Martin Hintz
Small farms have a Big impact: Local food a high priority...
Big or small farm? Store shelf or CSA box? Whatever route, Wisconsin consumers have the best of all food worlds.
According to the 2012 Census...
Food & Agriculture
From the farm to the store – Wisconsin style
Consumers demanding to know more about their food choices now have the tools to do so,...
Heartland Farms: no small potatoes
Heartland Farms is no small potatoes when it comes to tubers; the company produces more than 450 million pounds of spuds a year. Heartland, a fifth-generation facility, ships out of Almond, Amherst Junction, Hancock and Plainfield.
Wisco Pop! Soda au natural
For one Wisconsin firm, the soda manufacturing business is snap, crackle and … Wisco Pop! The Viroqua-based company, founded by Ashley Austin and his wife, Hallie, launched their firm in July, 2012. They now produce their beverages out of the Food Enterprise Center, a 100,000-square-foot business incubator in Viroqua.
Angelic Bakehouse: heavenly bread
Angelic Bakehouse’s James and Jenny Marino know their dough. A former hedge fund manager, he acts as chief operating officer and she is president and CEO of the Cudahy company, a Women Owned Business certified through The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. The couple has operated Angelic for five years, after purchasing Cybros, a 45-year-old Waukesha bakery. They updated, revamped and rebranded the product line.
Feeding the world: Wisconsin ag exports on the rise
Most Wisconsin farmers smiled broadly at the end of 2014. Among the reasons: mostly good weather in mid-to-late summer resulting in high yields. However, the outlook for 2015 is a mixed bag.
