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Chef Jack's Bio and
Tidbits
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Oconomowoc Lake Club
4668 Lake Club Circle
Oconomowoc, WI 53066
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Wisconsin Local Food
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Featured Farms
The following is a list of some of the
farms currently utilized by the Oconomowoc Lake Club. In 2008 we
purchased 29% or $60,000 dollars from local area farms. In the last five
years the total is just over $200,000 dollars. It is much more than just dollars,
it's building relationships! We proudly feature pasture raised or grass
based farming. Benefits of pastured raised meats and dairy. It is a building process; each year we hope to buy a
little bit more. "Once you start, you never want to go back."
-JK
Buying
directly helps in many ways. Farmers normally
get 10-30% of the retail dollar but by buying directly, they receive up to
100%. That same money then re-circulates form 3 to 5 times in the local
community. Instead of receiving farm gate prices or commodity prices;
farms are paid a just and sustainable price for their food. Farmers are willing to grow unique and diverse foods for us.
Some or our best food is grown just down the road, not half way around the
world. Farmers markets are one of the best ways to scout for new farmers,
but remember not all farmers go to markets. Farmers can often lead you to
other farmers, especially for the ones who do not go to markets.
"Finding a new farmer or locally grown food is like finding a new
treasure." -JK
Chef Jack
and staff.
Anderson's Pure Maple Syrup
2391 40th Street
Cumberland, WI 54829
(715) 822-8512
fax: (715) 822-8535
www.andersonsmaplesyrup.comAnderson's Maple Syrup,
Inc. has been a family run and organized business for over 80 years.
Every day several samples, (taken while bottling), are checked for
flavor, color and density to ensure that our products are always the
highest quality. Our syrup is boiling just before it goes into
the bottles. This extra step ensures the freshest flavor
possible. Many companies skip this step.
Maple
syrup, maple confections, apple syrup and gift items
Direct ordering, website, local and chain grocery stores
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Barthel Fruit Farm
Bob Barthel
12246 North Farmdale Road
Mequon, WI 53097
(262) 242-2737
www.barthelfruitfarm.com
Homegrown fresh fruit and berries. Come for herbs and perennials in
May, strawberries and peas in June. Honeycrisp and 20 other
varieties of apples, 7 kinds of pears, plum, apple cider, honey and
more. Ready picked and pick your own. Farm fresh, simply delicious.
Fruit, Herbs,
Flowers, Honey, Pumpkins/Fall Decorative, Vegetables
Farmers' Market, On-Farm, U-Pick, Roadside Stand
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Brightonwoods Orchard
Bill and Judith Stone
1072 288th Avenue
Burlington, WI 53105
(262) 878-3000
www.brightonwoodsorchard.com
Brightonwoods Orchard is located on a rustic road ½ mile north of
the Bong State Recreation Area. We feature over 100 already picked
antique and commercial apple varieties. Additionally, we offer our
award winning fresh apple cider and locally grown fall products
(pumpkins, squash, honey, etc). Our two-story tree house and walking
trails are family favorites. Open daily September through November.
Fruit, Honey,
Pumpkins/Fall Decorative
On-Farm, Farmers’ Market
< Seasonal Fall Apple Kuchen with apples
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Castle Rock Organic
Farms
Carla and Wayne Kostka
S13240 Young Road
Osseo, Wisconsin 54758
(715) 597-0085
www.castlerockfarms.net
We have been certified organic since 2000 with approximately 700
acres of cropland in the green valleys near Foster, WI. The organic
dairy herd of 125 cows was added in 2003 with the bottling facility
being added in 2005. Being committed to organics and getting a
quality product to consumers, we bottle non-homogenized, low temp
vat pasteurized creamline milk and make premium quality ice cream
and artisanal cheese. By feeding the soil properly and allowing
crops to feed on enriched soil, our animals become servants; pass on
essential nutrients to consumers. Our glass bottled milk, premium
quality ice cream and artisanal cheese bring back the taste of times
gone by. We do not pool our milk giving us total control of the
product from start to finish. Direct from the farm to you the
consumer. "The Way Nature Intended". Our oldest grandchild is 16 and
they are the 5th generation of farmers in our family.
