Lady Liberty Cap It's been said that the eggs at Lake View Organic Farm are the absolute best! Yes, so true, but diggity dang if they aren't our biggest rarity! Our new flock is finally starting to lay, but before you go and get all excited, know we're looking at a dozen a day if we're lucky. It's that time of year when chickens start to slow down their laying altogether, so eggs are a major luxury here on Lake View Farm. First come first serve only. We don't take egg reserva

We've all heard the expression, "Make hay when the sunshines," but have you heard the expression, "Got window?" This one I had never...

A couple years ago I started listening to audiobooks with my library card and the Libby App. This pairing has dramatically changed my...

Sometimes I just can't bear to harvest veggies from the garden because, well, they just look so durned cute right where they are! A row...

In the Spring when we set out to plant, the land looks so vast and barren. "Oh, another plant in this row will be fine," we think. Then,...

Come to view our SUNFLOWER FIELDS August 8-18th this year. LOCATION:   Our viewing field is to the NORTH of our big red barn along 200th...

John Deere Dilly Beans - What Summer Means to a Wisconsin Farmer I love the questions we hear from the tourists. "What's growing in that...

I'm making a prediction here. I suspect that subsistence living, where we work mostly for ourselves to provide basic needs like shelter...

In Europe agritourism experiences can be found when you venture off the beaten path. You can help pick olives or oranges, stay in a shed...

July Storms Wisconsin Farm People are curious about what farmers do for fun. They are also considerate to ask about personal time when...

Unless you have some sort of groovy car that turns into a refrigerator when you stop at all your favorite summer hangouts, I'd suggest...

You want a farm visit? Here are some ideas. This weekend (June 20-22, 2025) is a great chance to be outstanding in a field! Come for the...

To all of you art crawlers out there you know that one of the most fascinating things to do is to step into an artist's studio for a...

Whenever someone starts rearranging the furniture, it's likely they feel irritated or unsettled; feng shui is out of alignment. The...

When the harmony of the farm is out of whack, things feel hard, dissonant or unnerving. Playing with AI - Generated Image When a gorgeous...

I've been thinking a lot lately about what we all have in common. What is it about our culture, our place in Western Wisconsin and our...

Not my Mayme. A photo borrowed from Wix. Whose Mayme is she, I wonder? Let me tell you about Mayme. She was an elder in my life who...

"You gotta cow out!" is an expression that comes excitedly from the speaker yet doesn't get much of a ruffle from the farmer. They always...

Tapping maple trees, collecting sap and cooking it down is magical in communities where these resources are available. What a natural...

You may recall that our Sugar Shack went up in flames last year . Fortunately, nothing else was damaged in the fire and nobody was hurt....