A visit to Cosmic Wheel Creamery and Turnip Rock Farm & an interview with Rama Hoffpauir Words and images by Iglika Petrova (a devoted Mill City Farmers Market shopper) When talking to Rama at her booth at the Mill City Farmers Market one easily notices the warmth and genuineness she radiates. She is always present… Read More →
The ingredients of this recipe celebrate both the abundance of the Shepherd’s Way Farms and the Mill City Farmers Market in the spring. Bread from Baker’s Field. Cheese, bacon and eggs from Shepherd’s Way Farms – alternatively, eggs and bacon from Sunshine Harvest Farm. Asparagus from Bean Market, Der’s Farm, Prairie Hollow Farm or many… Read More →
This indulgent dish is sure to be a family favorite. It is cheesy, comforting, and packed with squash! It tastes just as delicious and decadent as traditional mac and cheese, with the added bonus of vegetables. It’s a perfect fall dish that your kids will be asking for all season, and would even make a… Read More →
Most of us live within a few miles of several microbreweries and can list dozens of our favorite craft beers. But can you name your favorite micro-creamery? Located in Clear Lake, Wisconsin, Cosmic Wheel Creamery is keeping the tradition of farmstead small-batch cheese making alive — a craft that shares not only the science of fermentation with… Read More →
Jodi Ohlsen Read has a short commute, but still a much longer day than most of us. Starting at 6 a.m., Jodi walks a few hundred feet from her farm house to her dairy where she is cheesemaker and owner of Shepherd’s Way Farm, along with her husband Steven. Jodi spends the day here, making… Read More →
