Hoophouses! Eat Fresh and Local Year-Round

by Jen Bush and Andrew Gaertner
When the chilly December winds start to blow and the snow starts to pile up, wouldn’t it be nice to vacation in the south of France and feast on the fresh local produce? While we all love the seasonality of Wisconsin weather, it does kind of put a damper on [...]

Trusting the Food Ways of Our Ancestors

by Nik Novak
I didn’t fully appreciate it at the time — being a kid and ego-centric by nature — but over the years I have come to realize the privileges of a food-based lifestyle. My mother, for whom there weren’t enough hours in the day, somehow always made sure my sister and I were fed. [...]

Chippewa Falls Organic Food Buying Club

When Barb Harling, Kathy Mandelert and a few other local Chippewaites started CHIPS (or the Chippewa Falls Organic Food Buying Club) in 1980, the idea was a novel one. Back then, you simply couldn’t buy organic food in the grocery stores and natural food co-ops were stores that existed only on the East and West [...]

Organic Baby Foods: An Expanding Market

by Second Opinion Publisher Arwen Rassmusen
Four years ago when we found out we were going to be parents, I decided that my baby would be grown and raised on organic and natural foods. As the editor of an organic, natural magazine, I new how important it was for me to start eating well, eating clean, [...]

Nature’s Way…Mothers Helping Mothers

by Heather Rothbauer-Wanish
Women have been breastfeeding since the beginning of time. However, sometimes what should be a natural process is anything but easy, typical, or a smooth experience. Sometimes, new mothers don’t have enough milk to breastfeed their babies, even when they want to do so. With an increased emphasis on healthy processes and natural [...]

A Gift of Love

by Erin Kaspar-Frett, CPM, LM, MSM
Benefits For Mom and Baby
Most won’t argue and it’s been proven through extensive research* that breastfeeding offers numerous advantages to infants, mothers, and families. In addition to the increased maternal/infant bonding, breastfed infants enjoy decreases in: diarrhea, respiratory infections, ear infections, bacteremia, bacterial meningitis, botulims, urinary tract infections, and necrotizing [...]

Asparagus: Some Straight Stalk

Choosing
The size of the asparagus doesn’t necessarily mean better quality or flavor; it just means the stalk has more growing time than others and is more mature. Look for bright green or violet stalks that are firm. When gently squeezed, it should squeak slightly.
Storage
Trim the bottoms of the stalks and wrap them in a wet [...]

The Humility of a Cup of Tea

by David Duckler, Certified Tea Expert of Infinitea Teahouse
When people ask what convinced me to spend the last year living in the tea-growing regions of China and train in the art of tea, I always think back to the same story. A few years ago I was sitting in a farmer-woman’s tea shop when she [...]

What’s Happening at Hahn’s

It’s that time of the year again to dig the grill out of the garage, fire up the charcoal and cook up some good eats!
At Hahn’s you won’t believe the selection of grillable eats.
Fine cut steaks, fresh seafood, brats, and chicken are sold fresh and frozen for when the weather is just right.
Choose from a [...]

Herbalism Revived

by Kristina Beuning, Sunbow Farms

With the growth of the local food movement across the United States, you may have heard of the ‘term’ CSA in conversation with others, in the news or on a flyer.  While many different farm-specific definitions exist, the essence of the term remains the same regardless of your location.  Community Supported [...]

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