FairShare’s New ‘Farm-Fresh and Fast’ Cookbook!

FairShare’s new cookbook, “Farm-Fresh and Fast,” is bursting with strategies, techniques and over 300 new recipes for both seasoned and beginning CSA members and farmer’s market shoppers. Buy Online! Farm-Fresh highlights similarities among ingredients, helping CSA members adapt recipes to fit what they have on hand, and teaches local food lovers of all skill levels how to make... Read More

The Nuts and Bolts of CSA Sign-Up

How do you choose YOUR farm? Follow this process: 1. Do your homework Become familiar with the farms in your community by reading about farms offerings and their philosophy in our Farm List.  A good way to start? Find out  which farms deliver to a location near you (step 2!). 2. Use the Farm Search Tool and Pick-Up Locations Map Explore share types with the CSA Farm Search and find pick-up locations... Read More

Events that Celebrate Good Food (and Drink!)

Come on out and hang with your farmer, play with your neighbors, support FairShare’s work!   SIP: Farm Fresh Mixology Classes, May-OctoberBack by popular demand, this “Farm to Bar Experience” pairs FairShare Farms with local mixologists to put a new twist on local eating. All classes are held at Death’s Door Spirits in Middleton. Proceeds benefit FairShare.May 9 – Drumlin... Read More

The Farm Bill: Third Time’s the Charm?

Third time’s the charm? Horticulturalists predict that, due to the late spring, asparagus plants will sprint from dormant to fast-growing shoots in no time flat.  It’s a little like the way Congress is approaching the Farm Bill this year. Barely two years after Congress passed the last Farm Bill in May 2008, people imagined that there might be a reauthorization of the Farm Bill in 2011.  Then,... Read More

Wisconsin’s Support of Agricultural Jobs

How did local food and agricultural entrepreneur programs fare in the Governor’s budget? Here are three programs that were eliminated: Wisconsin’s local foods program – Buy Local Buy Wisconsin Farmers across Wisconsin have increased sales because of projects funded by Buy Local Buy Wisconsin grants. People who care about buying Wisconsin products now find them at more grocery stores, on more... Read More

Photos That Expose the Art of Farming

“Dreamfarm Goats” – The goats are the greeters at the picturesque Dreamfarm, where each goat wears a collar bearing its name. Farmer Diana Murphy produces delicious goat cheese in a variety of flavors. “The Art of Farming” features fine art photographs by photographer and Madison College student Callie Strouf that expose the heart of family farming in Wisconsin.  View the entire... Read More

From Farm to Cubicle, Workplace CSA!

Photo by Mark Abramsom of the Wall Street Journal “Workplace CSAs — community-supported-agriculture shares in a local farm, with regular deliveries of just-picked organic produce — are cropping up in offices around New York, giving rise to veggie swapping, recipe trading and even culinary competitions.” ~ “Veggies Go Farm to Cubicle,” by Nancy Matsumoto, Wall Street Journal,... Read More

FairShare Welcomes Six Newly Endorsed Farms

FairShare is a coalition of 49 thriving organic vegetable and sustainable animal CSA farms with farmers hard at work growing healthy, delicious food for local eaters. The article below introduces the farms endorsed by the coalition for 2013. Visit our Full Farm List for profiles of all of our wonderful farms. CSA farms interested in being formally endorsed by FairShare apply in the fall for the following... Read More

FairShare Surpasses ‘Give Local’ Goal

Thank you, Heartland Credit Union and StoryBridge TV, for featuring our farms and Partner Shares in Heartland’s Give Local campaign!   StoryBridge created a series of sensitive and poignant videos on CSA farming and the relationships members develop with their farms and their food, especially our Partner Shares participants who receive financial assistance to offset the cost of joining... Read More

Margaret Krome: What’s Happening with the Farm Bill

Margaret Krome is with the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute. Even at age 56 and with a satisfying job, I felt a surge of entrepreneurial excitement as I listened to farmers discussing their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms.  It was inspiring to hear farmers describe how they got started. At a conference recently, hundreds of Midwestern farmers described their farms, typically supplying... Read More