I love when you get into the country areas of Wisconsin and stop at a travel plaza because a lot of…read moretimes you can find a cooler with various Wisconsin made meats, cheese, sausage, meat sticks etc. I keep a cooler in my trunk for the times when I find something interesting to take home. The travel plaza had a nice cooler with the local made items and I notice this brand of meat sticks that I have never had before so I grabbed a package of the hot beef sticks. The beef sticks are all beef, not like some brands that have pork also. The hot beef sticks were pretty good but not very hot. They were tasty with a nice dense texture/chew, soft sticks are awful. I would definitely get some other flavors to try next time I see them.

I stopped at the Mobil gas station next to Cabela's in Richfield, WI around lunch time and was…read morelooking for something to eat. I noticed they had a pretty good selection of Kewaskum Frozen Food meats. I bought a package of their Cheddar Beef Sticks and Landjaeger's. They were priced fairly and tasted delicious. Next time I'm in the area I'll buy more!

Pleasantly surprised! This market is a good 40 minutes outside of Milwaukee. I've been hearing…read moreabout it for a few years how I needed to try it. Well... totally worth the drive. A nice variety, sprouts for sale (VERY impressed) and other local, handmade items. They had music as well. Parking can be a bit challenging but not horrible if patient.

This is a great farmers market. We come every Saturday during the summer to get our fresh…read morevegetables for the week. Lots of local vendors with field fresh produce. There are every type of vegetables you would want for your home cooking. There are also many specialty products you can browse. Many of the speciality vendors will offer you samples of their products before you buy. I particularly like Cesars Cheese. They are a great local cheesemaker and have the best string cheese I have ever had. And please support the local businesses on main Street while you are there. Get a coffee or a sandwich and keep browsing. If you like locally produced products, then you will be happy that you came to the West Bend farmers market.

One of my favorite butcher shops in the area. Friendly service. incredible product. Their in house…read moresmoked beef sticks and ham is not to be missed. Places like this are a dying breed. Glad to have them.

Excellent quality meats and friendly and helpful staff. They freezer paper wrap which is so much…read morebetter than plastic shrink wrap. Highly recommend

Not much to ride home about it. It's a very small country farmers market. One vegetable stand and…read moreone food truck. But it is beautifully laid out and lots of parking in the gorgeous countryside

The Richfield Farmers Market is an absolute gem! Set in a stunning park, the atmosphere is warm,…read morevibrant, and welcoming--truly the perfect weekend lunch destination with rotating food trucks each week! The vendors are top-notch, offering everything from crisp, just-picked produce to the most heavenly sourdough bread, scones, granola, cookies, cake pops and cakes you'll ever taste. All of the baked goods are dangerously delicious. Lots of Meat options, Eggs, Pet Treats, top notch canned goods, handmade soaps, lotions, bug repellent, popcorn, and artisan products. We also love the sharpening service - it's so convenient he's there. Add in the beautiful fresh flowers and friendly faces all around, and you've got a market experience that's hard to beat especially with the hours being from 10-2 this is truly our favorite market around. A true local treasure!

Exceeded My Expectations!…read more I just attended the Fall Festival at Rainbows End and had a wonderful time! In addition to seeing pigs and different varieties of sheep and chickens we got to see live sheep shearing and wool spinning. There was a blacksmith and a wide range of other vendors offering spices, farm products, and crafts. The farm store was really charming, and there were so many people on hand who could answer questions about the farm. To make it really special there was live music, a food truck, and a tent with tables and chairs where you could just sit and relax. I recently attended a "fall festival" at the Elegant Farmer that was nice, but this family farm had so much more to see! I believe they host a similar festival in spring, and I am already looking forward to it!

We love this farm! It's so beautiful and peaceful to be there. This is the only place we will get…read moreour eggs, honey, and maple syrup from and we love their meat! Jeanne and her family are so knowledgeable and always friendly! We always look forward to their Spring open house and the Fall farm tour. The little shop on the property is always full of nice local vendor products.

On a weekend trip we drove by this cute apple orchard and had to stop! The pumpkins out front were…read morevery reasonable priced and so many unique options to choose from. We were super excited to pick our own apples and they were big and delicious. The woman working the counter was so friendly and we had a really great conversation with her! The store was cute with lots of goodies. The apple cider donuts were amazing! So glad we decided to stop!

