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I love you Plum City
(Sandwich boards made by our neighbor, Samantha Novek - Thank YOU, Sammie! These will be standing outside the restaurant announcing menu...
Sarah Brenner
May 10, 20223 min read
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Farm On and HOPE it Warms Up
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,...
Sarah Brenner
May 4, 20223 min read
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Perfectly Imperfect
As a recovering perfectionist, I find great comfort in the perfectly imperfect. I learned a few years back, that it's just not possible...
Sarah Brenner
Apr 26, 20223 min read
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Watch Your Step
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...
Sarah Brenner
Apr 20, 20222 min read
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Do you Tea Time on the Flyway?
This week, with all of these April showers sure to bring May flowers, I decided it was time to dig into my bags of dried herbs and...
Sarah Brenner
Apr 13, 20222 min read
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Do You Choose Your Own Work?
That's a lot of pressure, eh? This was Grandma's tongue-in-cheek saying for keeping the kids on task. The idea of work has been on my...
Sarah Brenner
Apr 6, 20223 min read
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Burn Piles or Hugelkultur?
It's that time of year when we're all itching to get outside, clean up the perennial landscaping and fantasize about this year's kitchen...
Sarah Brenner
Mar 30, 20223 min read
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Maple & Mud Madness
Once March in Wisconsin comes around all you hear are things like, "Get your trees tapped?" "How many you tap this year?" "Your trees...
Sarah Brenner
Mar 23, 20224 min read
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How to elevate your COOL FACTOR when it comes to grocery shopping
Do you get depressed grocery shopping? Do the piles of junk food destined to clog some poor soul's heart or spike their blood sugar...
Sarah Brenner
Mar 16, 20225 min read
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Let the SYRUPING Begin!
The forecast looks great to open the farm store this weekend! We'll be open (March 12-13) Saturday and Sunday 9-5, and if the timing is...
Sarah Brenner
Mar 8, 20221 min read
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Rye Straw for a PERFECT SUMMER
Seed catalogues are piling up on my counter and I am beginning to think about summer gardens. By the end of March I'll have a pile of...
Sarah Brenner
Feb 16, 20222 min read
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Blog Post Word Play
While William and I enjoy morning coffee, we usually take a quick glance at the weather forecast and discuss our plans for the day. Me:...
Sarah Brenner
Feb 9, 20222 min read
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Those farmers sell me dirty eggs! Here's why.
The city girl in me never once considered the idea of egg washing - to be or not to be - taking on such a task. When William gifted me a...
Sarah Brenner
Feb 1, 20222 min read
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Living Like a LOCAL in Western Wisconsin Winter, 2022
Need a weekend away? Here's my idea of travel fun to Western Wisconsin in the winter. Grab some friends, book a room and hit the road!...
Sarah Brenner
Jan 25, 20223 min read
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Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
Thanks Chef Carrie Summer (Chef Shack) for the idea to put bath bombs in muslin bags so the herbs don't clog the drain! As I putter...
Sarah Brenner
Jan 19, 20223 min read
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Fermentation Farming Fun
DON'T FORGET to mark your calendars for the Farm Store Valentine's Pop-Up Saturday and Sunday, February 12-13. We'll be open 9-5 with a...
Sarah Brenner
Jan 12, 20224 min read
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Happy New Year from The Farm
Here we are again looking to a new number in the ones place... 2022 is in sight! If you're reading this blog, you're like me wondering...
Sarah Brenner
Dec 29, 20213 min read
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What Are You Smokin'?
This one is for all my city friends who ask, when visiting the farm, "What are you smoking?" Now, now. If you know me, you know I can...
Sarah Brenner
Dec 21, 20214 min read
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Doing Dishes and the Culture of Kitchen Clean Up
How you doin?.... your dishes? A long convoluted path of method testing has brought me to conclude that there is only one and right way...
Sarah Brenner
Dec 15, 20216 min read
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Hygge Hunker How-To: Farmhouse Style
Some of you know that in another chapter of my life, I spent A LOT of time renovating homes. I'm no design expert, but I sure know when a...
Sarah Brenner
Dec 8, 20213 min read
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