Dairy, Live Animals,
Meat, Poultry
On Farm Sales
Carla
from Castle Rock speaking with guests at the OLC Local Food Banquet
as part of the "Going Green Sustainable Communities and Farms"
Wisconsin Association of RC&Ds 2008 Annual Meeting>
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Dominion Valley Farm
Brandon and Tammera Dykema
8375 Midland Drive
Allenton, WI 53002
(262) 629-9423
www.dominionvalleyfarm.com
Heritage Turkeys One Day Before!>
Dominion Valley Farm is a small family-run farm. We raise all of our
animals on pasture. Our chickens, broad-breasted white and Heritage
breed turkeys, Muscovy ducks, hogs, and Galloway beef provide our
customers with the freshest, tastiest and healthiest meats. No
hormones or antibiotics are used. Instead, we rely on plenty of
sunshine, fresh air and natural greens to promote health for the
animals. We encourage all of our customers to visit the farm. Please
call ahead.
Meat, Poultry
On-Farm, Farmers’ Market
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Edelweiss Creamery
Bruce Workman or Shirley
W6117 County C
Monticello, WI 53570
Phone: 608-938-4094Edelweiss has the distinction of being
the only North American maker of traditional 180-pound Big
Wheel Swiss. Master Cheesemaker Bruce Workman insists on
time-honored techniques, handcrafting the Swiss in a traditional
copper kettle from Switzerland. Milk is supplied by nearby dairy
farms set in the rolling hills of Green County, Wisconsin's
legendary cheese epicenter. Edelweiss also crafts several additional
specialty varieties, including Butterkäse,
Havarti, Grass-Based Cheddar,
Gouda and Emmentaler. The creamery
recently partnered with Edelweiss Graziers Co-op, an organization of
three local farm families, to bring a pure but complex flavor
profile to a line of cheeses made from the milk of pastured,
grass-fed cows.
Grass based cheeses
OLC staff on a tour
of Edelweiss Creamery
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Ela Orchard
Bob Willard and Ed Ela
31308 Washington Avenue (Highway D),
PO Box 36
Rochester, WI 53167
(262) 534-2545
Ela Orchard has been growing apples since the 1920’s. Presently the
third generation of the family to care for the Orchard raises over
30 varieties of apples, several varieties of pears, and presses
fresh apple cider. In addition, we produce 100% wool yarn and lamb
meat from our flock of sheep. Friendly goats greet visitors when
they come to the apple barn. The Orchard is located ¼ mile west of
Rochester on Highway D, in western Racine County.

Fruit, Honey, Meat,
Pumpkins/Fall Decorative
On-Farm, Farmers' Market
pressing fresh cider>
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Fountain Prairie Inn and Farms
John and Dorothy Priske
W1901 State Road 16
Fall River, WI 53932
(920) 484-3618
www.fountainprairie.com
We're proud of our grass-fed, grain-finished beef, raised without
hormones or antibiotic food additives; our signature 21-day
dry-aging results in meat both tender and intensely flavored.
Fountain Prairie Inn and Farms offers a comfortable, welcoming
retreat nestled within a working farm. Come stay in one of the five
elegant bedrooms in our restored Victorian Inn, with views of
Wisconsin's largest herd of Highland cattle grazing alongside
restored wetlands and tallgrass prairie.

Meat
On-Farm, Farmers' Market
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Full
Harvest Farm
Terry Vlossak and Charles Frase
7112 County Road S
Hartford, WI 53027
(262) 673-6760
Full Harvest Farm, LLC grows certified organic vegetables, herbs,
flowers and fruit. Our CSA members enjoy 20 weeks of mouth-watering,
seasonal produce like strawberries, melons, sweet corn, broccoli,
beans and tomatoes. We offer both a Couple and a Family Shares with
pick-up sites in Hartland, Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Racine and on the
farm. Visit our stand at the West Bend Farmer's Market to buy
direct. We also sell our produce wholesale.
Herbs, Flowers,
Fruit, Vegetables
CSA, Farmers' Market
Organic
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The Home Farm Gardens
Diane Johnson and Earl Engle
N7260 Ski Slide Road
Oconomowoc, WI 53066
(262) 567-7474
(414) 719-9390
"Gardening without chemicals."
