Lutsey, Tom
Tom Lutsey grew up in Green Bay and spent 30 years of his life in the family business: Gold Bond Ice Cream. The business went from two plants and sales of $3 million in 1973 to 6 plants and sales of...
View ArticleMunsch, Jim
Jim raises organic beef on pasture at Deer Run Farm in Vernon County. He has been in the beef business since 1981, and his operation was certified organic in 1999. He markets his beef in partnership...
View ArticleOlson, Mark
As a teenager, Mark sat on the Growers Council—the precursor to the Dane County Farmers’ Market board. He was the first office manager for the Wisconsin Rural Development Center. He helped create...
View ArticlePaine, Laura
Laura Paine, Grazing & Organic Agriculture Specialist for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, provides economic, business and market development education and...
View ArticleTomandl, Joe and Deb
Joe and Deb have been long-time supporters and champions of grass-based agriculture. Along with their son, Mike, they operate a 60-cow grazing dairy in Taylor County. Their experiences with managed...
View ArticleAdamski, Rick
Rick farms with his wife, Valerie Dantoin, on a 160-acre organic dairy in Shawano County. The farm has been owned and operated by the Adamski family since about 1900. Managed grazing has been the...
View ArticleDiercks, Andy
Andy is a fourth generation potato grower in Coloma, located 60 miles north of Madison. With his father, Steve they operate Coloma Farms, Inc., a 2,700 acre potato and grain farm. Both are very active...
View ArticleAndrews, David
David Andrews is the Executive Director of the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute. He previously served as Global Programs Specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Story County Extension...
View ArticleFerguson, Tom
Tom Ferguson and his family have been farming apples and pumpkins for ten years in the beautiful Coulee region of Western Wisconsin. Tom fully incorporates Integrated Pest Management practices on his...
View ArticleBirmingham, Deirdre
Chair, CIAS Citizens Advisory Council Deirdre is starting an organic apple orchard in Iowa County. The orchard features English and French cider apples that she will process to make draft and vintage...
View ArticleBecker, Kat and Tony Schultz
Tony and Kat own Stoney Acres Farm, a third-generation, 120-acre, highly diversified USDA certified organic operation located in Marathon County. They run a 160 member CSA operation and market garden,...
View ArticleHintz, Clare
Clare farms in northern Wisconsin, near the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. She runs a winter CSA featuring fresh greens and storage crops, plus treats like apple butter and apple cider. She...
View ArticleEslinger, Mark
Mark Eslinger owns and operates an organic dairy farm near Stanley, Wisconsin. An advocate for managed grazing, Mark uses “What would nature do?” as the guiding principle for operating¬ his farm. He...
View ArticleGehl, Andy
Andy is a 4th generation food manufacturer. Established in 1896, Gehl Guernsey Farms (Gehl Foods) evolved from a regional dairy to a national aseptic manufacturer and co-packer with $250 million in...
View ArticleKiehnau, Kevin
Kevin started dairy farming in 1979, doubled the size of the farm in 1985, made the switch to rotational grazing in 1992, certified organic in 1994 and started shipping organic milk in 1995. In 2005 he...
View ArticleLloyd, Sarah
Sarah Lloyd and her husband, Nels Nelson, farm with Nels’s family at their dairy just outside the Wisconsin Dells. Sarah manages the Wisconsin Dells Farmers’ Market and is the board treasurer of the...
View ArticleHolman, Chris
Chris and his partner, Maria Davis, own and operate Nami Moon Farms outside of Stevens Point. The 41-acre farm focuses on pasture-raised poultry and hogs, chicken and duck eggs, and annual vegetables....
View ArticleKuehnhold, Joel
Joel Kuehnhold owns Lonely Oak Farm near Milladore, WI. His highly diversified farm is in the process of becoming certified organic. Over 100 head of sheep and a small herd of beef animals are...
View ArticleSmith, Daniel
Daniel Smith serves as Administrator of the Division of Agriculture Development at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). Smith guides the marketing of the...
View ArticleCornelius, Dan
Dan Cornelius, a member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, provides technical assistance to American Indian Tribes and Native producers. He also grows Indigenous corn, beans, and squash, as well as...
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