’s a gorgeous time of year in Wisconsin, and we're not just talking about the leaves. Our next episode in our specialty crop series takes us to the cranberry marsh to witness the changing foliage and the vibrant red berries. James Lake Farms is a family-owned and operated organic cranberry marsh.…

Making Cheese Curds & Planting Corn Mazes

What do cheese curds, corn mazes, and football all have in common? It’s a part of the experience you get at Feltz Family Farms and Dairy Store. This week, we head to the Stevens Point dairy farm, which has added a farm store and other attractions for the public to enjoy. Cheesemaker Jake Feltz advi…

Porter's Patch Happy With Pumpkins & Draft-Themed Corn Maze

We’re kicking off the fall ag-venture season here in Wisconsin, and what better way to do that than at a pumpkin patch? Today we head to a celebration in Bonduel called Farmtoberfest at Porter’s Patch. Troy Porter is our guest today who is gearing up for opening day on Sep. 20. He’s harvesting pump…

Hop Harvest Underway At Four Winds Farm

Here in Wisconsin, beer is something we know and love. But you can’t have flavorful, aromatic beer without a very important specialty crop -- hops! August is a busy time of year in the hop yard. This is when the cones come off the vine and go to the brewery. But it’s more complicated than that. Tod…

Beaver Dam Pepper Festival Celebrates A Wisconsin Heirloom

Here in Wisconsin, there’s an entire festival dedicated to an heirloom pepper. It’s the Beaver Dam Pepper Festival. Today we head to a Beaver Dam Pepper grower based in Watertown. Rose Fliess owns and operates Cornucopia MicroFarm with her family. She’s got thousands of pepper plants, including the…

Zinnias, Cosmos, Sunflowers & More About To Bloom In Deerfield

Welcome back as we feature specialty crops across Wisconsin and the farm families who grow them. The zinnias, cosmos, marigolds, and sunflowers are almost at peak bloom just east of Madison. Today we’re heading to Schuster’s Farm in Deerfield. The farm’s three-month season is jam-packed with one-of…

Cherry Harvest Begins In Door County

Welcome back as we feature specialty crops across Wisconsin and the farm families who grow them. Today, the cherry harvest takes us to Door County where we visit with Jim Seaquist of Seaquist Orchards. They care for 170,000 trees across 1,300 acres around Sister Bay. They harvest up to 15 million p…