Such a cute place. Im sure fun to take kids. Looked like great products. We are from Texas and on…read morethe way to the airport. Went way out if the way. Wanted two or three apples . That was no. And the girl working wasn't even nice about it. Wonder had the owners heard if I would have had two apples....

HighCross Farm was our choice for a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscription this summer…read more By subscribing to a CSA, we paid up front for 20 weekly shipments of organic produce. The food goes straight from the ground to my table with no middlemen or processing or storage. And our money goes straight to the family growing my food and I get the freshest produce of anyone I know. It's totally a win-win situation. The farm is just an hour North from Milwaukee near Kettle Moraine State Park. Every Thursday they harvest and ship whichever crops are ripe and ready. These are sent to 23 designated pick-up locations (half in Milwaukee, half rural sites). For all the details of the 2011 share check here:http://www.highcrossfarm.com/csa-2011.html After reading all this you might think we're some sort of foodie fanatics. There has to be some sort of catch, right? Clearly we must be paying an arm and a leg by wastefully supporting some kind of hippie farmer charity cult. WRONG. We went in with a neighboring family to split a full share of weekly groceries. Our out-of-pocket cost is less than $16 per week. Way cheaper than buying this stuff at Pick-n-Save. But it's organic. Oh, and it's locally sourced. It turns out that another subscriber has even started a cooking web diary, so we should see some of the CSA produce appearing in recipes at http://sarahnett.wordpress.com/ as the summer wears on. I waited for our first delivery to write this review, but as expected the contents of our bushel box looked and tasted amazing. Already we are staring at baby bok choy, a tomato plant, scallions, Swiss chard, fresh strawberries, mizuna, two(!) kinds of kale, lettuce, oregano, arugula, sage and more. I urge you to sign up for this CSA or one like it. You'll be doing good works with little effort by voting with your pocketbook. And also Thursdays will suddenly become the best day of the week!

We chose HighCross Farm for our CSA because they delivered to a household in our village and…read moreoffered smaller shares weekly. For 20 weeks out of the summer and fall, we receive the freshest, cleanest and prettiest vegetables, fruit and herbs that we simply have to pick up at a local neighbor's house. We also receive an emailed newsletter soon after delivery with news, recipes and storage tips. A friend had complained that her CSA only delivered a small variety of items that she got over and over but the Vogelmanns ensure there is a variety of items throughout the season, so it's always a surprise. A typical box may include a fresh bundle of greens (lettuce, spinach, etc), beets, rhubarb, potatoes, carrots, peppers, onions and always a cutting of herbs (that's one example box--they shake it up through the season as different items come in). The first year we belonged, they sent along a variety of Asian greens, so we had a fun time exploring ways to use these unfamiliar vegetables. Having a CSA delivery is a bit of a time commitment. You really need to like to cook--these are not "convenience foods." That caveat has nothing to do with the Vogelmann's business. They try to forecast what we might receive the next week, but they can't always be right on target so each week is a new culinary adventure. Especially in early summer, a cold snap could screw everything up. Typically on a Thursday afternoon we pick up the box, then I unpack, wrap, and sometimes process some of the vegetables as well as look up recipes and plan meals. Make sure you have freezer space--you can blanch or sometimes just chop up some of the items and freeze them for later. There is nothing better than pulling out summer vegetables in the middle of a dreary winter. The cost for our small share is $26 a week, a pittance for organically-grown vegetables and fruits and for the education my 13 year-old son is getting about the crops that are grown in Wisconsin and the taste of fresh-from-the-ground produce. This year my son begged me to get the "farmer box" again. We are so pleased to support a local farm and to eat the best of the season. I am entirely impressed with the Vogelmann's operation, their commitment to organic produce and their customers, and their love of what they do. I have not had one hitch yet and we're on our third year this summer.

Their farm products are fabulous. Get bison meat, chickens and fresh eggs from this old family…read morefarm. They have over 100 buffalo on the farm roaming pastures overlooking beautiful Lake Michigan. Excellent products and nice people too. What's not to like about that? You can get their products at the Tosa Farmers' Market and the Indoor Winter Market at State Fair Park. www.mcwfm.org