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Jeff-Leen Farm
Jeff and Kathy Preder
N254 Highway I
Random Lake, WI 53075
(920) 994-9502
A fifth-generation farm. We raise low fat Piedmontese beef pastured
in season. No steroids, hormones, antibiotics or animal by products
are used. Pastured chickens and eggs are also free from antibiotics
and hormones. Farmers' Markets: Fox Point, Saturday, Milwaukee
Public Market, Saturday and Sunday. Products available on farm.
Call ahead for an appointment.
Eggs, Meat, Poultry
On-Farm, Farmers' Market
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JR'S Country Acres
Randy Tholen
N7597 Rock Lake Rd.
Lake Mills, Wi 53551
(920) 648-3450
www.jrscountryacres.com
A small family owned operation selling nutritious/awesome tasting
free range/pastured eggs, chickens, and turkey. Absolutely NO
hormones are used in raising our animals.
Eggs, Poultry,
Mushrooms
On Farm Sales, Farmers Markets, Delivery
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Maple Creek Farm
Tom Miller
W225n4226 Duplainville Rd
Pewaukee, WI 53072
(262) 691 1780
A small family owned farm selling naturally raised pork. Custom cuts
and pig roasts.
Pork
Milwaukee Area Delivery
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Meadow Creek Elk Farms LLC
Diana Susen
7860 Woodland Lane
West Bend, WI 53090
(888) 692-3113
www.elkantlers.com
Meadow Creek Elk Farm is known for their naturally lean and
flavorful elk meat. We offer our high quality meat to restaurants
and for retail. Elk are raised on high protein grasses which results
in cuts that are tender and nutritious. Meat is processed and sold
at state inspected meat markets and offered at the farm in a variety
of cuts. Call for delivery locations or for arrangements to visit
the farm.
Meat
On-Farm Sales
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Palms Mushroom
Cellar
W3998 Highway 18
Helenville, WI 53137
(920) 674-5006

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Pinn-Oak Ridge Farm
Steve and Darlene Pinnow
N5784 Johnson Road
Delavan, WI 53115
Phone & Fax: 262/728-9629
Email:spinnow@wisconsinlamb.com
Steve and Darlene Pinnow operate Pinn-Oak
Ridge Farms, LLC in Delavan, Wisconsin. They direct market lamb
under their WisconsinLambTM trademark to over 40 stores and
restaurants in the Madison area, Southeastern Wisconsin and Chicago
Area. They also ship anywhere in the USA!
Their high quality product is known for its mild, SWEET and juicy
taste. “We Sell Flavor” is their slogan. Pinn-Oak Ridge Farms, LLC
has developed a special feeding program to enhance the flavor of the
lamb. WisconsinLambTM is hormone and antibiotic free!
Lamb

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Pinehold Gardens
Sandra Raduenz and David Kozlowski
1807 East Elm Road
Oak Creek, WI 53154
(414) 762-1301
Pinehold Gardens is a 150-member CSA and market farm providing
vegetables, herbs and flowers in a bio-sustaining way. Our goal is
to close the loop in agriculture by providing most of our own
inputs, including much of our own electricity through a large
photovoltaic system. We care for the earth in the way we grow and by
creating critical habitat for native floral and fauna. Within the
metropolitan area of Milwaukee, Pinehold Gardens' 21 acres are
within easy access of Racine and Milwaukee customers. We host a fall
open house as well as other special events.

Flowers, Fruit,
Vegetables
CSA, Farmers' Market
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Prairie Dock Farms
Greg David
N8891 CTH Y
Watertown, WI 53094
(920)261-4292
Biodynamic farm with natural prairie.
Asparagus, Vegetables
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Prairie
Hill Farms
Will and Sue Halser
W514 Hooper Road
Palmyra, WI 53156
(262) 495-2213
www.prairiehillfarms.info
Prairie Hill Farms offers grass-fed beef and lamb along with
pastured poultry. Our Murray Grey cattle produce tender, great
tasting meat on a diet of pasture and hay with no grain. Our animals
are raised in a stress-free environment without hormones or
maintenance antibiotics. We offer a convenient 25-pound beef
assortment pack and individual cuts as well. Our pastured chickens
and turkeys are available frozen in summer and fall. We also sell
farm fresh eggs and locally produced honey.
