What's new at Lake View Organic Farm? William has been busy collecting eggs from all the secret nooks and crannies where our hens lay on...

I've known a number of people in my life who warned me that I'd be crazy to want to open a restaurant. My ex-father-in-law was a chef and...

This time of year the sun's abrupt angle starts to feel harsh conjuring Fall and its hazy hot yellows. The quiet blanketed greens give...

Western Wisconsin traffic jam on the way to get some burritos. Back in the 1960s, in the Mission district of San Francisco, the big silo...

Back in the day, if you will, when Grandma was at the helm of the farmhouse kitchen, you would be instructed to "Sit down and eat." Did...

A friend who brought me flowers said when I gushed over them, "We both like pretty things!" That is something I do know to be true. I...

The restaurant is empty, but not for long! After weeks of high impact living on the gas fumes of a misfiring heart, rest has become the...

Earl Bakken - co-founder of Medtronic and inventor of the battery powered wearable pacemaker. While I'd like this post to be all about...

Isabel Subtil, photographer extraordinaire, caught me in a moment of "I'll be damned." Actually, I think she said something like, "give...

9/10/23 Added Note to previous blog post: If you stumbled across this page, please note that Sarah is no longer running the Farmhouse...

Here's the sign you'll see on our building hopefully within a week or so. Here's the dining room where you can take in the Plum City...

Here's a comma dividing one of the many subordinate clauses of farm life. This cat showed up on the farm (was it last summer or the...

I have a hole in my work pants that came from actual work! Nowadays, women's jeans are sold with holes carefully placed in the fabric,...

I figure Benjamin Franklin must have been living through some tough times watching folks around him struggle. Wisdom comes with age,...

Soon, very soon, the Farmhouse World Kitchen will be at the point where BIG painting is done and only touch-up after equipment install...

William told me Spring was hard as a farmer. If I could make it through the Spring, understanding that there is no time for anything...

(Sandwich boards made by our neighbor, Samantha Novek - Thank YOU, Sammie! These will be standing outside the restaurant announcing menu...

I know, I know, everyone is complaining about the weather, so I guess it's not worth the wind to go bellowing on about how cold, windy,...

As a recovering perfectionist, I find great comfort in the perfectly imperfect. I learned a few years back, that it's just not possible...

There is A LOT going on out here on the farm despite the very crappy weather! William has been feeling very boxed in unable to get...