Marissa DeGroot

Cooking with Seeds

In the depths of Wisconsin winters, cooking with seeds can be a delicious way of adding nutrition, texture and flavor to your meals through local, seasonal ingredients. From deep onyx

Letter from the Editor: Fall 2026

There was no shortage of inspiration for this season’s issue celebrating the sheroes (our women heroes) of our local food system. From culinary legends like Odessa Piper to trailblazers like

Heirloom Apples

Liz Griffith’s favorite heirloom apple variety is Ashmead’s Kernel. “It has the most intense flavor and it’s very complex as well,” says the co-owner/ head grower at Door Creek Orchard

Letter from the Editor: Summer 2026

As a farm family with a nearly 4-year-old kiddo, the idea of traveling for weeks at a time across Southeast Asia or Europe is feeling pretty far out of reach.

Celery

Raw dipped in hummus, simmered down in a soup or covered in peanut butter and raisins, celery is a frequently used but often underestimated vegetable.

Destination Drink and Dine

Wisconsin boasts no shortage of spectacular locations to drink and dine. Sip and taste your way through Spring Green, dig into some truly special plates in La Crosse, and journey

Letter from the Editor: Spring 2026

The beverage issue is a staple of many foodie-focused publications, and while at Edible Madison we have covered beverage stories from craft cocktails to kombucha, this is our first dedicated

Early Spring Veg

The earliest weeks of spring (when there is an equal likelihood of wearing sandals or a parka) can be an odd time for local produce. Storage crops and root vegetables

Maple Syrup

Maple math is astounding. On average, it takes 40 gallons of sap to produce one gallon of maple syrup. In Wisconsin last year, we produced 458,000 gallons of maple syrup,

The Pickle Party

Ball jars were clean and clustered on the counter. Piles of ripe tomatoes and knobby cucumbers sat ready next to well-loved cutting boards. Now all this party needed was some