Eggs, Honey, Meat,
Poultry
On-Farm Sales
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Quanbeck Shiitakes
Dave and Anita Quanbeck
1025 Richards Avenue
Watertown, WI 53094
(262) 261 1022
Log grown Shiitake
Mushrooms
Oconomowoc Farmers' Market
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R-Farm
Mac Riemenschneider
W394 S4398 Hwy Z
Dousman, WI 53118
(414) 881-2098
R-Farm is a diversified family farm that offers a variety of
naturally raised meats. We take pride in growing and blending all of
our own feedstuffs for the animals. Beef cattle and chickens have
access to pasture during the warmer months. We offer beef, pork, and
pastured chickens in amounts manageable for our customers. Also
available is fresh seasonal produce and small, square bales of hay
and straw. Visitors are welcome but please call in advance.
Eggs, Meat,
Poultry, Pumpkins/Fall Decorative, Vegetables
On-Farm, Roadside Stand, Farmers' Market
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Rolling Meadows
Sorghum Mill
Richard Wittgreve
N9030 Little Elkhart Lake Road
Elkhart Lake, WI 53020
(920) 876-2182
Richard became interested in sorghum syrup in 1984, when he could
not find a jar of sorghum syrup to purchase. In 1985, he decided
that he could produce his own syrup. It wasn't until 1986 that he
successfully raised and processed his first crop, 6 gallons total
production. Over the years, through research and testing, his
operation has grown. In the early 1990's, he made the decision to be
serious about syrup production, rather than just a hobby, and built
his certified food-processing operation. In 1996, he started to
build mechanical harvesting equipment, and today, his harvest is
fully mechanical. In 1998, he installed a high-pressure steam boiler
which allows him to do preheating and to cook by steam. Today, he
produces over 1300 gallons annually. His assistant, Marcia, in
charge of sales and marketing, sells to retail markets throughout
the state of Wisconsin and does mail order throughout the United
States. Marcia also spends considerable time at farm markets and
special-event shows. Rich also owns Percheron draft horses and
operates Queen Anne Carriage Rides, giving carriage and hay rides in
his local resort town of Elkhart Lake.
Syrups, Honey,
Vegetables, Bakery
On Farm Sales, Farmers Markets, Mail Order, Delivery, Wholesale,
Retail
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Shadow Lawn Farm
Ginger Goral
826 N. Griffith Rd.
Oconomowoc, WI 53066
(262) 965-5833 or (262) 370-4789
STRAWBERRIES! The Best Strawberries
You've Ever Tasted!
We are not certified organic. However, we use absolutely NO sprays,
pesticides, fertilizers, or chemicals. Our strawberries are 100% all
natural organically grown and lovingly weeded. These are not
bloated, tasteless strawberries like you get in the store, these are
one-of-a- kind organically grown natural red bits of deliciousness!
Strawberries are $5/quart if we pick for you, $4/quart if you pick.
We have quart containers and pails on our front porch to use while
picking. We can also put quarts of strawberries in a cooler on our
porch if you want to arrange to come pick some up. We use the honor
system for money on the porch. The strawberries will be ripe for
only about 2 weeks, so get some now!
2 miles south of I-94 off Hwy. 67 or 1 mile north of Hwy. 18 off
Hwy. 67
strawberries
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Someday Gardens
Robert and Meriah Frost
Johnson Creek, WI
www.somedaygardens.com
Sustainable garden design, handcrafted rain barrels, rain gardens,
and natural produce.
Herbs and
vegetables
CSA, Farmers' Market |
Sonday
Produce LLC
John Pavelski
9011 Pavelski Road
Amherst Junction, WI 54407
(715) 824-6428
A MOSA Certified Organic farm raising pastured chickens, and
operating the only Certified Organic state inspected poultry
processing plant in Wisconsin using a kosher processing method,
providing the highest quality chicken available. We vacuum seal all
cuts, wholes, halves, quarters, legs, wings, boneless breast, and
ground chicken. We deliver and ship. Sonday Produce is located three
miles west of Waupaca. We welcome tours of our farm and processing
plant. Please call in advance.
Eggs, Poultry
On-Farm, Farmers' Market
Organic
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Stone Circle Farm
John & Karen Hendrickson
N1749 Yerges Rd.
