Dubuque Winter Farmers' Market
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Daisy May Essentials with Cindy Snyder & Jan Bennett, Anamosa
How did your business get started? We moved to a small acreage in Anamosa two years ago. We had horses and were looking for a nice pasture for them. When we moved here, we had a bunch of wild roses…
Read MoreIowa Grape Vines Winery & Juicery with Jim & Mary Kay Sorensen
How did your winery get started? My husband ran a body shop for over 20 years and wanted a change and a healthier work environment. In 2001, we started a vineyard and grapevine nursery, then In 2006 we started our…
Read MoreSunny Hollow Bakery with Rebecca King
What is your background, and where is your farm located? We moved to our farm between Platteville and Potosi about 9 years ago. We had previously lived in Amish communities in Kentucky and Pennsylvania. What types of baked goods do…
Read MoreHIdeaway Gardens/The Food Store with Michael Breitbach
What did you do with the Traci C. LoBianco Winter Farmers’ Market Grant Award that you received in 2014? We installed an irrigation system with a pump that pulls water from the Little Maquoketa River. We also put in a…
Read MoreO’Connell Organic Acres with Kevin O’Connell
You grew up on your family farm, but how did you get started with your own pork operation? I went to college for awhile, and then I got a job welding. My brother Chris had already started with his organic,…
Read MoreHerting Family Produce with Claire Herting
How do you get your summer produce to last so long into the season? Last year was good for potatoes, so we still have a good selection of those left. We also had a lot of squash but most of…
Read MoreJohnson Honey Farm with Bill & Louise Johnson
What’s new in the world of honey? In the last four months the price of wholesale honey has gone up by 30%. Supply is down and bee populations continue to decline, so we’re seeing a spike in price. We currently…
Read MoreGreat River Maple – Maple Festival 2015
When: Saturday, March 28, 2015, 8am – 4pm Who: Great River Maple What: $5 Pancake Breakfast Wagon Ride to the Sugarbush See Maple Syrup being Processed Tours of our Sugarshack Samples of Maple Cream Where: 217 Clay Brick Lane, Garnavillo,…
Read MoreCold and Sickness
Did you know that being cold might not actually be what makes you sick? Almost every mother has said it: “Wear a jacket or you’ll catch a cold!” Is she right? So far, researchers who are studying this question think…
Read MoreMAYAN Hydro with Mac Ahnen
How did you learn about hydroponics? I first started with a conventional outdoor organic garden, but the folks at Paradigm Gardens in Madison got me interested in hydroponics. I read seven books about hydroponics, but it was still a lot…
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