A digest of the tastiest bits of food news from around our region.
Where to Find that Special Holiday Roast, Straight from the Farm
Keep your food miles low and score some extra flavorful, sustainably raised meat from a farmer near you!
Seven Seeds Farm - Spring Green
Grassfed beef, pastured pork and chicken.
Order online for pickup or delivery to Madison area: sevenseedsorganicfarm.com.
Visit the farm store on Saturdays from 11-3pm and Wednesdays from 3-6pm.
Enos Farms - Spring Green
Pastured pork.
Order online at enosfarms.com for Spring Green pickup or delivery to Madison, Mineral Point and Dodgeville.
Unconventional Acres - Arena
Grassfed beef and pastured pork.
Order online for delivery to Middleton and west Madison at unconventionalacres.com.
Riemer Family Farm - Brodhead
Grass-fed beef and lamb, heritage breed pork, pastured poultry.
Order online for delivery at riemerfamilyfarm.com.
Truly Local Turkey:
Sugar River Farm - Belleville
Inquire at sugarriverfarm.com/contact.
Rainbow Fleece Farm - New Glarus
rainbowfleecefarm.com
Contact on Facebook
Riemer Family Farm - Brodhead
Order online for delivery at riemerfamilyfarm.com.
Plant-Based Mains - Mushroom, Beans and More:
Meadowlark Organics - Ridgeway
Polenta, spelt berry, dry legumes and more.
Order online at meadowlarkorganics.com
Squashington Farm - Mount Horeb
Dried pinto beans are one of their specialty crops.
Call or order online at squashingtonfarm.com
Vitruvian Farms - McFarland
Oyster, shiitake, chestnut mushrooms and more.
Order online for delivery to wider Madison area at vitruvianfarms.com.
Ahan: a Fantastic Addition to Madison’s East Side
Successfully opening a restaurant in the middle of the pandemic is no easy feat, but that’s exactly what Jamie Hoang (formerly of Sujeo) and Chuckie Brown have managed to do. The Lao-Thai-inspired menu is ever-expanding and features a constant flow of inventive specials.
To order online for pickup, click here.
Hours:
Tuesday-Sunday 11am-9pm
Lark Market in Janesville
The fine folks at Lark, a Janesville farm-to-table restaurant, have created Lark Market, a new shop and deli offering sandwiches from the restaurant, as well as wine, spirits, local cheese, baked goods, charcuterie and custom gift baskets. Pop in or order online at larkmarket.store for curbside pick up.
“We started making lists of all the regional products that we love that we couldn't find in Janesville, like Potter's Crackers, Quince & Apple, Gail Ambrosius, quality artisan cheese and the funky liquors that make up so many of our favorite cocktails. It's so great to work with all these small companies and help them reach a wider audience.” -Joan Neeno, Owner of Lark
Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 11am-6pm
Saturday 10am-2pm
Wine & Cheese Wednesdays: small group samplings, by reservation only.
The Pantry at Wildwood Cafe, Stoughton
Wildwood introduced a small store of provisions to grab with your morning coffee on the way to your daily adventure. Just what you need to pack a picnic for a winter hike, cross country or a snow shoe with friends. Order online for pick-up or drop in.
Hours:
Wednesday-Sunday 8am-2pm
Give Back
There’s never been a better time to volunteer your time or donate food or funds to your favorite charity.
Second Harvest Food Bank of Southern Wisconsin
Support the 25th annual NBC15 Share Your Holidays campaign.
The River Food Pantry
Learn about The River’s COVID-19 Emergency Food Fund and get involved at riverfoodpantry.org
REAP Food Group
Donate to support all of REAP’s great work to improve the local food system.
Goodman Community Center
Get involved with the food pantry or the Holiday Gift Sponsorship Program for the families of the center’s youth programs.
Cook It Forward
Support the collaboration between local restaurants and local nonprofits to create an end-to-end distribution network to tackle food insecurity in Madison.
Volunteeryourtime.org from United Way of Wisconsin
A Dane County-specific searchable database of in-person and virtual volunteer opportunities plus donation wishlists from nonprofits.
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