Reeseville, WI 53579
(920) 927-7362
Stone Circle Farm is home to John,
Karen, Emmett and Eli Hendrickson. On our small, family farm, we
grow vegetables, melons and herbs, including Japanese varieties such
as edamame, shiso and eggplant. Picked fresh and ripe, these
products are sold at farmers' markets, fine restaurants in Madison
and Chicago, and direct to customers. We are committed to
ecologically sustainable farming practices and supporting our local
community through local purchasing and food donations to the hungry.
Fruits, Vegetables
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Sugar River Dairy
Ron and Chris Paris
N7346 County Highway D
Albany, WI 53502
Phone: 608-938-1218
Sugar River Dairy is
a family-owned and operated Grade A plant producing fresh, small
batch yogurt using milk from a single local dairy farm. Yogurt is
produced from cows that are pasture-grazed and rBGH-free. Sugar
River Dairy Lowfat Yogurt is a non-homogenized, cream-line 1% yogurt
with fruit on the bottom. Flavors include: raspberry, blueberry,
strawberry and peach. Sugar River Dairy's plain yogurt uses natural
vanilla and organic cane sugar for a creamy, honest tasting yogurt.
Yogurt
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Uplands Cheese
Company, Inc.
Mike Gingrich
5023 State Rd. 23 North
Dodgeville, WI 53533
(888)935-5558
www.uplandscheese.com
Makers of Pleasant Ridge Reserve, an artisanal farmstead cheese made
in the style and tradition of mountain cheeses from the alpine
regions of France.
Cheese
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Weston’s Antique Apples
Kenneth Weston
19760 West National Avenue
New Berlin, WI 53146
(262) 679-2862
www.westonapples.com
Weston's Antique Apples is an "orchard museum" that specializes in
over 120 heirloom apple varieties (some go back as far as the Roman
Empire). The orchard grows cherries, pears, plums, apricots, and
raspberries. We also sell trees and, with the City of New Berlin,
hold horticulture classes in pruning, grafting trees and pest
management control. We sell at the orchard on Sundays from July
through November.
Fruit
On-Farm, Roadside Stand, Farmers' Market
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Willow Creek Farm
Sue and Tony Renger
E5293 Ohio Rd
Loganville, WI 53943
(608)727-2224
Tucked away in the Baraboo Hills, we raise the highest quality
Purebred Berkshire Pork. Our hogs are raised on pasture without
antibiotics, growth hormones or animal by-products. We are certified
by the Animal Welfare Institute for humane pork production, one of
only 250 farms in the U.S. to be certified. We offer individual
cuts, pork bundles, half or whole hogs as well as authentic Polish
Kielbasa, Andouille Sausage and many specialty items. Please contact
us for directions to buy directly from us on the farm or for a list
of retail/restaurant outlets we sell our product to.
Meat, Poultry
On Farm Sales, Farmers Markets, Mail Order, Delivery, Wholesale,
Retail
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Young Earth Farm
Karol Niemann and Shirley Young
W11544 County Road CF
Randolph, WI 53956
(920) 326-5724
Young Earth Farm is located in Randolph, WI, just east of Beaver
Dam. Our specialty is delicious, quality produce. Our CSA program
runs May - October, and we welcome new members. We supply
restaurants in Madison and Oconomowoc. Come see for yourself what we
have to offer at the Oconomowoc Farmer's Market at 210 East Pleasant
Street (downtown Oconomowoc) on Saturday mornings 7 am to noon.
Please call with any questions or to schedule a visit.

Herbs, Flowers,
Fruit, Pumpkins/Fall Decorative, Vegetables
CSA, Farmers' Market
<The ladies from Young Earth Farm
talk about their farm and products with a member from Oconomowoc
Lake Club, where the club featured local foods and introduced the
farmers who raised them. |
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OLC Farm Tour!
The kitchen staff at the Lake Club takes field
trips to local farms to see for themselves exactly how the food they cook
is raised, grown or produced.
Our most recent trip was to
Edelweiss Creamery and Sugar River Yogurt. We also went to a farm
that is part of the Edelweiss Graziers Co-op, that produces the
grass-based milk for the Creamery.

Chef Jack with farmers Trish and Burt in the pasture where they graze
their cattle for grass-based dairy products....
including this cheese!

At Edelweiss Creamery, the cheesemaker
Bruce Workman explains the process to Traci.
Burt and Trish pose infront of their
butter churn.
Our yogurt makers!
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