Meet the folks who grow our food! Wisconsin Growers Co-op will be in the Friendship store from 3-6 p.m. sampling their sweet potatoes! Wisconsin Growers Co-op will also be at at Franklin from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2.

About Wisconsin Growers Co-op:
Founded in 2006 to help 20 families maintain ownership of their farms. Its members are dedicated to the idea that if farmers take good care of the soil, the soil will pay back with high-quality produce. This mindset has proven effective; WI Growers often brings us produce all year long, from greenhouse radishes at the first sight of spring clear around the calendar to over-wintered parsnips. The key to the longevity of their growing season is labor-intensive, fossil-fuel-free farming methods. On nearly 40 acres of the co-op’s land, farmers plant, tend and harvest crops exclusively using horses, horse machinery and hand tools.

Come meet the people who grow our food! Oct. 25 Featherstone Farm will be at the Friendship store from 3-6 p.m.

About Featherstone Farm
Beginning in May with leaf lettuce, through a summer’s harvest of zucchini and cherry tomatoes, into winter squash and carrots in the winter, there’s hardly a month that Featherstone isn’t represented in the co-op’s Produce department. The farm is certified organic and is dedicated to creating a truly sustainable agriculture system. That includes geothermal heating and cooling for the packing shed, as well as a solar array that generates about 60% of the farm’s energy. Featherstone also operates a large community-supported agriculture program.

Natalie Fideler is a composer and singer-songwriter currently based in Minneapolis, MN. Her chosen genre is ‘alternative pop’ which is riddled with honesty and influenced by everything from Bikini Kill to Beethoven. Through the use of colorful harmonies, intricate lyrics, stylistic double-dipping, and cheeky honesty, Fideler seeks to inspire deeper thought and personal reflection via catchy tunes.

Seward Co-op Friendship store dining area

Lindsay Pedalty sings jazz standards and pop songs, and even a country tune or two. Performing with her father Bruce Pedalty on piano, veteran of the MN music scene.

Seward Co-op Franklin store dining area

Rachel Bearinger is a singer-songwriter whose work weaves from classic folk into the realms of jazz, rock, and baroque pop. Her sweet voice and skilled approach to the guitar make the perfect foundation for her unique and expressive songs.

Seward Co-op Friendship store dining area

This charismatic chanteuse’s conversational style recalls the late Billie Holiday and other legendary ladies of jazz. And, yet, Charmin Michelle‘s music is free of tiresome camp and easy nostalgia. She’s a savvy songstress and, while putting her own imprint on a melody, is always respectful of those who first inhabited it.

Seward Co-op Franklin store dining area