Oneida Husking Bee
For the Oneida Nation, corn is not just food, it’s culture. The Oneida grew white corn for centuries in New ...
Foraging for Berries
While many of us think of summer as berry-picking time, in the fall, Wisconsins woods and prairies burst with native ...
Goat Cheese Season
The springtime birth of baby goats has Wisconsin's goat cheese makers working long hours on the farm. Locavore Erin Clune ...
Historic Gardens
August is a time of abundance in the vegetable garden. Many of these plants came to Wisconsin with our 19th ...
Coffee Break
French writer Balzac once wrote that “Coffee is a great power in my life.” Wisconsin’s Scandinavian immigrants could relate, bringing ...
Backyard Beekeeping
Backyard beekeeping is on the rise, and not just in rural areas. In towns and cities all over the country, ...
Poisonous Plants
Farmer’s markets are full of summer produce right now, but so are the state’s wild woods and streams. From milkweed ...
Traveling Medicine Show
Before movies and radio were widespread, rural communities had few opportunities for entertainment. It was here that traveling medicine and ...
UW Steam Whistle
UW Steam Whistle: Summer is finally here and with its arrival, comes some distinctly summer sounds. Producer Chrys Bocast brings ...
Alice in Dairyland
Wisconsin's got a new queen. Alice in Dairyland starts her year-long reign this month, which also happens to be June ...
Farm to Fork: Pigs
It's not unusual these days for a restaurant to showcase locally grown produce and locally raised meat. But for some ...
Morel Mushrooms
One of the most eagerly anticipated rites of spring in Wisconsin is morel mushroom season. Fans of the elusive wild ...
Biking in Wisconsin
Warmer weather is finally here so it's time to dust off those bicycles. It just so happens that May is ...
Maricque’s Friday Night Fish Fry
Fridays mean one thing in Wisconsin: fish fry. The Catholic tradition of eating fish on Friday helped make fish fries ...
Tapping a Tradition
Early spring is a particularly sweet time in Wisconsin, it's maple syrup season. Tappers head out into the sugar bush ...