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Oconomowoc Lake Club
4668 Lake Club Circle
Oconomowoc, WI 53066
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Featured Farms
The following is a list of some of the farms currently utilized by the Oconomowoc Lake Club. In 2006 we purchased 25% or just over $50,000 in food directly from local farms. In 2007 we increased it to 28% or $60,000 dollars. It is much more than just dollars, it's building relationships! 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%. Farmers are willing to grow unique and diverse foods for us. 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.com

Anderson'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
 

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

 

Brantmeier Family Farm
Tom Brantmeier
N5103 Buckskin Rd.
Monroe, WI 53566
(608)328-1334
www.geocities.com/brantmeierfarm

We have 140+ acres of rolling hills and valleys and a creek in the New Glarus area. We specialize in Garlic, Herbs, Whole Wheat Flour, Greens and other nutrient rich vegetables. (I have a degree in Nutrition.) Although we are not certified Organic, we practice what we call Nature Sensitive Agriculture which I feel goes somewhere beyond conventional/commercial organic. We stress working with Nature and Her Spirits as much as possible; harming Her as little as possible. We limit our use of tractors and plastic as much as possible. For example, we use recycled bags at market and have a market stand made of recycled material instead of the usual plastic stuff. And we use recycled paper berry cartons instead of the plastic ones.

Herbs, Vegetables
Farmers' Market, Wholesale

 

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 from Brightonwoods Orchard

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>

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

 

Edelweiss Creamery
Bruce Workman or Shirley
W6117 County C
Monticello, WI 53570
Phone: 608-938-4094

Edelweiss 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

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>
 

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
 

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
 

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."

Herbs

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
 

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
 

 

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
 

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
 

Palms Mushroom Cellar
W3998 Highway 18
Helenville, WI 53137
(920) 674-5006

Mushrooms

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

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
 

Prairie Dock Farms
Greg David
N8891 CTH Y
Watertown, WI 53094
(920)261-4292

Biodynamic farm with natural prairie.

Asparagus, Vegetables
 

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
 

 Quanbeck Shiitakes
Dave and Anita Quanbeck
1025 Richards Avenue
Watertown, WI 53094
(262) 261 1022

Log grown Shiitake Mushrooms
Oconomowoc Farmers' Market

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
 

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

 

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
 

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
 

Sow Little Farm
Terry Cohn
2135 Linden Ave
Madison, WI 53704
(608) 249-6148

Sow Little Farm is located on three acres on the southeast side of Madison, Wisconsin. It is entirely operated by Michael Johns and his wife Terry Cohn. Sow Little Farm sold its first off-season raspberries in November 2002 to L’Etoile, an award-winning Madison restaurant. The goal of Sow Little Farm is to produce the highest quality raspberries without using herbicides and pesticides and make them available to chefs and local buyers at the time of year when raspberries are shipped to the Midwest from California, Mexico, and Chile. Since raspberries are a very perishable fruit, growers in far-off places cannot harvest their berries when they are ripe and most flavorful. Ripe fruit will grow mold before those growers can get their produce to market. In contrast, we harvest the berries when they are ripe and deliver them to customers within a couple of days. We are thrilled with the rave reviews we have received. Our business cards say “Wisconsin fresh raspberries when you least expect them” and the excitement of our customers has spread like wild fire.

Fruit
Farmers Markets, Delivery

 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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 Yougurt.  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!